2024 North Carolina Courage season

North Carolina Courage

2024 season
Managing Owner	Steve Malik
Club President	Francie Gottsegen
Head Coach	Sean Nahas
Stadium	Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina (Capacity: 10,000)
NWSL Regular Season	5th
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup	Semifinals
Playoffs	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	Ashley Sanchez (5)
Highest home attendance	10,026 (Nov 2 vs WAS)
Lowest home attendance	4,528 (May 17 vs UTA)
Average home league attendance	6,363
Home colors Away colors
←  2023 2025  →
All statistics correct as of November 9, 2024.

The 2024 North Carolina Courage season was the team's eighth season as a professional women's soccer team. The Courage played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. They finished the regular season in fifth place and qualified for the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the fourth-seeded Kansas City Current. ^[1]

Background

See also: 2023 North Carolina Courage season

In the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season, the Courage were on top of the league standings in July but finished the season in 3rd place, then fell in the first round of the NWSL playoffs to eventual champions NJ/NY Gotham FC. ^{[2] [3]} Forward Kerolin scored 10 goals and was named the NWSL MVP. ^[3] The Courage won the NWSL Challenge Cup for the second year in a row. ^[4]

Team

Squad

As of August 21, 2024. ^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	USA	Casey Murphy
2	FW	USA	Ashley Sanchez
3	DF	USA	Kaleigh Kurtz
5	FW	USA	Haley Hopkins
6	MF	JPN	Narumi Miura
7	DF	USA	Malia Berkely
8	MF	USA	Brianna Pinto
9	FW	BRA	Kerolin
10	MF	IRL	Denise O'Sullivan (captain)
11	DF	GER	Felicitas Rauch
13	DF	USA	Ryan Williams
14	FW	USA	Tyler Lussi
16	MF	USA	Riley Jackson
17	MF	USA	Dani Weatherholt
18	DF	CAN	Sydney Collins
19	MF	USA	Landy Mertz
20	FW	USA	Olivia Wingate
22	FW	AUS	Cortnee Vine
23	FW	CAN	Bianca St-Georges
24	DF	CMR	Estelle Johnson
25	MF	USA	Meredith Speck
27	DF	USA	Maycee Bell
33	DF	AUS	Charlotte McLean
34	MF	JPN	Manaka Matsukubo
44	GK	USA	Marisa Bova
51	GK	USA	Hensley Hancuff
77	FW	BRA	Aline Gomes
94	MF	CAN	Victoria Pickett

Staff

As of April 29, 2023. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Executive
Chairman	Steve Malik
President	Francie Gottsegen
Chief soccer officer	Curt Johnson
Assistant general manager	Bobby Hammond
Coaching
Head coach	Sean Nahas
Assistant coach	Nathan Thackeray
Assistant coach	Emma Thomson

Regular season

Matches

North Carolina Courage v Houston Dash

March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16)1	North Carolina Courage	5–1	Houston Dash	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Berkely 19' (pen.) O'Sullivan  45' Hopkins 54' St-Georges 77', 86' Weatherholt 90+9'	Report	Schmidt  37' Kurtz 65' (o.g.)	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,878 Referee: Anya Voigt

Utah Royals v North Carolina Courage

March 22, 2024 (2024-03-22)2	Utah Royals	2–1	North Carolina Courage	Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT (UTC-6)	Del Fava 15' Foederer  17' Sentnor 30' Betfort  49' Cluff  90+2' Haught  90+7'	Report	Sanchez 26'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 8,161 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

North Carolina Courage v NJ/NY Gotham FC

March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30)3	North Carolina Courage	1–0	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Pinto 44' Kurtz  61' St-Georges  62'	Report	Dunn  54' Torres  90+7'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,281 Referee: Elton Garcia

North Carolina Courage v Portland Thorns FC

April 13, 2024 (2024-04-13)4	North Carolina Courage	2–0	Portland Thorns FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Lussi 5' Hopkins 35'	Report	Sugita  71' Hubly  81'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,711 Referee: Matthew Thompson

Angel City FC v North Carolina Courage

April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21)5	Angel City FC	2–1	North Carolina Courage	Los Angeles, California
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Emslie 23', 54' Curry  59' Bright  68'	Report	Kurtz  22' Lussi 73'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

North Carolina Courage v Seattle Reign FC

April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27)6	North Carolina Courage	1–0	Seattle Reign FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Lussi 37' Murphy	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Gerald Flores

Orlando Pride v North Carolina Courage

May 1, 2024 (2024-05-01)7	Orlando Pride	4–1	North Carolina Courage	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Watt 29' Banda 40', 77' Doyle 45+2'	Report	Sams 52' (o.g.) Pickett  59'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 4,702 Referee: Natalie Simon

NJ/NY Gotham FC v North Carolina Courage

May 4, 2024 (2024-05-04)8	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–0	North Carolina Courage	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Williams 11' Ryan  53'	Report	St-Georges  21'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6,184 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Kansas City Current v North Carolina Courage

May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)9	Kansas City Current	1–0	North Carolina Courage	Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)	DiBernardo  51' Debinha 52'	Report	Rauch  90'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

North Carolina Courage v Utah Royals

May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)10	North Carolina Courage	1–0	Utah Royals	Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Kurtz 76'	Report	Nyberg  17' Henry  86'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,528 Referee: Alex Billeter

Houston Dash v North Carolina Courage

May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24)11	Houston Dash	3–0	North Carolina Courage	Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)	Bachmann 44' 58' Olivieri 68' Ordóñez 78'	Report	Hopkins  43' Miura  68'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,732

Portland Thorns FC v North Carolina Courage

June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08)12	Portland Thorns FC	1–0	North Carolina Courage	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Smith 79' (pen.) 89'  90+11'	Report	Williams  26'  78' O'Sullivan  66' Miura  90+12'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,025 Referee: Danielle Chesky

North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride

June 15, 2024 (2024-06-15)13	North Carolina Courage	0–0	Orlando Pride	Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Lussi  16' Kurtz  49'	Report	Watt  86'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,776 Referee: John C. Griggs

North Carolina Courage v Chicago Red Stars

June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23)14	North Carolina Courage	3–1	Chicago Red Stars	Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Lussi 16' Sanchez 51' Miura  66' Speck 81' O'Sullivan  84' St-Georges  90+8'	Report	Swanson 12' Roccaro  90+3'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,256 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

Washington Spirit v North Carolina Courage

June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29)15	Washington Spirit	0–1	North Carolina Courage	Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Hershfelt  80'	Report	Sanchez 19' Speck  75'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,717 Referee: Rebecca Pagan

North Carolina Courage v Racing Louisville FC

July 7, 2024 (2024-07-07)16	North Carolina Courage	3–1	Racing Louisville FC	Cary, North Carolina
4:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Sanchez 55' Matsukubo 61' Wingate 69' Speck  80'	Report	Turner 31' Fischer  33' Howell  35'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Anya Voigt

Seattle Reign FC v North Carolina Courage

August 25, 2024 (2024-08-25)17	Seattle Reign FC	1–0	North Carolina Courage	Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Murphy 90+7' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 16,598 Referee: Greg Dopka

North Carolina Courage v Kansas City Current

September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01)18	North Carolina Courage	2–1	Kansas City Current	Cary, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Vine 67' Kurtz  74' Pinto 90+2'	Report	Chawinga 62'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,003 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

San Diego Wave FC v North Carolina Courage

September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)19	San Diego Wave FC	1–4	North Carolina Courage	San Diego, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Wesley 13' Sheridan  60'	Report	Hopkins 4' O'Sullivan  8' Rauch 20' St-Georges 45' Speck 90+4'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 26,516 Referee: Brad Jensen

North Carolina Courage v Bay FC

September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)20	North Carolina Courage	1–1	Bay FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	O'Sullivan  14' Sanchez 28'	Report	Oshoala 19'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,837 Referee: John Griggs

Racing Louisville FC v North Carolina Courage

September 21, 2024 (2024-09-21)21	Racing Louisville FC	2–1	North Carolina Courage	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Petersen  38' Sears 79' Balcer 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Sanchez  19' Pinto 43' Rauch  78' Miura  89' Williams  90+7'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,653 Referee: Adorae Monroy

Chicago Red Stars v North Carolina Courage

September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)22	Chicago Red Stars	1–3	North Carolina Courage	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)	Ludmila 68'	Report	Roccaro 15' (o.g.) O'Sullivan 42' Kerolin 65'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,317 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

North Carolina Courage v San Diego Wave FC

October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05)23	North Carolina Courage	2–1	San Diego Wave FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Aline 32' Matsukubo 45+4'	Report	Lundkvist  45+9'84'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 8,496 Referee: Melinda Sopka

North Carolina Courage v Angel City FC

October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12)24	North Carolina Courage	1–1	Angel City FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)	Wingate 90+10'	Report	Curry  33' Leroux  90+2' Press 90+7'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,037 Referee: Eric Tattersall

Bay FC v North Carolina Courage

October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19)25	Bay FC	1–0	North Carolina Courage	San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)	Pickett  61' Dahlkemper 83'	Report	Hopkins  90+2'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,901 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

North Carolina Courage v Washington Spirit

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02)26	North Carolina Courage	0–1	Washington Spirit	Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)		Report	Hatch 37'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,026 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	NJ/NY Gotham FC	26	17	5	4	41	20	+21	56	Playoffs, and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
4	Kansas City Current	26	16	7	3	57	31	+26	55	Playoffs
5	North Carolina Courage	26	12	3	11	34	28	+6	39
6	Portland Thorns FC	26	10	4	12	37	35	+2	34
7	Bay FC	26	11	1	14	31	41	−10	34

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	12	3	11	34	28	+6	39	9	3	1	22	8	+14	3	0	10	12	20	−8

Last updated: November 2, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Stadium	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	L
Position	1	3	3	2	4	2	6	6	6	7	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

Further information: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season § Playoffs

The Courage clinched the fifth position in the table and qualified for the championship playoffs, where they faced and lost to the fourth-seeded Kansas City Current.

Kansas City Current v North Carolina Courage

November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09)Quarterfinals	Kansas City Current	1–0	North Carolina Courage	Kansas City, Missouri
11:00 p.m. CST (UTC-6)	Chawinga 8' LaBonta  28' Wheeler  90+8'	Report	O'Sullivan  36' St-Georges  90+8'	Stadium: CPKC Stadium Referee: Brad Jensen

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

The Courage finished first in Group E and were the 4th-highest ranked group winners, qualifying them to advance to the tournament semifinals, where they lost to the Kansas City Current.

Group stage matches

North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride

July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)	North Carolina Courage	1–1 (5–4 p)	Orlando Pride	Cary, North Carolina, United States
7:30 p.m.	Matsukubo 45'	Report	Jiménez 82'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
	Penalties
	Jackson Kurtz Wingate Berkely Pinto Weatherholt Miura		Larroquette Lemos Watt Strom Jiménez McCutcheon Duljan

Racing Louisville FC v North Carolina Courage

July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)	Racing Louisville FC	1–1 (4–5 p)	North Carolina Courage	Louisville, United States
8:00 p.m.	Pickett 66'	Report	Jackson 90+1'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,083
	Penalties
	Borges DiGrande Pickett Turner Howell		Jackson Kurtz Berkely Miura Lussi

North Carolina Courage v Monterrey

July 31, 2024 (2024-07-31)	North Carolina Courage	3–0	Monterrey	Cary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 p.m.	Sanchez 48' Hopkins 82' Mertz 90'	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,438 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Group stage standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NC	LOU	ORL	MON
1	North Carolina Courage	3	1	2	0	0	5	2	+3	7	Advances to knockout stage		—	1–1	1–1	3–0
2	Racing Louisville FC	3	1	1	1	0	5	3	+2	6			1–1	—	1–1	3–1
3	Orlando Pride	3	0	1	2	0	4	4	0	4			1–1	1–1	—	2–2
4	Monterrey	3	0	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1			0–3	1–3	2–2	—

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	2	0	0	4	1	+3	0	1	0	1	1	0

Last updated: August 6, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Knockout stage

Kansas City Current v North Carolina Courage

August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06)	Kansas City Current	2–0	North Carolina Courage	Kansas City, Missouri
21:00 ET	Chawinga 2' Debinha 78'	Report		Stadium: CPKC Stadium Referee: Katja Koroleva

Squad statistics

As of Match played November 9, 2024

Appearances

Only players who have made appearances are listed. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NWSL		Playoffs		Summer Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Casey Murphy	27	0	26	0	1	0	0	0
44	GK	USA	Marisa Bova	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Defenders
3	DF	USA	Kaleigh Kurtz	31	1	26	1	1	0	4	0
7	DF	USA	Malia Berkely	30	1	25	1	1	0	4	0
11	DF	GER	Felicitas Rauch	26	1	21+4	1	1	0	0	0
13	DF	USA	Ryan Williams	30	0	25	0	1	0	4	0
27	DF	USA	Maycee Bell	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	AUS	Charlotte McLean	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
2	MF	USA	Ashley Sanchez	31	6	25+1	5	1	0	4	1
6	MF	JPN	Narumi Miura	30	0	23+2	0	1	0	4	0
8	MF	USA	Brianna Pinto	24	3	9+11	3	0	0	1+3	0
10	MF	IRL	Denise O'Sullivan	26	1	21+2	1	1	0	2	0
16	MF	USA	Riley Jackson	22	1	3+15	0	0	0	2+2	1
17	MF	USA	Dani Weatherholt	25	1	8+13	1	0	0	4	0
19	MF	USA	Landy Mertz	4	1	0+2	0	0	0	0+2	1
25	MF	USA	Meredith Speck	16	2	1+10	2	0+1	0	2+2	0
34	MF	JPN	Manaka Matsukubo	21	3	11+6	2	1	0	1+2	1
94	MF	CAN	Victoria Pickett	23	0	6+13	0	0	0	2+2	0
Forwards
5	FW	USA	Haley Hopkins	28	4	18+5	3	0+1	0	2+2	1
9	FW	BRA	Kerolin	6	1	2+3	1	1	0	0	0
14	FW	USA	Tyler Lussi	26	4	20+2	4	0	0	3+1	0
20	FW	USA	Olivia Wingate	13	2	1+9	2	0+1	0	1+1	0
22	FW	AUS	Cortnee Vine	5	1	2+2	1	0+1	0	0	0
23	FW	CAN	Bianca St-Georges	22	3	8+13	3	0+1	0	0	0
77	FW	BRA	Aline Gomes	8	1	5+2	1	1	0	0	0

Goals

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	NWSL	Playoffs	Summer Cup	Total
1	2	MF		Ashley Sanchez	5	0	1	6
2	14	FW		Tyler Lussi	4	0	0	4
3	5	FW		Haley Hopkins	3	0	1	4
4	8	MF		Brianna Pinto	3	0	0	3
	23	FW		Bianca St-Georges	3	0	0	3
5	34	MF		Manaka Matsukubo	2	0	1	3
6	25	MF		Meredith Speck	2	0	0	2
	20	FW		Olivia Wingate	2	0	0	2
7	7	DF		Malia Berkely	1	0	0	1
	77	FW		Aline Gomes	1	0	0	1
	9	FW		Kerolin	1	0	0	1
	3	DF		Kaleigh Kurtz	1	0	0	1
	10	MF		Denise O'Sullivan	1	0	0	1
	11	DF		Felicitas Rauch	1	0	0	1
	22	FW		Cortnee Vine	1	0	0	1
	17	MF		Dani Weatherholt	1	0	0	1
8	16	MF		Riley Jackson	0	0	1	1
	19	MF		Landy Mertz	0	0	1	1
Own goals					2	0	0	2
Total					34	0	5	39

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	NWSL	Playoffs	Summer Cup	Total
1	2	MF		Ashley Sanchez	4	0	0	4
2	7	DF		Malia Berkely	3	0	0	3
	10	MF		Denise O'Sullivan	3	0	0	3
3	25	MF		Meredith Speck	1	0	2	3
4	14	FW		Tyler Lussi	2	0	0	2
	8	MF		Brianna Pinto	2	0	0	2
	20	FW		Olivia Wingate	2	0	0	2
5	5	FW		Haley Hopkins	1	0	1	2
6	34	MF		Manaka Matsukubo	1	0	0	1
	94	MF		Victoria Pickett	1	0	0	1
	23	FW		Bianca St-Georges	1	0	0	1
7	13	DF		Ryan Williams	0	0	1	1
Total					21	0	4	25

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Nat.	Name	NWSL	Playoffs	Summer Cup	Total
1	1		Casey Murphy	6	0	0	6
2	44		Marisa Bova	0	0	1	1
Total				6	0	1	7

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	NWSL			Playoffs			Summer Cup			Total
1	GK		Casey Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	MF		Ashley Sanchez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	DF		Kaleigh Kurtz	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
5	FW		Haley Hopkins	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
6	MF		Narumi Miura	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	MF		Denise O'Sullivan	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
11	DF		Felicitas Rauch	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	DF		Ryan Williams	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
14	FW		Tyler Lussi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	FW		Bianca St-Georges	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
25	MF		Meredith Speck	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
94	MF		Victoria Pickett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				28	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	31	1	0

Transactions

2024 NWSL Draft

Main article: 2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2024.

R	P	Player	Pos.	College	Status	Ref.
2	24	Talia Staude	DF	University of Virginia	Signed to a three-year contract.	[9] [10]
3	40	Julia Dorsey	DF	University of North Carolina
4	52	Landy Mertz	MF	University of Pittsburgh

Re-signings

Date	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
November 17, 2023	Marisa Bova	GK	Re-signed to a two-year contract.	[11]
December 4, 2023	Tess Boade	FW	Re-signed to a two-year contract.	[12]
February 7, 2024	Tyler Lussi	FW	Re-signed to a two-year contract with a mutual option.	[13]
March 5, 2024	Meredith Speck	MF	Re-signed to a one-year contract.	[14]

Loans in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
July 27, 2023	Manaka Matsukubo	MF	MyNavi Sendai	Loaned until June 2024. Courage have option to transfer playing rights to the club on a permanent basis following the loan period. Signed permanently on June 27, 2024.	[15] [16]

Loans out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
August 15, 2023	Hensley Hancuff	GK	Växjö DFF	Loaned through the 2023-24 Damallsvenskan season. Recalled from loan on January 4, 2024.	[17] [18]
January 31, 2024	Mille Gejl	FW	Montpellier HSC	Loaned through June 2024. Montpellier have option to purchase contract following the loan period.	[19]
August 9, 2024	Julia Dorsey	DF	Dallas Trinity FC	Loaned through the remainder of the 2024 NWSL season.	[20]
August 20, 2024	Talia Staude	DF	Tampa Bay Sun FC	Loaned through December 2024.	[21]

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 8, 2024	Bianca St-Georges	FW	Chicago Red Stars	Free agent signed to a two-year contract with a mutual option.	[22]
January 12, 2024	Ashley Sanchez	MF	Washington Spirit	Traded in exchange for the 5th overall pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft and $250,000 in allocation money.	[23]
January 16, 2024	Dani Weatherholt	MF	Angel City FC	Free agent signed to a two-year contract.	[24]
January 17, 2024	Felicitas Rauch	DF	VfL Wolfsburg	Acquired in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a two-year contract.	[25]
March 13, 2024	Maya McCutcheon	DF	West Virginia Mountaineers	Preseason trialists signed to 2024 injury replacement contracts.	[26]
	Jenna Winebrenner	DF	Kansas City Current
June 14, 2024	Cortnee Vine	FW	Sydney FC	Acquired via a free transfer and signed to a three-year contract.	[27]
June 17, 2024	Charlotte McLean	DF	Sydney FC	Acquired via a free transfer and signed to a two-year contract.	[28]
June 27, 2024	Manaka Matsukubo	MF	MyNavi Sendai	Loanee acquired permanently for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a two-year contract.	[16]
July 16, 2024	Victoria Haugen	DF	Virginia Tech Hokies	Preseason trialist signed to a national team replacement contract.	[29]
July 30, 2024	Aline Gomes	FW	Ferroviária	Acquired in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a three-year contract with an option.	[30]
August 21, 2024	Maycee Bell	DF	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Traded in exchange for $80,000 in allocation money and $10,000 in intra-league transfer funds.	[31]
August 27, 2024	Victoria Haugen	DF	Virginia Tech Hokies	Former replacement players signed to new national team replacement contracts.	[32]
	Maya McCutcheon	DF	West Virginia Mountaineers

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 20, 2023	Emily Gray	MF	Utah Royals	Traded in exchange for $30,000 of allocation money and 2024 Expansion Protection from the Utah Royals.	[33]
	Frankie Tagliaferri	MF
	Sarah Clark	DF	Canberra United FC	Out of contract.	[34] [35]
	Emily Fox	DF	Arsenal	Free agent signing.	[34] [36]
	Rikke Madsen	FW	Everton	Free agent signing.	[34] [37]
	Kiki Pickett	DF	Bay FC	Free agent signing.	[34] [38]
	Brittany Ratcliffe	FW	Washington Spirit	Free agent signing.	[34] [39]
December 15, 2023	Tess Boade	FW	Bay FC	Selected in the 2024 NWSL expansion draft.	[40]
	Katelyn Rowland	GK
March 21, 2024	Rikako Kobayashi	MF	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	Mutual contract termination.	[41]
July 3, 2024	Mille Gejl	FW	Crystal Palace	Mutual contract termination.	[42]
August 1, 2024	Jenna Winebrenner	DF	Dallas Trinity FC	Waived.	[43]
August 21, 2024	Victoria Haugen	DF	North Carolina Courage	Waived.	[44]
	Maya McCutcheon	DF	North Carolina Courage
September 16, 2024	Maya McCutcheon	DF	Wellington Phoenix FC	Waived.	[45]
October 3, 2024	Victoria Haugen	DF	Tampa Bay Sun FC	Waived.	[46]

Retirements

Date	Player	Pos.	Ref.
May 10, 2024	Clara Schilke	MF	[47]

Preseason trialists

Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Courage released their preseason roster on January 29, 2024. ^[48] The club later added six more non-rostered invitees to their roster on February 9, 2024. ^[49]

Player	Pos.	Previous club	Notes	Ref.
Rylee Baisden	FW	Perth Glory FC	Not signed.	[49]
Giovanna DeMarco	MF	San Diego Wave FC	Not signed.	[48]
Bella Gaetino	FW	Michigan Hawks	Not signed.	[49]
Victoria Haugen	DF	Virginia Tech Hokies	Signed to a national team replacement contract on July 16, 2024.	[49] [29]
Emma Hawkins	FW	Oklahoma Sooners	Not signed.	[49]
Lauren Kellett	GK	TCU Horned Frogs	Not signed.	[49]
Maya McCutcheon	DF	West Virginia Mountaineers	Signed to an injury replacement contract on March 13, 2024.	[48] [26]
Jenna Winebrenner	DF	Kansas City Current	Signed to an injury replacement contract on March 13, 2024.	[48] [26]
Cayla White	GK	Virginia Cavaliers	Not signed.	[49]

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