North Carolina Courage W 1–2 Kansas City W

NWSL Women 2026 Regular season · 2 May 2026

North Carolina Courage W vs Kansas City W in the NWSL Women 2026.

At WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary.

Referee: Atahan Yaya,.

Kansas City W beat North Carolina Courage W 2–1. C. Bethune opened the scoring for Kansas City W after 8 minutes. M. Cooper made it 0–2 after 23 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

North Carolina Courage W: M. Matsukubo 85'
Kansas City W: C. Bethune 8', M. Cooper 23'

North Carolina Courage W starting lineup (4-3-3)

1 K. Sheridan (G)
13 R. Williams (D)
18 U. Shiragaki (D)
12 N. Staude (D)
17 D. Weatherholt (D)
16 R. Jackson (M)
20 S. Koyama (M)
34 M. Matsukubo (M)
33 H. Betfort (F)
8 C. Okafor (F)
2 A. Sanchez (F)

Kansas City W starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

23 Lorena (G)
2 L. Rouse (D)
7 E. Ball (D)
27 K. Sharples (D)
18 I. Rodriguez (D)
11 R. Rodriguez (M)
10 L. LaBonta (M)
17 M. Cooper (M)
8 C. Bethune (M)
6 T. Chawinga (M)
21 A. Sentnor (F)

Match events

8′ Kansas City W: Normal Goal, C. Bethune
23′ Kansas City W: Normal Goal, M. Cooper, C. Bethune
40′ North Carolina Courage W: Yellow Card, Dani Weatherholt
55′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, E. Ijeh, H. Betfort
55′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, L. Thompson, C. Okafor
63′ Kansas City W: Substitution, H. Hopkins, T. Chawinga
79′ Kansas City W: Substitution, B. Feist, R. Rodriguez
79′ Kansas City W: Substitution, K. Carusa, C. Bethune
81′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, F. Rauch, D. Weatherholt
85′ North Carolina Courage W: Normal Goal, M. Matsukubo
86′ Kansas City W: Substitution, E. Bravo-Young, M. Cooper
90+1′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, A. Schlegel, R. Jackson

Match statistics

Statistic	North Carolina Courage W	Kansas City W
Total Shots	8	9
Shots on Goal	0	2
Ball Possession	56%	44%
Corner Kicks	3	2
Fouls	8	4
Passes accurate	238	184

North Carolina Courage W before this match

at Boston Legacy W 2–2 (Boston Legacy W) · Regular season, 29 Apr 2026
at Houston Dash W 1–0 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 26 Apr 2026
vs Portland Thorns W 2–2 (Portland Thorns W) · Regular season, 4 Apr 2026
vs Bay FC W 1–3 (Bay FC W) · Regular season, 28 Mar 2026
at NJ/NY Gotham FC W 0–0 (NJ/NY Gotham FC W) · Regular season, 21 Mar 2026

Kansas City W before this match

at Washington Spirit W 0–4 (Washington Spirit W) · Regular season, 25 Apr 2026
vs NJ/NY Gotham FC W 2–1 (NJ/NY Gotham FC W) · Regular season, 4 Apr 2026
at Portland Thorns W 0–2 (Portland Thorns W) · Regular season, 28 Mar 2026
at Seattle Reign FC W 0–3 (Seattle Reign FC W) · Regular season, 26 Mar 2026
at Chicago Red Stars W 1–2 (Chicago Red Stars W) · Regular season, 22 Mar 2026