North Carolina Courage W 0–2 Washington Spirit W

NWSL Women 2026 Regular season · 11 Jul 2026

North Carolina Courage W vs Washington Spirit W in the NWSL Women 2026.

At WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary.

Referee: Laura Rodriguez, USA.

Washington Spirit W beat North Carolina Courage W 2–0. L. Santos opened the scoring for Washington Spirit W after 38 minutes, and that goal decided it.

Goalscorers

• Washington Spirit W: L. Santos 38', T. Rodman 45'

North Carolina Courage W starting lineup (5-4-1)

• 1 Kailen Sheridan (G)
• 13 Ryan Williams (D)
• 18 Uno Shiragaki (D)
• 25 Maycee Bell (D)
• 17 Dani Weatherholt (D)
• 11 Felicitas Rauch (D)
• 35 Allyson Schlegel (M)
• 16 Riley Jackson (M)
• 20 Shinomi Koyama (M)
• 2 Ashley Sanchez (M)
• 10 Evelyn Ijeh (F)

Washington Spirit W starting lineup (4-1-4-1)

• 18 Sandy MacIver (G)
• 14 Gabrielle Carle (D)
• 9 Tara McKeown (D)
• 24 Esme Morgan (D)
• 6 Kate Wiesner (D)
• 12 Andi Sullivan (M)
• 19 Rosemonde Kouassi (M)
• 17 Hal Hershfelt (M)
• 10 Leicy Santos (M)
• 2 Trinity Rodman (M)
• 21 Gift Monday (F)

Match events

• 38′ Washington Spirit W: Normal Goal, Leicy Santos, Kate Wiesner
• 45+3′ Washington Spirit W: Normal Goal, Trinity Rodman, Tara McKeown
• 67′ Washington Spirit W: Substitution, Sofia Cantore, Gift Monday
• 67′ Washington Spirit W: Substitution, Paige Metayer, Rosemonde Kouassi
• 67′ Washington Spirit W: Substitution, Deborah Abiodun, Andi Sullivan
• 76′ North Carolina Courage W: Yellow Card, Riley Jackson
• 81′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Natalia Staude, Dani Weatherholt
• 81′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Hannah Betfort, Evelyn Ijeh
• 81′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Ivy Garner, Allyson Schlegel
• 82′ Washington Spirit W: Substitution, Tamara Bolt, Trinity Rodman
• 83′ Washington Spirit W: Substitution, Rebeca Bernal, Leicy Santos
• 88′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Chioma Okafor, Felicitas Rauch
• 88′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Carly Wickenheiser, Shinomi Koyama

Match statistics

North Carolina Courage W before this match

• vs Seattle Reign FC W 3–1 (Seattle Reign FC W) · Regular season, 4 Jul 2026
• at Angel City W 2–1 (Angel City W) · Regular season, 31 May 2026
• at Racing Louisville W 2–1 (Racing Louisville W) · Regular season, 23 May 2026
• vs Chicago Red Stars W 4–0 (Chicago Red Stars W) · Regular season, 16 May 2026
• at Orlando Pride W 0–1 (Orlando Pride W) · Regular season, 9 May 2026

Washington Spirit W before this match

• vs Houston Dash W 2–1 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 4 Jul 2026
• vs Seattle Reign FC W 2–1 (Seattle Reign FC W) · Regular season, 30 May 2026
• at San Diego Wave W 1–2 (San Diego Wave W) · Regular season, 16 May 2026
• at Seattle Reign FC W 1–0 (Seattle Reign FC W) · Regular season, 10 May 2026
• at Orlando Pride W 4–2 (Orlando Pride W) · Regular season, 2 May 2026