North Carolina Courage W 2–3 Houston Dash W

NWSL Women 2026 Regular season · 16 Aug 2026

North Carolina Courage W vs Houston Dash W in the NWSL Women 2026.

At WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary.

Referee: Jamie Padilla, USA.

Houston Dash W beat North Carolina Courage W 3–2. A. Schlegel opened the scoring for North Carolina Courage W after 37 minutes. C. Larisey made it 2–3 after 90+3 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

North Carolina Courage W: A. Schlegel 37', E. Ijeh 51'
Houston Dash W: K. Faasse 42', C. Larisey 80', C. Larisey 90+3'

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

Houston Dash W starting lineup (4-4-2)

Match events

14′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Natalia Staude, Natalie Jacobs
37′ North Carolina Courage W: Normal Goal, Allyson Schlegel
42′ Houston Dash W: Normal Goal, Kate Faasse

Match statistics

Statistic	North Carolina Courage W	Houston Dash W
Total Shots	9	8
Shots on Goal	3	2
Ball Possession	58%	42%
Corner Kicks	1	3
Fouls	4	4
Passes accurate	192	131
Goalkeeper Saves	1	2

North Carolina Courage W before this match

at Washington Spirit W 4–3 (Washington Spirit W) · Regular season, 8 Aug 2026
at Denver Summit W 2–0 (Denver Summit W) · Regular season, 6 Aug 2026
vs Orlando Pride W 5–0 (Orlando Pride W) · Regular season, 1 Aug 2026
vs Utah Royals W 1–4 (Utah Royals W) · Regular season, 25 Jul 2026
at Bay FC W 0–3 (Bay FC W) · Regular season, 18 Jul 2026

Houston Dash W before this match

vs Kansas City W 1–1 (Kansas City W) · Regular season, 9 Aug 2026
vs NJ/NY Gotham FC W 0–1 (NJ/NY Gotham FC W) · Regular season, 2 Aug 2026
vs Bay FC W 1–0 (Bay FC W) · Regular season, 25 Jul 2026
at Racing Louisville W 1–1 (Racing Louisville W) · Regular season, 19 Jul 2026
at Denver Summit W 2–2 (Denver Summit W) · Regular season, 12 Jul 2026