San Diego Wave W 2–1 North Carolina Courage W

NWSL Women 2026 Regular season · 12 Sep 2026

San Diego Wave W vs North Carolina Courage W in the NWSL Women 2026.

At Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego.

Referee: Matthew Thompson, USA.

San Diego Wave W beat North Carolina Courage W 2–1. Gia Corley opened the scoring for San Diego Wave W after 23 minutes. Melanie Barcenas made it 2–0 after 72 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

San Diego Wave W: Gia Corley 23', Melanie Barcenas 72'
North Carolina Courage W: Ashley Sanchez 82'

San Diego Wave W starting lineup (4-3-3)

12 Sandra Paños (G)
6 B. Courtnall (D)
2 K. Wesley (D)
14 K. McNabb (D)
75 P. Morroni (D)
10 K. Dali (M)
8 K. Ascanio (M)
11 G. Corley (M)
7 M. Barcenas (F)
15 T. Byars (F)
22 Luisa Agudelo (F)

North Carolina Courage W starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 K. Sheridan (G)
13 R. Williams (D)
12 N. Staude (D)
18 U. Shiragaki (D)
11 F. Rauch (D)
19 E. Parkinson (M)
26 V. Bøe Risa (M)
8 Chioma Okafor (M)
20 S. Koyama (M)
2 A. Sanchez (M)
10 E. Ijeh (F)

Match events

23′ San Diego Wave W: Normal Goal, Gia Corley
44′ North Carolina Courage W: Yellow Card, Chioma Okafor
63′ San Diego Wave W: Substitution, Laila Harbert, Gia Corley
63′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Carly Wickenheiser, Chioma Okafor
72′ San Diego Wave W: Normal Goal, Melanie Barcenas
81′ San Diego Wave W: Substitution, Laurina Fazer, Kimmi Ascanio
81′ San Diego Wave W: Substitution, Adriana Leon, Trinity Byars
81′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Ana Beatriz Gomes Lopes, Vilde Risa
81′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Dani Weatherholt, Felicitas·Rauch
82′ North Carolina Courage W: Normal Goal, Ashley Sanchez, Shinomi Koyama
90′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, hannah betfort, natalia staude
90+3′ San Diego Wave W: Substitution, Nya Harrison, Melanie Barcenas

Match statistics

Statistic	San Diego Wave W	North Carolina Courage W
Total Shots	9	13
Shots on Goal	5	6
Ball Possession	53%	47%
Corner Kicks	1	3
Fouls	9	9
Passes accurate	491	419
Goalkeeper Saves	5	3

San Diego Wave W before this match

at Seattle Reign FC W 0–1 (Seattle Reign FC W) · Regular season, 7 Sep 2026
vs Racing Louisville W 3–2 (Racing Louisville W) · Regular season, 29 Aug 2026
vs Utah Royals W 4–2 (Utah Royals W) · Regular season, 22 Aug 2026
vs Denver Summit W 1–1 (Denver Summit W) · Regular season, 15 Aug 2026
at NJ/NY Gotham FC W 0–1 (NJ/NY Gotham FC W) · Regular season, 8 Aug 2026

North Carolina Courage W before this match

at Chicago Red Stars W 6–0 (Chicago Red Stars W) · Regular season, 6 Sep 2026
at Kansas City W 2–3 (Kansas City W) · Regular season, 29 Aug 2026
vs Angel City W 2–0 (Angel City W) · Regular season, 27 Aug 2026
vs Boston Legacy W 2–1 (Boston Legacy W) · Regular season, 22 Aug 2026
vs Houston Dash W 2–3 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 16 Aug 2026