2018 National Women's Soccer League season explained

Competition:	National Women's Soccer League
Winners:	North Carolina Courage
Matches:	108
Total Goals:	278
League Topscorer:	Sam Kerr (16 goals)
Highest Scoring:	ORL 3–4 NCC (May 23) CHI 2–5 ORL (May 26) HOU 6–1 SKY (August 25)
Longest Wins:	4 games (March 24 – April 18) (May 12 - May 30)
Longest Unbeaten:	12 games (March 24 – June 3)
Longest Winless:	23 games Sky Blue FC
Longest Losses:	10 games Washington Spirit (June 23 – August 25)
Highest Attendance:	21,144 POR 3–1 SEA (September 7)
Lowest Attendance:	1,913 SKY 0–1 SEA (April 15)
Attendance:	650,562
Average Attendance:	6,024
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2019
Updated:	September 8, 2018
Season:	2018
Shieldtitle:	NWSL Shield
Shield:	North Carolina Courage

The 2018 National Women's Soccer League season was the sixth season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), it was the twelfth overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league is operated by the United States Soccer Federation and receives major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing is provided by the Canadian Soccer Association. Both national federations pay the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations and take the financial burden off individual clubs.

The off-season brought significant changes, with FC Kansas City and the Boston Breakers ceasing operations, while new club Utah Royals FC joined the league. The 2018 season began on March 24, and ended on September 8. Teams once again played 24 regular-season games this year, with the top four teams making a single-elimination playoff.^[1] The North Carolina Courage won the NWSL Shield with 15 more points than second place Thorns. The NWSL Playoffs began on September 15 with the two semifinal matches, which were won by the Thorns and the Courage. The NWSL Championship Game was held on September 22 at Providence Park in Portland.^{[2] [3]} The Courage won 3–0, becoming the first team to win both the NWSL Shield and the NWSL Championship in the same season.

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Stadiums and locations

See also: List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums.

Two teams, the Dash and Reign, do not make their stadiums' entire capacity available for home games, instead restricting ticket sales at a lower level. The full capacities of their venues are included in parentheses and italics.

Team	Stadium	data-sort-type="number"	Capacity
Chicago Red Stars	Toyota Park	20,000
Houston Dash	BBVA Compass Stadium	7,000 (22,039)
North Carolina Courage	Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park	10,000
Orlando Pride	Orlando City Stadium	25,500
Portland Thorns	Providence Park	21,144
Seattle Reign FC	Memorial Stadium	6,088 (12,000)
Sky Blue FC	Yurcak Field	5,000
Utah Royals FC	Rio Tinto Stadium	20,213
Washington Spirit	Maryland SoccerPlex	4,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All of the teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer.

Team	Head coach	Shirt sponsor
Chicago Red Stars		Magellan Corporation
Houston Dash		BBVA Compass
North Carolina Courage		Continental AG
Orlando Pride		Orlando Health
Portland Thorns		Providence Health & Services
Seattle Reign FC		Microsoft
Sky Blue FC		Meridian Health
Utah Royals FC		Conservice
Washington Spirit	Tom Torres (interim)	ProChain Solutions, Inc.

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Ref.
Seattle Reign FC		Mutual separation	November 7, 2017		November 7, 2017	^[4]
Sky Blue FC		Vacant	August 16, 2017		November 15, 2017	^[5]
Utah Royals FC	New franchise		November 27, 2017	^[6]
Houston Dash	Omar Morales	End of interim period	September 29, 2017		November 27, 2017	^[7]
Washington Spirit		Fired	August 21, 2018	Tom Torres (interim)	August 21, 2018	^[8]

Competition format

• Each team will play each team 3 times, for a total of 24 games (12 home and 12 away).
• The four teams at the end of the season with the most points qualify for the playoffs.

League standings

Tiebreakers

The initial determining factor for a team's position in the standings is most points earned, with three points earned for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. If two or more teams tie in point total, when determining rank and playoff qualification and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker rules,^[9] going down the list until all teams are ranked.

1. Head-to-head win–loss record between the teams (or points-per-game if more than two teams).
2. Greater goal difference across the entire season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
3. Greatest total number of goals scored (against all teams).
4. Apply #1–3 to games played on the road.
5. Apply #1–3 to games played at home.
6. If teams are still equal, ranking will be determined by a coin toss.

NOTE: If two clubs remain tied after another club with the same number of points advances during any step, the tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format.

Attendance

See also: National Women's Soccer League attendance.

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team
	12	203,506	21,144	14,485	16,959
	12	113,593	19,203	7,137	9,466
	12	61,549	9,505	3,011	5,129
	12	58,046	9,017	3,104	4,837
	12	48,048	13,678	2,027	4,004
	12	46,704	7,976	2,433	3,892
	12	45,885	5,251	3,172	3,824
	12	42,859	5,846	2,376	3,572
	12	30,372	4,086	1,913	2,531
Total	108	650,562	21,144	1,913	6,024

Updated to games played on September 8, 2018.^{[10] [11]}

Highest attendances

Regular season

Rank	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance	Date	Stadium
1	Portland Thorns FC	3–1	Seattle Reign FC	21,144		Providence Park
1	Portland Thorns FC	0–3	North Carolina Courage	21,144		Providence Park
3	Utah Royals FC	0–1	Chicago Red Stars	19,203		Rio Tinto Stadium
4	Portland Thorns FC	2–2	Chicago Red Stars	18,631		Providence Park
5	Portland Thorns FC	1–1	Sky Blue FC	18,237		Providence Park
6	Portland Thorns FC	2–1	Sky Blue FC	17,986		Providence Park
7	Portland Thorns FC	4–0	Utah Royals FC	17,930		Providence Park
8	Portland Thorns FC	1–2	Orlando Pride	17,115		Providence Park
9	Portland Thorns FC	2–1	Orlando Pride	16,466		Providence Park
10	Portland Thorns FC	2–3	Seattle Reign FC	16,054		Providence Park

Updated to games played on November 3, 2018.^[10]

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1		Chicago Red Stars	16
2		North Carolina Courage	14
3		Portland Thorns FC	13
4		Houston Dash	10
5		Seattle Reign FC	9
		Portland Thorns FC
7		North Carolina Courage	8
		North Carolina Courage
		Houston Dash
10		Portland Thorns FC	7
		North Carolina Courage
		Seattle Reign FC

Updated: September 8, 2018^[12]

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1		North Carolina Courage	8
2		Chicago Red Stars	7
		Portland Thorns FC
4		Houston Dash	6
		Seattle Reign FC
		Portland Thorns FC
7		North Carolina Courage	5
		North Carolina Courage
9		Chicago Red Stars	4
		Chicago Red Stars
		North Carolina Courage
		North Carolina Courage
		Chicago Red Stars
		Orlando Pride
		Orlando Pride
		Houston Dash

Updated: September 8, 2018^[12]

NWSL Playoffs

The top four teams from the regular season compete for the NWSL Championship. The North Carolina Courage secured the number one seed on August 5, winning their second straight NWSL Shield.

Semi-finals

• Originally scheduled for September 16 at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina; rescheduled and moved due to Hurricane Florence.^[13]

Championship

Individual awards

Monthly awards

Player of the Month

See also: NWSL Player of the Month.

Team of the Month

See also: NWSL Team of the Month.

Month	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref
March	Jane Campbell, HOU	Jaelene Hinkle, NC Becky Sauerbrunn, UTA Emily Sonnett, POR Rachel Daly, HOU	Lindsey Horan, POR Debinha, NC Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir, UTA	Megan Rapinoe, SEA Mallory Pugh, WAS Crystal Dunn, NC	^[14]
April	Aubrey Bledsoe, WAS	Jaelene Hinkle, NC Estelle Johnson, WAS Becky Sauerbrunn, UTA Emily Sonnett, POR	Sofia Huerta, CHI Crystal Dunn, NC McCall Zerboni, NC	Francisca Ordega, WAS Jessica McDonald, NC Mallory Pugh, WAS	^[15]
May	Abby Smith, UTA	Steph Catley, SEA Abby Erceg, NC Becky Sauerbrunn, UTA Ali Krieger, ORL	Kristie Mewis, HOU Lindsey Horan, POR McCall Zerboni, NC	Rachel Daly, HOU Christine Sinclair, POR Crystal Dunn, NC	^[16]
June	Alyssa Naeher, CHI	Becca Moros, UTA Abby Erceg, NC Becky Sauerbrunn, UTA Merritt Mathias, NC	Lindsey Horan, POR Yuki Nagasato, CHI McCall Zerboni, NC	Kealia Ohai, HOU Christine Sinclair, POR Crystal Dunn, NC	^[17]
July	Adrianna Franch, POR	Katie Naughton, CHI Abby Erceg, NC Rachel Corsie, UTA Theresa Nielsen, SEA	Lindsey Horan, POR Yuki Nagasato, CHI McCall Zerboni, NC	Megan Rapinoe, SEA Rachel Daly, HOU Sam Kerr, CHI	^[18]
August	Lydia Williams, SEA	Megan Oyster, SEA Abby Erceg, NC Taylor Comeau, HOU Theresa Nielsen, SEA	Lindsey Horan, POR Sofia Huerta, HOU Vanessa DiBernardo, CHI	Lynn Williams, NC Tobin Heath, POR Sam Kerr, CHI	^[19]

Weekly awards

See also: NWSL Player of the Week.

See also: NWSL Goal of the Week.

See also: NWSL Save of the Week.

Week	NWSL Player of the Week		NWSL Goal of the Week		NWSL Save of the Week		Reference
	Player	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club
1		Seattle Reign FC		Utah Royals FC		Portland Thorns FC	^[20] ^[21] ^[22]
2		Washington Spirit		Portland Thorns FC		Houston Dash	^[23] ^[24] ^[25]
3		North Carolina Courage		Portland Thorns FC		Orlando Pride	^[26] ^[27] ^[28]
4		Chicago Red Stars		North Carolina Courage		Washington Spirit	^[29] ^[30] ^[31]
5		North Carolina Courage		Portland Thorns FC		Washington Spirit	^[32] ^[33] ^[34]
6		Chicago Red Stars		Utah Royals FC		Chicago Red Stars	^[35] ^[36] ^[37]
7		Seattle Reign FC		Orlando Pride		Orlando Pride	^[38] ^[39] ^[40]
8		North Carolina Courage		Sky Blue FC		North Carolina Courage	^[41] ^[42] ^[43]
9		Houston Dash		Orlando Pride		Orlando Pride	^[44] ^[45] ^[46]
10		Chicago Red Stars		Portland Thorns FC		Orlando Pride	^[47] ^[48] ^[49]
11/12		Washington Spirit		Utah Royals FC		Portland Thorns FC	^[50] ^[51] ^[52]
13		North Carolina Courage		Orlando Pride		Orlando Pride	^[53] ^[54] ^[55]
14		Portland Thorns FC		Houston Dash		Portland Thorns FC	^[56] ^[57] ^[58]
15		Chicago Red Stars		Orlando Pride		Portland Thorns FC	^[59] ^[60] ^[61]
16		North Carolina Courage		Orlando Pride		Utah Royals FC	^[62] ^[63] ^[64]
17		Houston Dash		Orlando Pride		Utah Royals FC	^[65] ^[66] ^[67]
19		North Carolina Courage		Utah Royals FC		Orlando Pride	^[68] ^[69] ^[70]
20		Portland Thorns FC		Portland Thorns FC		Portland Thorns FC	^[71] ^[72] ^[73]
21		Sky Blue FC		Portland Thorns FC		Orlando Pride	^[74] ^[75] ^[76]
22		Chicago Red Stars		Portland Thorns FC		Orlando Pride	^[77] ^[78] ^[79]
24		Portland Thorns FC		Portland Thorns FC		Utah Royals FC	^[80] ^[81] ^[82]

Annual awards

See also: NWSL awards.

Award	Winner
Golden Boot ^[83]	Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars	16 goals
Coach of the Year ^[84]	Paul Riley	North Carolina Courage	Won both NWSL Shield & Championship
Rookie of the Year ^[85]	Imani Dorsey	Sky Blue FC	4 goals, 1 assist
Goalkeeper of the Year ^[86]	Adrianna Franch	Portland Thorns FC	45 saves, three shutouts
Defender of the Year ^[87]	Abby Erceg	North Carolina Courage	All 2,160 minutes, fewest goals allowed
Most Valuable Player ^[88]	Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns FC	13 goals, 2 assists, 1,800 minutes

NWSL Best XI
Position	First team ^[89]			Second team
Goalkeeper	Adrianna Franch
Defender	Abby Erceg
Defender	Abby Dahlkemper
Defender	Becky Sauerbrunn
Defender	Emily Sonnett
Midfielder	Tobin Heath
Midfielder	Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns FC			Sky Blue FC
Midfielder	McCall Zerboni
Forward	Crystal Dunn	North Carolina Courage			Houston Dash
Forward	Sam Kerr				North Carolina Courage
Forward	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC

References

NWSL Statistics

Notes and References

1. News: 2018 season to begin weekend of March 24–25; schedule format announced. 16 February 2018. National Women's Soccer League. 16 January 2018.
2. Web site: 2018 season to begin weekend of March 24–25; schedule format announced. Simplestream. Ltd. www.nwslsoccer.com.
3. Web site: Providence Park to host 2018 NWSL Championship. 6 May 2018. National Women's Soccer League. 5 May 2018.
4. News: Laura Harvey Steps Down as Head Coach and GM; Vlatko Andonovski Named Head Coach of Reign FC. 16 February 2018. Seattle Reign FC. 7 November 2017.
5. News: DENISE REDDY NAMED SKY BLUE FC HEAD COACH. 16 February 2018. Sky Blue FC. 15 November 2017. 17 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180217024014/http://www.skybluefc.com/denise-reddy-named-sky-blue-fc-head-coach/. dead.
6. News: Laura Harvey named inaugural head coach for Utah's NWSL team. 16 February 2018. Utah Royals FC. 27 November 2017.
7. News: Houston Dash appoint Vera Pauw as head coach. 16 February 2018. Houston Dynamo. 28 November 2017.
8. News: Washington Spirit parts ways with head coach and general manager Jim Gabarra . 21 August 2018 . Washington Spirit . 21 August 2018.
9. Web site: Rules & Regulations. NWSL.
10. Web site: Schedule. National Women's Soccer League. September 8, 2018.
11. Web site: Taking Attendance 9/9/2018: NWSL Cracks 6k (Thanks, Addition By Subtraction). Kenn Tomasch. kenn.com. September 9, 2018. September 13, 2018.
12. Web site: NWSL Stats. NWSL. September 8, 2018. NWSL Stats.
13. Web site: NWSL Reschedules North Carolina/Chicago semifinal to Portland, OR. nwslsoccer.com. September 13, 2018. September 13, 2018.
14. Web site: Balf. Celia. March Team of the Month. NWSLsoccer. NWSL. 6 April 2018. 6 April 2018.
15. Web site: Purdy. Jacqueline. April Team of the Month. NWSLsoccer.com. 3 May 2018. 3 May 2018.
16. Web site: Balf . Celia . May Team of the Month . NWSLsoccer.com . NWSL . 6 June 2018 . 6 June 2018.
17. Web site: Purdy . Jacqueline . June Team of the Month . NWSLsoccer.com . NWSL . 6 July 2018 . 6 July 2018.
18. Web site: July Team of the Month. August 3, 2018. August 3, 2018.
19. Web site: August Team of the Month. August 31, 2018. August 31, 2018.
20. Web site: Player of the Week: Megan Rapinoe. NWSL. 27 March 2018. 27 March 2018.
21. Web site: Goal of the Week: Gunnhildur Jonsdottir. NWSL. 27 March 2018. 27 March 2018.
22. Web site: Save of the Week : Adrianna Franch. NWSL. 27 March 2018. 27 March 2018.
23. Web site: Player of the Week: Mallory Pugh: Week 2. NWSLsoccer.com. 3 April 2018. 3 April 2018.
24. Web site: Goal of the Week:Lindsey Horan: NWSL 2018: Week 2. National Women's Soccer League. 3 April 2018. 3 April 2018.
25. Web site: Save of the Week: Jane Campbell: Week 2. National Women's Soccer League. 3 April 2018. 3 April 2018.
26. Web site: McCall Zerboni voted Week 3 Player of the Week. NWSLsoccer.com. 18 April 2018. 17 April 2018.
27. Web site: Goal of the Week:Lindsey Horan: NWSL 2018: Week 3. National Women's Soccer League. 18 April 2018. 16 April 2018.
28. Web site: Vote: Save of the Week. National Women's Soccer League. 18 April 2018. 16 April 2018.
29. Web site: Player of the Week: Sofia Huerta. NWSLsoccer.com. 24 April 2018. 24 April 2018.
30. Web site: Goal of the Week:Merritt Mathias. National Women's Soccer League. 24 April 2018. 24 April 2018.
31. Web site: Save of the Week: Aubrey Bledsoe. National Women's Soccer League. 24 April 2018. 24 April 2018.
32. Web site: Player of the Week: McCall Zerboni. NWSLsoccer.com. 2 May 2018. 1 May 2018.
33. Web site: Goal of the Week: Tobin Heath. National Women's Soccer League. 2 May 2018. 1 May 2018.
34. Web site: Save of the Week: Aubrey Bledsoe. National Women's Soccer League. 2 May 2018. 1 May 2018.
35. Web site: Player of the Week: Alyssa Naeher. NWSLsoccer.com. 14 May 2018. 8 May 2018.
36. Web site: Goal of the Week: Diana Matheson. National Women's Soccer League. 14 May 2018. 8 May 2018.
37. Web site: Save of the Week: Alyssa Naeher. National Women's Soccer League. 14 May 2018. 8 May 2018.
38. Web site: Celia. Balf. Player of the Week: Megan Rapinoe. NWSLsoccer.com. 15 May 2018. 15 May 2018.
39. Web site: Celia. Balf. Goal of the Week: Christine Nairn. National Women's Soccer League. 15 May 2018. 15 May 2018.
40. Web site: Jacqueline. Purdy. Save of the Week: Ashlyn Harris. National Women's Soccer League. 15 May 2018. 15 May 2018.
41. Web site: Celia. Balf. Player of the Week: Crystal Dunn. NWSLsoccer.com. 22 May 2018. 22 May 2018.
42. Web site: Gabriel. Cassidy. Goal of the Week: Carli Lloyd. NWSLsoccer.com. 22 May 2018. 22 May 2018.
43. Web site: Celia. Balf. Safe of the Week: Katelyn Rowland. National Women's Soccer League. 22 May 2018. 22 May 2018.
44. Web site: Balf. Celia. Player of the Week: Rachel Daly. NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. 29 May 2018. 29 May 2018.
45. Web site: Balf. Celia. Goal of the Week:Sydney Leroux. NWSL. 30 May 2018. 30 May 2018.
46. Web site: Save of the Week: Ashlyn Harris. National Women's Soccer League. 30 May 2018. 30 May 2018.
47. Web site: Yuki Nagasato Voted NWSL Player of the Week . . www.chicagoredstars.com . June 5, 2018 . June 6, 2018 . September 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926061601/https://chicagoredstars.com/yuki-nagasato-voted-nwsl-player-of-the-week/ . dead .
48. Web site: Balf . Celia . Goal of the Week: Katherine Reynolds . NWSLsoccer.com . NWSL . 6 June 2018 . 5 June 2018.
49. Web site: Balf . Celia . Save of the Week: Haley Kopmeyer . NWSLsoccer.com . NWSL . 6 June 2018 . 5 June 2018.
50. Web site: Player of the Week: Aubrey Bledsoe. 20 June 2018. 19 June 2018.
51. Web site: Balf. Celia. Goal of the Week: Brittany Ratcliffe. NWSL. 20 June 2018. 19 June 2018.
52. Web site: Save of the Week: Britt Eckerstrom. National Women's Soccer League. 20 June 2018. 19 June 2018.
53. Web site: Balf. Celia. Player of the Week: Crystal Dunn. NWSLsoccer.com. 26 June 2018. 26 June 2018.
54. Web site: Goal of the Week: Alanna Kennedy. National Women's Soccer League. 26 June 2018. 26 June 2018.
55. Web site: Balf . Celia . Save of the Week: Ashlyn Harris . NWSLsoccer.com . NWSL . 26 June 2018 . 26 June 2018.
56. Web site: Player of the Week: Adrianna Franch. July 3, 2018. July 3, 2018.
57. Web site: Save of the Week: Adrianna Franch. July 3, 2018. July 3, 2018.
58. Web site: Kealia Ohai Goal of the Week. July 3, 2018. July 3, 2018.
59. Web site: Chicago Red Stars Forward Sam Kerr Voted NWSL Player of the Week. July 16, 2018. July 10, 2018.
60. Web site: Save of the Week: Adrianna Franch. July 16, 2018. July 10, 2018.
61. Web site: Marta Goal of the Week. July 16, 2018. July 10, 2018.
62. Web site: NWSL. July 17, 2018 . July 17, 2018.
63. Web site: Goal of the Week: Kristen Edmonds. July 17, 2018. July 17, 2018.
64. Web site: Save of the Week: Rachel Corsie. July 17, 2018. July 17, 2018.
65. Web site: Player of the Week: Jane Campbell. July 24, 2018 . July 24, 2018.
66. Web site: Goal of the Week: Toni Pressley. July 24, 2018. July 24, 2018.
67. Web site: Save of the Week: Rachel Corsie. July 24, 2018. July 24, 2018.
68. Web site: Player of the Week: Lynn Williams. August 7, 2018 . August 7, 2018.
69. Web site: Goal of the Week: Katie Stengel. August 7, 2018. August 7, 2018.
70. Web site: Save of the Week: Ashlyn Harris. August 7, 2018. August 7, 2018.
71. Web site: Player of the Week: Adrianna Franch. August 14, 2018 . August 14, 2018.
72. Web site: Goal of the Week: Hayley Raso. August 14, 2018. August 14, 2018.
73. Web site: Save of the Week: Adrianna Franch. August 14, 2018. August 14, 2018.
74. Web site: Player of the Week: Katie Johnson. August 21, 2018. August 21, 2018.
75. Web site: Goal of the Week: Christine Sinclair. August 21, 2018 . August 21, 2018.
76. Web site: Save of the Week: Ashlyn Harris. August 21, 2018 . August 21, 2018.
77. Web site: Player of the Week: Sam Kerr. August 29, 2018. August 28, 2018.
78. Web site: Goal of the Week: Tobin Heath. August 28, 2018 . August 29, 2018.
79. Web site: Save of the Week: Ashlyn Harris. August 28, 2018 . August 29, 2018.
80. Web site: Player of the Week: Lindsey Horan. September 11, 2018. September 11, 2018.
81. Web site: Goal of the Week: Lindsey Horan. September 11, 2018. September 11, 2018.
82. Web site: Week 24 Save of the Week - Nicole Barnhart, Utah Royals FC - NWSL 2018. September 11, 2018 . September 11, 2018.
83. Web site: 2018 Golden Boot: Sam Kerr . Jacqueline . Purdy . Nwslsoccer.com . September 8, 2018 . September 10, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204536/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/2018-golden-boot-sam-kerr . September 10, 2018 . dead .
84. Web site: Coach of the Year: Paul Riley . Jacqueline . Purdy . Nwslsoccer.com . September 26, 2018 . September 26, 2018.
85. Web site: Rookie of the Year: Imani Dorsey, Sky Blue FC . Celia . Balf . Nwslsoccer.com . September 26, 2018 . September 26, 2018.
86. Web site: Goalkeeper of the Year: Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns FC . Celia . Balf . Nwslsoccer.com . September 27, 2018 . September 27, 2018.
87. Web site: Defender of the Year: Abby Erceg, North Carolina Courage . Celia . Balf . Nwslsoccer.com . September 27, 2018 . September 27, 2018.
88. Web site: NWSL MVP: Lindsey Horan, Portland Thorns FC . Celia . Balf . Nwslsoccer.com . September 21, 2018 . September 21, 2018.
89. Web site: 2018 NWSL Best XI and Second XI announced. Nwslsoccer.com. September 20, 2018.