2018 North Carolina Courage season explained

Club:North Carolina Courage
Season:2018
Owner:Stephen Malik
Chrtitle:General manager
Chairman:Curt Johnson
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Paul Riley
Stadium:Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
(Capacity: 10,000)
League:NWSL Regular Season
League Result:1st
Cup1:NWSL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Champions
Cup2:Women's ICC
Cup2 Result:Champions
Highest Attendance:9,505
(Sept. 8 vs. Houston)
Lowest Attendance:3,011
(Apr. 18 vs. Seattle)
Largest Win:5–0
(September 8 vs. Houston)
Largest Loss:0–1
(June 16 vs. Utah)
League Topscorer:Lynn Williams (14)
Season Topscorer:Lynn Williams (14)
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Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 North Carolina Courage season was the team's second season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage played in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. On August 5, the Courage clinched the 2018 NWSL Shield for the second consecutive season after a 2–1 win over Portland.[1] [2] The Courage finished the 2018 regular season with only 1 loss and broke the record for most wins in a season (17), most points (57) and most goals (53).[3]

On September 22, North Carolina defeated the Portland Thorns 3-0 to win the 2018 NWSL Championship and completed one of the most successful seasons for a professional women's soccer team in the United States.[4]

Team

Coaching staff

Source: North Carolina Courage[5]

PositionStaff
Head coach Paul Riley
Assistant coach Scott Vallow
Assistant coach Bill Paladino
Assistant coach Sean Nahas
Assistant coach Nathan Thackeray

First-team roster

Source: North Carolina Courage[6]

Player transactions

2018 NWSL College Draft

Source: National Women's Soccer League[7]

RoundPickPlayerPrevious Team
Round 110 FW Penn State
Round 220 MF University of Colorado
Round 438 DF Duke University
Round 439 DF Yale University
Round 440 DF TCU

In

DatePlayerPositions playedPrevious clubFee/notesRef.
January 16, 2018 Crystal DunnFWRights were acquired in trade with the Washington Spirit. [8]
January 30, 2018 Julie KingDF Boston BreakersAcquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft[9]
January 30, 2018 Allysha ChapmanDF Boston BreakersAcquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft
January 31, 2018 Merritt MathiasDFAcquired in a trade with the Seattle Reign in exchange for North Carolina's first round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. The Courage also received Seattle's second round pick in 2019. [10]
June 28, 2018 Heather O'ReillyMF ArsenalSigned after rights were acquired in trade with Utah Royals FC[11]

Out

DatePlayerPositions playedDestination clubFee/notesRef.
October 23, 2017 Stephanie OchsFWPlaced on the Re-Entry Wire after the 2017 Season, wasn't claimed by another team. [12]
January 16, 2018 Taylor SmithDFTraded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to Crystal Dunn.
January 16, 2018 Ashley HatchFWTraded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to Crystal Dunn.
May 9, 2018 Allysha ChapmanDF Houston DashTraded to the Houston Dash in exchange for the Houston's first round draft pink in the 2019 NWSL College Draft[13]
June 28, 2018 Makenzy DoniakFW Utah Royals FCTraded to Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Heather O'Reilly.

Competitions

National Women's Soccer League

See also: 2018 National Women's Soccer League season.

Preseason

Source: North Carolina Courage[14]

Regular season

Source: North Carolina Courage[15]

Results by round

International friendlies

See main article: 2018 Women's International Champions Cup. As defending 2017 Shield winners and playoff finalists, the Courage were selected to participate in the inaugural Women's International Champions Cup. They defeated French side Paris Saint-Germain Women in the semi-final round and French side and defending UEFA Women's Champions League titleholders Lyon Women in the final at Miami Garden's Hard Rock Stadium to become the first ever champions of the event.

Statistics

Appearances

PlayerNWSL Regular SeasonNWSL PlayoffsWomen's ICC
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
0GKKatelyn Rowland1801001000010000
1GKSabrina D'Angelo600001000010000
Defenders
6DFAbby Erceg2421002000020000
11DFMerritt Mathias2233002010000000
13DFAbby Dahlkemper1901002000000000
15DFJaelene Hinkle2001002000020000
16DFCari Roccaro200000000020100
20DFYuri Kawamura1+10000000001+10000
22DFJulie King000000000000000
25DFMeredith Speck2+1200000000020100
27DFMorgan Reid00000000000+20000
29DFRyan Williams0+10000000001+10000
31DFKaleigh Kurtz600000000020000
Midfielders
4MFElizabeth Eddy1+100000000000000
5MFSam Mewis11+631002100000000
7MFMcCall Zerboni2031000000000000
8MFDenise O'Sullivan20+202002010020000
10MFDebinha20+180002100000000
17MFHeather O'Reilly2+600000+2000021000
30MFSarah Teegarden00000000000+10000
Forwards
9FWLynn Williams20+1141002000020000
12FWFrannie Crouse0+110000000000000
14FWJessica McDonald20+27100231001+11000
16FWDarian Jenkins0+1200000+100000+21000
19FWCrystal Dunn21+180002000000000
23FWKristen Hamilton8+1533000+2000020000
Totals52160053003200

Goalscorers

RankNameNWSL Regular SeasonNWSL PlayoffsWomen's ICCTotal
19FWLynn Williams140014
214FWJessica McDonald73111
310FWDebinha9009
419FWCrystal Dunn8008
55MFSamantha Mewis3104
67MFMcCall Zerboni3003
11DFMerritt Mathias3003
23FWKristen Hamilton3003
96DFAbby Erceg2002
1012FWFrannie Crouse1001
17MFHeather O'Reilly0011
21FWDarian Jenkins0011
Totals522358
Last updated: September 22, 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Honors and awards

NWSL Season Awards

See also: NWSL awards.

NWSL Championship Game Awards

NWSL Team of the Month

MonthGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsRef.
March Jaelene Hinkle Debinha Crystal Dunn[18]
April Jaelene Hinkle Crystal Dunn
McCall Zerboni		 Jessica McDonald[19]
May Abby Erceg McCall Zerboni Crystal Dunn[20]
June Abby Erceg
Merritt Mathias		 McCall Zerboni Crystal Dunn[21]
July McCall Zerboni[22]
August Lynn Williams[23]

NWSL Player of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef
3 McCall Zerboni[25]
5 McCall Zerboni[26]
8 Crystal Dunn[27]
13 Crystal Dunn[28]
16 Lynn Williams[29]
19 Lynn Williams[30]

NWSL Goal of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
1 Debinha[31]
2 Jessica McDonald[32]
3 McCall Zerboni[33]
4 Merritt Mathias[34]
5 Kristen Hamilton[35]
8 Crystal Dunn[36]
9 Jessica McDonald[37]
10 Frannie Crouse[38]
13 Merritt Mathias[39]
14 Jessica McDonald[40]
15 Lynn Williams[41]
19 Lynn Williams[42]
24 Jessica McDonald[43]

NWSL Save of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef.
5 Sabrina D'Angelo[44]
6 Sabrina D'Angelo[45]
7 Katelyn Rowland
8 Katelyn Rowland[46]
14 Katelyn Rowland[47]
15 Denise O'Sullivan[48]
16 Katelyn Rowland[49]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Monday Morning Wakeup: Courage clinch Shield; U-20 World Cup begins . August 6, 2018 . July 30, 2022 . The Equalizer.
  2. Courage clinch NWSL Shield with a 2-1 win over Thorns FC. . August 6, 2018. August 5, 2018.
  3. NC COURAGE BREAK MULTIPLE NWSL RECORDS IN 5-0 WIN OVER HOUSTON DASH. . September 11, 2018. September 8, 2018.
  4. News: NC Courage Beats Portland Thorns FC, Wins First-Ever NWSL Championship . September 22, 2018 . July 30, 2022 . . Kaelen . Jones.
  5. Web site: 2018 Coaching Staff. North Carolina FC. May 31, 2018.
  6. Web site: 2018 Roster. North Carolina FC. February 24, 2018.
  7. Web site: List: Every draft pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. National Women's Soccer League. www.nwslsoccer.com. January 18, 2018. August 17, 2018.
  8. Web site: North Carolina Courage Acquires Rights to USWNT Forward Crystal Dunn and an International Spot in Trade with Washington Spirit. January 16, 2018. August 17, 2018.
  9. Web site: Boston Breakers players taken in NWSL dispersal draft. 17 August 2018. 30 January 2018.
  10. Web site: NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE ACQUIRES DEFENDER MERRITT MATHIAS AND 2019 SECOND ROUND DRAFT PICK IN TRADE WITH SEATTLE REIGN. January 31, 2018. August 17, 2018.
  11. Web site: NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE SIGN HEATHER O’REILLY AFTER TRADE WITH UTAH ROYALS FC. 17 August 2018. 28 June 2018. 11 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911043222/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/930429. dead.
  12. Web site: Monday Roundup: Eight exposed to NWSL re-entry draft; Madalyn Schiffel retires. October 23, 2017. August 17, 2018.
  13. Web site: Houston Dash acquire DF Allysha Chapman, draft picks from North Carolina Courage. 17 August 2018. 9 May 2018.
  14. Web site: NC Courage Preseason Preview. February 18, 2018. February 24, 2018. North Carolina FC.
  15. Web site: 2018 Season Schedule. NC Courage. www.nccourage.com. February 24, 2018.
  16. News: Reign FC Has Three Finalists for NWSL Awards . 18 September 2018 . Seattle Reign FC . 17 September 2018.
  17. News: 2018 NWSL Best XI and Second XI announced . 20 September 2018 . Nwslsoccer.com . 20 September 2018.
  18. Web site: Balf. Celia. March Team of the Month. NWSLsoccer. NWSL. 6 April 2018. 6 April 2018.
  19. Web site: Purdy. Jacqueline. April Team of the Month. NWSLsoccer.com. 3 May 2018. 3 May 2018.
  20. Web site: Three North Carolina Courage Players Voted to NWSL Team of the Month for May. NC Courage. NC Courage. 6 June 2018. 6 June 2018.
  21. Web site: Purdy . Jacqueline . June Team of the Month . NWSLsoccer.com . NWSL . 6 July 2018 . 6 July 2018.
  22. Web site: July Team of the Month. August 3, 2018. August 3, 2018.
  23. Web site: August Team of the Month. August 31, 2018. August 31, 2018.
  24. Web site: June Player of the Month: Crystal Dunn . . www.nwslsoccer.com . July 5, 2018 . July 5, 2018.
  25. Web site: McCall Zerboni voted Week 3 Player of the Week . . www.nwslsoccer.com . April 17, 2018 . April 17, 2018.
  26. Web site: Balf. Celia. Player of the Week: McCall Zerboni. National Women's Soccer League. 2 May 2018. 1 May 2018.
  27. Web site: Balf. Celia. Player of the Week: Crystal Dunn. NWSLsoccer.com. 22 May 2018. 22 May 2018.
  28. Web site: Balf. Celia. Player of the Week: Crystal Dunn. NWSLsoccer.com. 26 June 2018. 26 June 2018.
  29. Web site: Balf. Celia. Player of the Week: Lynn Williams. NWSLsoccer.com. 17 July 2018. 17 July 2018.
  30. Web site: Player of the Week: Lynn Williams. 7 August 2018. 7 August 2018.
  31. Web site: Vote: Goal of the Week. National Women's Soccer League. 26 March 2018. 26 March 2018.
  32. Web site: Vote: Goal of the Week. National Women's Soccer League. 26 March 2018. 26 March 2018.
  33. Web site: Vote: Goal of the Week. National Women's Soccer League. 17 April 2018. 17 April 2018.
  34. Web site: Goal of the Week:Merritt Mathias. National Women's Soccer League. 24 April 2018. 24 April 2018.
  35. Web site: Week 5 Goal of the Week nominees. National Women's Soccer League. 2 May 2018. 30 April 2018.
  36. Web site: Balf. Celia. Vote: Goal of the Week. NWSL. 22 May 2018. 21 May 2018.
  37. Web site: Balf. Celia. Vote: Goal of the Week. NWSL. 29 May 2018. 29 May 2018.
  38. Web site: Balf. Celia. Vote: Goal of the Week. NWSL. 6 June 2018. 6 June 2018.
  39. Web site: Vote: Goal of the Week. National Women's Soccer League. 26 June 2018. 25 June 2018.
  40. Web site: Goal of the Week nominees : Week 14 . Youtube . National Women's Soccer League . 3 July 2018 . 2 July 2018.
  41. Web site: Goal of the Week nominees: Week 15 . YouTube . National Women's Soccer League . 19 July 2018 . 9 July 2018.
  42. Web site: Goal of the Week nominees - Week 19 . 7 August 2018 . 6 August 2018.
  43. Web site: Goal of the Week nominees - Week 24 . 11 September 2018 . 10 September 2018.
  44. Web site: Week 5 Save of the Week nominees. NWSL. 2 May 2018. 30 April 2018.
  45. Web site: Save of the Week nominees: Week 6. NWSL. 14 May 2018. 7 May 2018.
  46. Web site: Balf. Celia. Save of the Week: Katelyn Rowland. NWSL. 22 May 2018. 22 May 2018.
  47. Web site: Save of the Week nominees : Week 14 . Youtube . National Women's Soccer League . 3 July 2018 . 2 July 2018.
  48. Web site: Save of the Week nominees : Week 15 . Youtube . National Women's Soccer League . 14 July 2018 . 9 July 2018.
  49. Web site: Save of the Week nominees : Week 16 . Youtube . National Women's Soccer League . 17 July 2018 . 17 July 2018.

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