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Thorns FC vs. North Carolina - NWSL Challenge Cup - June 27, 2020
Thorns FC vs. North Carolina - NWSL Challenge Cup - June 27, 2020
Thorns FC vs. North Carolina - NWSL Challenge Cup - June 27, 2020
Referee: Lukasz Szpala Mon., July 13 OL Reign vs. Portland 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
Assistant Referees: Brooke Mayo, Salma Perez Sky Blue FC vs. North Carolina 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Fourth Official: Danielle Chesky
Fri., July 17 Quarterfinal Game 1 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
Broadcast: CBS Quarterfinal Game 2 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Talent: Aly Wagner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (play-by-play), Marisa Pilla (sideline Sat., July 18 Quarterfinal Game 3 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
reporter)
Quarterfinal Game 4 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Wed., July 22 Semifinal Game 1 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
Semifinal Game 2 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
THORNS SCHEDULE
Sun., July 26 Final 9:30 a.m. (CBS)
Saturday, June 27 TIME (PT)
Portland Thorns FC vs. North Carolina Courage 9:30 a.m.
All match times are Pacific time
THORNS TRANSACTION TRACKER The 2016 NWSL Coach of the Year in his first season with Thorns FC, Parsons led Portland to the
NWSL Shield. With Parsons at the helm, Thorns FC finished the season with a 12-3-5 record as they
NOV. 4, 2019
Exercised the contract options for: Bella Bixby, Dagny Bryn- hosted the club’s first-ever home playoff game. In addition, Portland registered the best home record
jarsdottir, Simone Charley, Tyler Lussi, Emily Menges, Em- (8-1-1) and best road record (4-2-4) in the league, while beginning the season with the second-longest
ily Ogle, Midge Purce, Madison Pogarch and Gabby Seiler. unbeaten streak in league history (12 games). Parsons oversaw a defensive unit that became just the
third team in league history to allow less than a goal per game over the course of an entire season (19
NOV. 18, 2019 goals in 20 games, 0.95 goals-against average) and offensively the team ranked second in the league in
Thorns FC and midfielder Dagny Brynjarsdottir mutually agree goals (35) and tied for second in assists (23).
to part ways.
Prior to joining Thorns FC, Parsons served as the head coach and general manager of the Washington
Spirit of the NWSL, helping guide the Spirit to consecutive playoff appearances during the 2014 and
JAN. 8, 2020
Acquired the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft 2015 seasons. Assuming the role of head coach in July 2013 and general manger in September 2013,
from the Orlando Pride in exchange for defender Emily Son- Parsons helped engineer one of the most successful turnarounds in league history as the Spirit went on
nett, the rights to forward Caitlin Foord and the seventh and to a 10-win season and secured a berth in the league playoffs in 2014 after winning just three games
14th pick in the 2020 draft. the previous season.
Acquired midfielder Rocky Rodríguez from Sky Blue FC in
exchange for forward Midge Purce and Portland’s natural first In addition, the Spirit Reserves won the W-League Championship, the U20s were national finalists and
round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft. five Super Y Academy teams were also national finalists with Parsons at the helm as general manager.
As the head coach of the Spirit Reserves in 2013, Parsons led the team to a third-place finish at the Na-
Thorns FC and midfielder Andressinha mutually agree to part tional Championships, while also helping launch the club’s academy programs. In 2012, Parsons helped
ways. guide the D.C. United Women U20s to the National Championship match, earning a runner-up finish.
JAN. 16, 2020
Traded two second round picks (No. 15 and No. 16 overall) in From 2014-10, Parsons worked with Chelsea FC girls and boys academies, while also serving as the
the 2020 draft and allocation money to the Chicago Red Stars head coach for the Chelsea Ladies Reserves from 2008-10 and as an assistant coach with the U16 Girls
for the No. 2 pick. Academy.
Selected forward Sophia Smith (No. 1), forward Morgan The Cranleigh, Surrey, native holds USSF A and B licenses, UEFA A and B licenses, a US Youth Soccer
Weaver (No. 2) and defender Meaghan Nally (No. 25) in the National Youth license and a NSCAA Director of Coaching diploma.
2020 NWSL College Draft.
Mark, his wife, Hannah, and their daugther Edie reside in Portland.
Acquired the rights to defender Christen Westphal from OL
Reign in exchange for its fourth round pick (No. 34 overall) in
the 2020 draft.
2019: Appeared in 23 games, making 17 starts...Started and played in the NWSL semifinals 2019: Appeared in 14 matches, contributing to six clean sheets...Tallied one goal...NWSL
against the Chicago Red Stars on Oct. 20...Made her 23rd appearance of the season, tied Defender of the Year...NWSL Best XI...NWSL Team of the Month (April)...NWSL Goal of the
for most on the team, on Oct. 12 against Washington...Logged 45 minutes as a substitute Week (Week 19)...Named club’s 2019 Defender of the Year. 2018: Named team captain for
against Reign FC on Sept. 29...Entered the match as a late-game substitute against Houston Utah…Started in 19 of her 20 appearances...NWSL Team of the Month (March, April, May, and
on Sept. 21, making her 21st appearance of the season, which is tied for the most on the June)...Named the club’s 2018 MVP and Co-Defender of the Year...Was also nominated for the
team...Started her 16th game of the season on Sept. 11 against North Carolina...Made her NWSL’s Defender of the Year. 2017: Named team captain for fifth straight season...Started in
15th start of the season against North Carolina on Aug. 11...Named to the NWSL Team of all 22 games played, registering a full 90 minutes in every match...Scored one goal against
the Month for June...Started 13 consecutive games to begin the season (April 14-July 19)... the Washington Spirit on May 28...Fourth in the league for completed passes (1176)...Tallied
Surpassed 10,000 career NWSL minutes played against Houston on June 29...Started and one goal and two assists.
played 90 minutes against Orlando on April 14, her first appearance since suffering a season-
ending knee injury on July 25, 2018. 2018: Appeared in 17 games (16 starts), tallying one INTERNATIONAL
goal...Played in her 100th career NWSL match, the 15th player in league history to reach this Has 174 caps with the U.S. Women’s National Team.
milestone, tallying her first career NWSL goal on May 30 against North Carolina...Appeared 2020: Started three of five matches during the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying
in her 95th career NWSL match on May 5 against Seattle...Started and played 90 minutes in Tournament...Started and played 90 minutes in the semifinal match of the Olympic qualify-
10 consecutive matches (March 24-May 25). 2017: Started and played in 10 matches during ing tournament against Mexico on Feb. 7 to secure a spot to compete at Summer Olympics.
the regular season...Logged 90 minutes in both of Portland’s NWSL playoff matches...Started 2019: A member of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup champions, she was a starter in
10 straight matches (July 22-Sept. 30) to conclude the regular season...Made her first ap- her second consecutive World Cup, playing every minute of all six games in which she ap-
pearance of the season and the 80th of her NWSL career, earning the start and logging 73 peared...Missed the opening match due to a minor injury, but then played every minute (540)
minutes against Washington on July 22. thereafter to lead a defense that allowed just three goals in the tournament...Showed her
remarkable consistency once again, playing in 22 games with 21 starts and 1,785 minutes
which was second most on the team.
2019-20: Helped guide the Melbourne Victory to the W-League playoffs, starting and playing COLLEGE (Stanford)
90 minutes in their semifinal match against Sydney FC...Started and played in 13 matches 2019: Named Most Outanding Offensive Player at the College Cup, tallying a hat-
for the Victory. 2019: Played 1,665 minutes without committing a foul during the regular sea- trick in the national semifinal against UCLA...Named to the College Cup All-Tour-
son...Started her 15th consecutive match on Oct. 12 against Washington...Surpassed 10,000 nament Team...Earned All-PAC 12 second team honors...Named to the MAC Herm-
career minutes on Sept. 11 against the North Carolina Courage...Started her ninth match man Trophy watch list...Finished the season with 17 goals and nine assists in 21
of the season, playing all 90 minutes against Houston on Aug. 3...Started her fifth game of appearances (19 starts). 2018: Named All-PAC 12 second team...Named to the All-PAC
the season, logging 45 minutes against Houston on June 29...Played in her 100th career 12 freshman team...Recorded seven goals and two assists in 13 matches (11 starts).
game for Portland on May 18 at Washington...Made her season debut, starting and playing
all 90 minutes on May 11 against Orlando. 2018: Named to the NWSL Second XI...Named INTERNATIONAL
Co-Defender of the Year and Community MVP...Appeared in 15 matches (all starts)...Started 2020: Called in for January training camp in 2020 with the USWNT. 2019: Called into the
and played in both NWSL playoff matches...Made her 95th career start, second most in club senior team for the second time in December of 2019 for the U.S WNT Identification Camp
history, against Sky Blue FC on Aug. 22...Started and played 90 minutes in five consecutive in Bradenton, Fla., the second training camp under Vlatko Andonovski. 2017: Called into
matches (May 19-June 22)...Made her first appearance of the season, starting and playing the senior National Team for the first time in April 2017 for training but did not play in the
45 minutes against Orlando on May 12. 2017: Named to the NWSL Second XI...Started and matches against Russia.
played all 180 minutes in both of Portland’s NWSL playoff matches...Appeared in 23 matches
(all starts), logging 2,063 minutes...Started 41 consecutive regular-season matches, dating
back to the 2016 season...Logged 3,683 consecutive minutes, spanning from April 17, 2016-
Sept. 2, 2017, before subbing out in the 83rd minute against Washington...Made her 80th
career appearance on the road against Seattle on Aug. 26...Surpassed 6,000 career minutes
played on the road against Sky Blue FC on June 3. 2016: Named to NWSL Best XI...The only
player to start all 20 games this season and play every minute of every match.
PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020
2019: Named to NWSL Best XI...Started and played in 13 games...Tallied one goal and two 2019: Appeared in 22 games (22 starts), logging 1,921 minutes...Tallied three goals and three
assists...Made her 13th start and appearance of the season on Oct. 12 against Washington... assists...Recorded an assist against the North Carolina Courage on Oct. 12...Tallied an assist
Recorded her second assist of the season on Sept. 21 against Houston...Tallied her first on Aug. 25 against the Houston Dash...Scored against the Chicago Red Stars in a 2-1 win
goal of the season on July 24 against Houston...Made her first start since returning from on July 6...Registered a goal against Reign FC on May 18, scoring for a second consecutive
the World Cup against Utah on July 19...Recorded her first assist of the season on April 20 game...Recorded her first goal of the season on May 11 against the Washington Spirit...Tallied
against Chicago. 2018: On the 15-player shortlist for the Ballon d’Or...Named NWSL MVP...An an assist on April 29 against Thorns FC - her first assist of the season. 2018: Played in 15
NWSL Best XI selection...Started and played in 22 games, tallying 13 goals and two assists... matches (10 starts), logging 910 minutes...Recorded one assist...Tallied an assist on Aug. 19
Recorded a goal and an assist in the semifinals against Seattle Reign FC on Sept. 15....Fin- against Utah Royals FC.
ished the regular season ranked third in the NWSL in goals (13)...Named NWSL Player of the
Month for July...Recorded her second career brace on July 15 against Houston...Recorded a INTERNATIONAL
goal and assist against Orlando on April 15. 2017: Named to the NWSL Second XI...Started Has earned 73 caps and scored 42 goals with the Costa Rica Women’s National Team.
all 24 games...Tallied four goals and two assists...Was named NWSL Championship MVP. 2020: Helped guide Costa Rica to the semifinals of Concacaf Olympic qualifiers...Appeared
in three of Costa Rica’s four matches, recording three goals...Scored a brace in a 2-0 win
INTERNATIONAL against Haiti on Jan. 31...Converted a penalty kick in a 6-1 win over Panama on Jan. 28.
Has earned 86 caps for the U.S. Women’s National Team, scoring 19 goals. 2019: Won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games...Scored a brace in a 5-0 win over El
2020: Has appeared in eight games, tallying seven goals and three assists...Scored six goals Salvador on Oct. 8 in Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification...Scored a brace
during Concacaf Olympic Qualifying...Recorded her first career hat-trick during Olympic in the group round of the Pan American Games against Peru on July 31.
qualifiers against Panama on Jan. 31. 2019: Started in the semifinals of the World Cup, log-
ging an assist against England on July 2...Made a substitute appearance in the quarterfinals
against France on June 28...Scored her second goal of the World Cup against Sweden on
June 20...Started and played all 90 minutes in her World Cup debut, tallying her first career
World Cup goal against Thailand on June 11.
2019: Started and played in 17 matches...Scored a career-best nine goals, which ranked 2019: Played in three matches...Made her third appearance, her first at Providence Park, log-
as the third-most in the NWSL...Scored her ninth goal of the season against Chicago on ging 13 minutes on June 21 against Utah...Earned her first professional start in her second
Aug. 25...Scored in four consecutive matches (July 14-Aug. 3)...Surpassed 10,000 career appearance on the road against North Carolina on June 15...Made her professional debut,
minutes played on July 14 against Orlando...Tallied her first assist of the season on April logging 16 minutes as a substitute against Sky Blue FC on May 25.
28 against Sky Blue FC...Recorded her second career hat-trick on April 20 against Chicago.
2018: Named to the 15-player shortlist for the Ballon d’Or...An NWSL Second XI selection... COLLEGE
Only player to start and play every minute in the regular season...Finished with nine goals 2018: Started all 19 matches...Named Third Team All-Big Ten...Selected as a candidate for
and six assists, ranking in the top five in NWSL in both...Tallied her 40th career NWSL goal- Senior CLASS Award...Started 19 matches, tallying two assists. Prior to Rutgers: Played
becoming just the third player in league history to hit milestone, on Aug. 22 at Sky Blue FC... at Central Michigan for three seasons (2015-17)...Two-time All-MAC performer...First Team
Tallied a goal and an assist in her 100th appearance for the club on June 22 against Hous- All-MAC in 2017...Second Team All-MAC in 2016...MAC All-Freshman Team in 2015...Voted
ton...Registered her fifth career brace in a win against Chicago on March 31. Team Co-Captain by peers 2017...Started 52 out of 58 games...Finished fourth on the team
with six points (1 goal, 4 assists) her junior year, while ranking second on the team in shots
INTERNATIONAL (38) and shots on goal (18)...Voted Most Valuable Teammate by peers (2016, 2017)...Two-time
The all-time leading goal-scorer in international soccer, men’s and women’s, with 186 goals Academic All-MAC recipient (2016, 2017).
in 296 appearances.
2020: Has appeared in seven games (all starts), tallying three goals...Became the all-time
leading goal scorer in international soccer with her 186th career goal against Mexico on
Feb. 4. 2019: Appeared in 15 matches (14 starts), tallying six goals and two assists...
Started all four matches at the World Cup, tallying her 182nd career international goal
against the Netherlands on June 20...Scored her 181st international goal in a 3-0 win
against Mexico on May 18...Registered her 180th career goal in a 1-0 win over England on
April 5...Appeared in all three matches at the Algarve Cup, scoring one goal.
PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020
2019: Played in four matches, earning one start. 2018: Made 12 appearances, earning nine 2019: Appeared in three games (all starts)...Logged 251 minutes...Made her third straight
starts in her first season with Reign FC...Recorded one assist...Tallied her first assist with start of the season, playing all 90 minutes against Houston on June 29...Started for a second
Reign FC against Sky Blue FC on May 27. 2017: Started and played in 13 matches, record- consecutive match, logging 77 minutes against Utah on June 21...Made her first start and
ing one assist...Tallied her first career assist against Seattle Reign FC on July 16. 2016: appearance of the 2019 season against North Carolina on June 15. 2018: Made her ninth
Selected No. 3 overall in the 2016 NWSL Draft by the Boston Breakers...Appeared in 13 start of the season on the road against Chicago on June 16...Recorded her 10th appearance
games (7 starts) during her rookie season...Made her professional debut on April 17 against of the season against North Carolina on May 30...Made a substitute appearance, logging 45
the Washington Spirit, logging 10 minutes...Earned her first career start on May 28, playing minutes against Orlando on May 12...Started seven consecutive matches to start the season
90 minute against the Western New York Flash...Scored her first professional goal on June (March 24-May 9)...Earned her first professional start, logging 90 minutes, against the North
24 against Western New York. Carolina Courage on March 24. 2017: Made two substitute appearances...Appeared in her
first NWSL match against the North Carolina Courage on July 15...Logged a second substitute
appearance against Washington on July 22.
COLLEGE (Washington State) 2019: One of two players to appear in 23 matches this season, making her 23rd start on Oct.
2019: Started and played in all 24 matches...Tallied 15 goals and five assists...Named third- 12 against Washington...Started 16 consecutive matches (April 14-Aug. 7)...Registered her
team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches...Named to the College Cup All-Tournament fourth assist of the season on July 14 against Orlando...Recorded her third assist of the sea-
team...Garnered first-team All-Pacific region honors from the United Soccer Coaches... son against Chicago on June 2...Named to the NWSL Team of the Month for April...Recorded
Earned second-team All-PAC 12 accolades. 2018: Named First Team All-Pac-12 and First her first career multi-assist game on April 20 against Chicago...Surpassed 5,000 career min-
Team USC All-West Region...Racked up a team leading 13 goals on the season, tied for fourth utes played for Thorns FC against Orlando on April 14. 2018: Started and played in 20 games
most in program history...Posted a career year for points with a total of 30 after adding a during the regular season...Recorded her second assist of the season on May 25 against
career-best four assists to her totals...Scored the game winning goal against No. 1 UCLA Utah...Tallied her first assist of the season on May 5 against Seattle. 2017: Named to the
for a Cougar upset victory with a score line of 1-0...Finished the regular season with five NWSL Second XI...Led the team with six assists, ranking among the top five in the NWSL...
goals in three games including the game-tying goal against No. 1 Stanford...Closed out the Appeared in 23 matches (22 starts)...Started both NWSL playoff matches...Recorded her fifth
regular season with a hat trick against rival Washington while adding one goal in two NCAA assist of the season, her second game-winning assist of the campaign, against Houston on
tournament games. 2017: Earned Third Team USC All-West Region honors...Earned Third Aug. 15...Tallied her fourth assist on the game-winning goal against Chicago on Aug. 12...
Team All-Pac-12 honors after finishing the regular season as the Cougs leading scorer hav- Registered her second assist of the season against Sky Blue FC on June 3...Recorded her
ing produced six goals to go along with two assists for 14 points...Scored the game-winner first Thorns FC assist on May 6 against Seattle.
against #14 Nebraska...Recorded her first assists of the year vs #6 USC...Scored the first goal
of the game vs #20 Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 2016: One of INTERNATIONAL
five players to start all 19 matches...Led team with eight goals and 17 points, also added one Has earned 74 caps, tallying three goals for the U.S. Women’s National Team.
assist...Pac-12 All-Freshman Team...Scored first collegiate goal against North Dakota State, 2017: Named to the short list for the 2016 FIFPro World Best XI. 2016: Named to her first Olympic
part of hat trick for the game. roster for the 2016 Olympics, starting and playing in three matches...Named to the FIFPro
Women’s World XI. 2015: A member of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup champions in her
first World Cup tournament, she played every minute of all seven games…Named to the FIFA
Women’s World Cup All-Star Team.
PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020
2019-20: Appeared in 12 matches (12 starts), logging 1,080 minutes with the Brisbane Roar COLLEGE (Oregon State)
in the W-League. 2019: Made a substitute appearance, her 10th appearance of the season, 2017: Set Oregon State career record with 394 saves...Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
against Orlando on July 14...Appeared as a substitute, playing in her ninth game of the sea- Second Team...A PAC-12 All-Academic Honorable mention pick...Started 17 games during her
son on June 29 against Houston...Made her seventh start of the season on June 21 against senior season, making 97 saves to go along with six shutouts. 2016: Named PAC-12 All-Aca-
Utah...Started and played 90 minutes, recording her first career NWSL and Thorns FC assist demic Second Team...Started all 20 matches...Recorded four shutouts, registering 86 saves.
on June 15 against North Carolina...Logged 47 minutes as a substitute on June 2 against 2015: A First team PAC-12 All-Academic selection...Started and played in 18 matches...Re-
Chicago in her 50th appearance with the club...Started five consecutive matches (April 14- corded five shutouts. 2014: Started 18 games, recording 126 saves...Posted three shutouts.
May 18) to begin the season. 2018: Appeared in her first NWSL playoff game against Seattle
on Sept. 15...Started for a 12th consecutive match, her 21st appearance of the season, on
Sept. 7 against Seattle...Made her seventh start of the season, logging 90 minutes against
Houston on june 22...Appeared in her ninth game of the season, playing 30 minutes against
Chicago on June 16...Logged 45 minutes in a starting role against Seattle on May 5...Started
and played all 90 minutes in four consecutive matches (March 24-April 20). 2017-18: Played
on loan with the Brisbane Roar of the W-League, helping guide the side to a W-League Pre-
miership....Started and played in all 12 regular-season matches for the Roar...Scored her first
professional goal, the game-winner, in a 2-1 win over Melbourne Victory...Played in 17 games
(13 starts), logging 1,181 minutes for Thorns FC.
2019: Registered her third shutout of the season, making four saves against Utah on June 2019: Appeared in 12 games, making one start...Tallied one goal and two assists...Recorded
21...Recorded her second shutout of the season, logging five saves against Chicago on June the latest game-winning goal in Thorns FC history, her second goal of the season, in a 4-3
2...Earned her first shutout of the season on May 25 against Sky Blue FC...Made her first start win against Orlando on July 14...In her eight appearance of the season, tallied her first
of the season, logging four saves and earning her first win of the season on May 11 against goal and assist of the season in 27 minute as a substitute on the road against Houston on
Orlando. 2018-19: Appeared in all 12 matches (12 starts) on loan with the Newcastle Jets June 29...Made her seventh appearance of the season, logging 25 minutes as a substitute
of the Australian W-League...Led the W-League with 61 saves...Recorded a season-high 11 against Utah on June 21...Earned her first start of the season, logging 59 minutes on May
saves in a match against Sydney FC on Jan. 3...Recorded five or more saves in seven match- 25 against Sky Blue FC...Entered the match as a late-game substitute, her second substitute
es. 2018: Logged a season-best six saves, stopping a penalty kick, on the road against Chi- appearance, on May 11 against Orlando...Made a late-game substitute appearance on April
cago on June 16...Recorded her second straight shutout win on May 25 against Utah...Earned 14 against Orlando. 2018: Appeared in 15 games (4 starts), tallying a goal and an assist...
her first win and shutout with Thorns FC, making four saves on May 19 against Washington... Scored her first goal of the season on July 6 against Utah...Tallied her first assist of the
Logged five saves on the road against Houston on May 5...Made her Thorns FC debut, and her season in a substitute role against Houston on June 22...Made her ninth appearance of the
third career NWSL start, logging four saves against Washington on April 20. 2017-18: Started season, logging 45 minutes against Chicago on June 16...Started for a third straight match,
and played all 12 regular-season matches for Newcastle Jets on loan in the Australian W- logging 45 minutes against Washington on April 20...Earned her first start of the season,
League during the offseason, helping lead the Jets to their first postseason appearance since playing 45 minutes on the road against Chicago...Logged 21 minutes as a substitute against
2008-09...Made 35 saves...Did not appear in a match for Thorns FC during the 2017 season. the North Carolina Courage on March 24. 2017: Appeared in five matches, making three
2016: Drafted 26th overall in the NWSL College Draft - the first goalkeeper selected in the starts as a rookie....Scored her first career goal and added an assist in her fourth profes-
draft ... Appeared in three matches, making three starts for the Western NY Flash...Recorded sional start against Houston on Aug. 5...Tallied her first career assist against Washington
a pair of shutouts...Made 16 saves in three games, posting a 0.67 goals-against average... on July 22...Earned her first professional start against North Carolina, playing 80 minutes
Named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 8, recording a shutout while making a caree-high on July 15...Made her professional debut, logging 45 minutes against Houston on July 8.
nine saves in a 1-0 win against the Orlando Pride on June 11.
PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020
2019: Appeared in 15 matches, making 13 starts in her rookie season...Started 13 con- 2019: Played in three games, making two starts...Started for a second straight match, log-
secutive matches (May 11-Aug. 7)...Named to the NWSL Team of the Month for July... ging 43 minutes against Chicago on June 2...Earned her first start of the season, logging
Made her Providence Park debut, starting and playing 90 minutes on June 2 against Chi- 74 minutes on May 25 against Sky Blue FC...Made her season debut, logging 36 minutes
cago...Earned her first professional start, making her third appearance of the season, on against Washington on May 18. 2018: Appeared in five games, making one start...Played a
May 11 against Orlando...Appeared in her second match of the season as a substitute season-high 45 minutes against Sky Blue FC on June 27...Logged a season-high 32 minutes
against Sky Blue FC on April 28...Made her Thorns FC and NWSL debut, logging 23 min- in her third appearance of the season on May 25 against Utah...Made her Thorns FC debut
utes as a substitute on April 20 against Chicago. 2018: Selected by Thorns FC with as a late-game substitute against Chicago on March 31. 2017: Started and played in all 24
the eighth overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft, but did not appear on the roster. matches for the Boston Breakers...Logged 2,117 minutes...Made her 100th career NWSL ap-
pearance on Sept. 10 against Portland. 2016: Appeared in 19 games (all starts)...Scored first
COLLEGE career NWSL goal on July 17 against the Washington Spirit.
2017: Played in 23 matches (23 starts), recording six goals and eight assists during her
senior season at Florida...United Soccer Coaches All-America third team... United Soccer
Coaches All-Southeast Region first team... All-Southeastern Conference first-team selec-
tion... Led UF with eight assists and second in goals (6) and points (20)... Tied for third in SEC
for assists (8) and ninth in points (20) for all matches played...MAC Hermann Trophy Watch
List. 2016: Played in 23 matches (23 starts), recoring one goal and two assists...Named
NSCAA First Team All-South Region...An All-SEC First Team pick. 2015: Sat out season due to
SEC transfer rules. 2014: Led Georgia with nine goals and nine assists...Earned NSCAA Sec-
ond Team All-South Region...Named First Team All-SEC...Named to the MAC Hermann Trophy
Watch List. 2013: Started every match during her freshman season at Georgia...Recorded
one goal and two assists.
2019: Earned her first professional start, logging 64 minutes on Oct. 12 against Wash- 2019-20: Started and played in 11 matches for Canberra United in the W-League...Tallied five
ington...Appeared in her second match of the season, making her Providence Park goals, which ranked tied for seventh in the league, and one assist. 2019: Made 11 appear-
debut, on Sept. 11 against North Carolina...Made her professional and Thorns FC de- ances, earning six starts...Tallied two assists...Logged her 11th appearance of the season as
but on the road as a second-half substitute on June 15 against North Carolina. a substitute against Reign FC on Sept. 29...Made her ninth appearance of the season, logging
28 minutes as a substitute on Aug. 25 against Chicago...Appeared as a substitute against Sky
COLLEGE (Penn State) Blue FC on Aug. 3, making her seventh appearance of the season...Made a substitute appear-
2018: Named United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American…Big Ten Midfielder of the ance on July 5 against Reign FC...Made a fifth consecutive start, logging 63 minutes against
Year…All-Big Ten First Team…United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team…Senior Houston on June 29...Started for a fourth straight match on June 21 against Utah..Recorded
CLASS Award Candidate…MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List...Started all 25 matches…Re- two assists in her Providence Park debut in her second professional match on June 2 against
corded 17 points on six goals and five assists. 2017: United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Chicago...Made her professional debut, earning her first start and playing 79 minutes on May
Region first team…All-Big Ten First Team…MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List…Started all 25 against Sky Blue FC.
24 matches…Finished the year with 13 points on four goals and five assists. 2016: Red-
shirted. 2015: NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first-team honoree...Named to the All-Big Ten COLLEGE (Vanderbilt)
second team...Started all 27 matches...Finished the year with 19 points on seven goals and 2017: Played in and started 19 games as a graduate student, posting four goals and six
five assists. 2014: Big Ten Freshman of the Year...Big Ten All-Freshman Team...Started all 24 assists...Named Second Team All-Southeast Region (United Soccer Coaches)...Garnered Sec-
games...Dished out six assists on the season...Scored three goals. ond Team All-SEC accolades. 2016: Redshirted. 2015: Led team in goals (7), assists (4) and
points (18)...Named to All-South Region First Team and Second Team All-SEC...Scored four
game-winners. 2014: Named First Team All-SEC... An All-South Region Second Team pick...
Played in 19 games, making 17 starts...She scored a team-high nine goals and dished out
three assists. 2013: Named to SEC All-Freshman Team...Team’s top returning scorer with five
goals and 15 points... Also had five assists, which tied for team-high...Helped Vandy to its best
offensive output in 13 years...Played in the first 17 games of the season, starting 16 games.
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COLLEGE 2019: Appeared in four matches as a substitute...Made her professional debut, logging 11
2019: Started and played in 21 games...Tallied one goal and two assists...Named to the MAC minutes as a substitute against Sky Blue FC on May 25...Scored her first professional goal in
Hermann Trophy Watch List...United Soccer Coaches Second Team Scholar All-American. a 3-0 win against the Chicago Red Stars on June 2.
2018: Appeared in all 25 games with 24 starts to her name...Recorded nine points off of
three goals and three helpers...Goals came against West Virginia, DePaul and Washington COLLEGE
State...Scored the game-winning goal against Washington State in NCAA Tournament...An- 2018: Appeared in 14 games and earned 12 starts...Recorded a team high eight goals...After
chored a defense that allowed just 10 goals on the season...Named Third Team All-American scoring against Portland (Sept. 14), Idaho (Sept. 16), and Utah (Sept. 21), she became the
and First Team Scholar All-American...Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Regional fifth Duck in program history to score a goal in three consecutive games...Earned Pac-12 All-
First Team...Earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and All-BIG EAST First Team... Academic honorable mention. 2017: One of three Ducks to start in all 19 matches...Led the
Selected as BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year while earning a spot on the team with 14 points, scoring five goals and recording four assists...Netted two goals against
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team...Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week twice and Kansas State (Aug. 20)...Logged her second two-goal match of the year against Arizona
made the Weekly Honor Roll once. 2017: Appeared in 21 games with 20 starts to her credit... State (Oct. 13)...Recorded her team-leading fourth assist against Washington State (Oct.
Had a total of three goals on the season...Tallied one assist in the BIG EAST semifinals against 5)...Named All-Pac-12 third team as well as the CoSida District 8 all-academic first team...
Marquette...Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 25. 2016: Appeared in Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team. 2016: Played in 20 games (19 starts),
21 games, starting once...Her first career start came against Southern California in the NCAA tallying one goal and give assists...Tallied two assists against Gonzaga (Aug. 21)...Named to
College Cup...Scored one goal against DePaul in the regular season...A BIG EAST Academic the Outrigger Soccer Classic Series All-Tournament Team...Scored first goal of the season in
All-Star. a 3-0 win over North Texas (Sep. 4)...Had a career-high two assists in a 4-0 win vs. Arizona
State (Oct. 23) to give her four on the season...Picked up her team-leading fifth assist of the
season in a 1-1 tie at Washington State (Oct. 30)... Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Sec-
ond Team. 2015: Appeared in 19 games (18 starts)...Pac-12 All-Freshman team honoree...
Led the team in scoring with four goals, three of which were game-winners... Scored her first
career goal against Air Force (Sept. 11).
ALL-TIME VS. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE ALL-TIME VS. CHICAGO RED STARS
Regular Season: 2-5-1; Home: 2-2-0 (4 GF, 11 GA); Away: 0-3-1 (2 GF, 5 GA) Regular Season: 10-1-9; Home: 6-1-3 (21 GF, 11 GA); Away: 4-0-6 (20 GF, 14 GA)
April 22, 2017 - North Carolina 1, Portland 0 (Cary, N.C.) April 27, 2013 - Portland 2, Chicago 0 (Lisle, Ill.)
July 15, 2017 - Portland 1, North Carolina 0 (Portland, Ore.) May 12, 2013 - Portland 2, Chicago 0 (Lisle, Ill.)
March 24, 2018 - North Carolina 1, Portland 0 (Cary, N.C.) June 1, 2013 - Chicago 2, Portland (Portland, Ore.)
May 30, 2018 - North Carolina 4, Portland 1 (Portland, Ore.) July 28, 2013 - Portland 3, Chicago 3 (Portland, Ore.)
Aug. 5, 2018 - North Carolina 2, Portland 1 (Cary, N.C.) July 4, 2014 - Portland 2, Chicago 2 (Portland, Ore.)
Jun 15, 2019 - Portland 1, North Carolina 1 (Cary, N.C.) July 9, 2014 - Portland 1, Chicago 1 (Lisle, Ill.)
Aug. 11, 2019 - Portland 2, North Carolina 1 (Portland, Ore.) July 17, 2014 - Portland 1, Chicago 1 (Lisle, Ill.)
Sept. 11, 2019 - North Carolina 6, Portland 0 (Portland, Ore.) April 25, 2015 - Portland 2, Chicago 2 (Lisle, Ill.)
Aug. 9, 2015 - Portland 2, Chicago 1 (Portland, Ore.)
June 12, 2016 - Portland 1, Chicago 1 (Bridgeview, Ill.)
NOTES VS. NORTH CAROLINA June 22, 2016 - Portland 2, Chicago 0 (Portland, Ore.)
April 22, 2017 - Portland 1, Chicago 0 (Portland, Ore.)
• More than half of the championships won in NWSL history have been Aug. 12, 2017 - Portland 3, Chicago 2 (Bridgeview, Ill.)
won by the Thorns and the Courage. Portland (2013 and 2017) and North Sept. 30, 2017 - Portland 3, Chicago 1 (Portland, Ore.)
Carolina (2018 and 2019) have each won it all twice. March 31, 2018 - Portland 3, Chicago 2 (Bridgeview, Ill.)
July 16, 2018 - Portland 1, Chicago 1 (Bridgeview, Ill.)
• The only true neutral site match Thorns FC have played is against the North
Aug. 18, 2018 - Portland 2, Chicago 2 (Portland, Ore.)
Carolina Courage, which came in the 2017 NWSL Championship game in April 20, 2019 - Portland 4, Chicago (Bridgeview, Ill.)
Orlando. Portland won 1-0, earning its second NWSL Championship. June 2, 2019 - Portland 3, Chicago 0 (Portland, Ore.)
• Katherine Reynolds scored her first and only career NWSL goal against Aug. 25, 2019 - Portland 3, Chicago 0 (Portland, Ore.)
North Carolina, which also came in her 100th career NWSL match on May
30, 2018.
• Emily Ogle made her professional debut against the Courage on June 15, ALL-TIME VS. OL REIGN
2019, while Celeste Boureille recorded her first career NWSL assist in the
same match. Regular Season: 8-11-3; Home: 5-4-2 (12 GF, 10 GA); Away: 3-7-1 (7 GF, 20 GA)
• Kelli Hubly has a few notes of personal history against North Carolina. April 21, 2013 - Portland 2, OL Reign 1 (Portland, Ore.)
Hubly’s NWSL and Thorns debut came against the Courage as a substitute May 25, 2013 - Portland 1, OL Reign 0 (Tukwila, Wash.)
June 16, 2013 - Portland 2, OL Reign 0 (Portland, Ore.)
on July 15, 2017 while her first career start as a profressional was also Aug. 17, 2013 - Portland 2, OL Reign 1 (Tukwila, Ore.)
against the club on March 24, 2018. May 10, 2014 - OL Reign 1, Portland 0 (Portland, Ore.)
• Portland played its 100th match as a club against North Carolina on July July 27, 2014 - OL Reign 5, Portland 0 (Seattle, Wash.)
15, 2017. Aug. 17, 2014 - Portland 1, OL Reign 0 (Portland, Ore.)
July 22, 2015 - OL Reign 1, Portland 0 (Portland, Ore.)
July 26, 2015 - OL Reign 3, Portland 0 (Seattle, Wash.)
CONSISTENCY May 14, 2016 - Portland 1, OL Reign 1 (Seattl, Wash.)
Meghan Klingenberg was one of just 18 players in the NWSL to play over 2,000 May 29, 2016 - Portland 0, OL Reign 0 (Portland, Ore.)
July 30, 2016 - Portland 1, OL Reign 0 (Portland, Ore.)
minutes during the 2019 season. She appeared in the most games (23) and
Aug. 27, 2016 - OL Reign 3, Portland 1 (Seattle, Wash.)
played the most minutes (2017) of any player on the Thorns FC roster last season. May 6, 2017 - Portland 2, OL Reign 2 (Portland, Ore.)
July 1, 2017 - OL Reign 2, Portland 0 (Seattle, Wash.)
Aug. 26, 2017 - Portland 2, OL Reign 1 (Seattle, Wash.)
USING HER HEAD May 5, 2018 - OL Reign 3, Portland 2 (Portland, Ore.)
Lindsey Horan has been lethal using her head to score goals. Over the last three July 30, 2018 - OL Reign 1, Portland 0 (Seattle, Wash.)
seasons no player has scored more headed goals than Horan as she has tallied Sept. 7, 2018 - Portland 2, OL Reign 1 (Portland, Ore.)
11 headed goals. Notably, the next highest total among active league players is July 5, 2019 - OL Reign 1, Portland 0 (Portland, Ore.)
Aug. 7, 2019 - OL Reign 1, Portland 0 (Tacoma, Wash.)
six headed goals by Shea Groom and Jessica McDonald. Sept. 29, 2019 - OL Reign 2, Portland 0 (Tacoma, Wash.)
SET PIECES
According to Opta, Portland recorded the most goals from set play (7) in 2019. ALL-TIME VS. WASHINGTON SPIRIT
Dating back to 2016, Thorns FC have scored a league-best 28 goals from set Regular Season: 10-3-6; Home: 6-0-4 (23 GF, 9 GA); Away: 4-3-2 (13 GF, 9 GA)
pieces, which is eight more than the second best team - the North Carolina Cour- May 4, 2013 - Portland 2, Washington 1 (Boyds, Md.)
age with 20 goals from set play during that stretch. May 19, 2013 - Portland 2, Washington 0 (Portland, Ore.)
June 15, 2014 - Portland 2, Washington 0 (Portland, Ore.)
June 21, 2014 - Portland 6, Washington 1 (Boyds, Md.)
AWAY FROM HOME July 23, 2014 - Portland 1, Washington 1 (Boyds, Md.)
May 9, 2015 - Portland 2, Washington 2 (Portland, Ore.)
Last season, Portland played its first six matches on the road, posting a mark of May 30, 2015 - Washington 2, Portland 1 (Boyds, Md.)
3-1-2 in those matches. Since Mark Parsons took over in 2016, Thorns FC have Aug. 30, 2015 - Portland 3, Washington 3 (Portland, Ore.)
recorded a winning percentage of .500 or better in each of his four season and a May 7, 2016 - Portland 0, Washington 0 (Boyds, Md.)
mark of 18-13-15 during that stretch. Notably, Christine Sinclair has 11 goals in May 21, 2016 - Portland 4, Washington 1 (Portland, Ore.)
away matches over the last four seasons. Lindsey Horan has tallied 10 of her 23 June 24, 2017 - Washington 1, Portland 0 (Boyds, Md.)
goals in road matches during her career. July 22, 2017 - Portland 2, Washington (Portland, Ore.)
Sept. 22, 2017 - Portland 4, Washington 0 (Portland, Ore.)
April 20, 2018 - Portland 1, Washington 1 (Portland, Ore.)
CAPTAIN JUNE May 19, 2018 - Portland 1, Washington 0 (Boyds, Md.)
Aug. 25, 2018 - Portland 1, Washington 0 (Washington, D.C.)
Christine Sinclair has been prolific in the month of June during her NWSL career. May 18, 2019 - Washington 3, Portland 1 (Boyds, Md.)
In 19 games played across her seven previous seasons, Sinclair has recorded Aug. 17, 2019 - Portland 3, Washington 1 (Portland, Ore.)
nine goals to go along with three assists. LIndsey Horan has recored five goals Oct. 12, 2019 - Portland 0, Washington 0 (Portland, Ore.)
and one assist in 11 games during the month of June in her NWSL career.
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THORNS FC 3 vs. CHICAGO RED STARS 0 THORNS FC 1 vs. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE 1 THORNS FC 0 vs. UTAH ROYALS FC 0
June 2, 2019 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 19,461 June 15, 2019 • Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park June 21, 2019 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att:
(Cary, N.C.) • Att: 6,172 15,581
SCORING
POR - Purce (Charley) 27, Purce (Charley) 31, Everett (Klin- SCORING SCORING
genberg) 85 • CHI - none POR - Purce (Boureille) 26 • NCC - Spetsmark (Mathias) 59 POR - none • UTAH - none
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners
POR 9 5 11 5 0 POR 7 5 10 1 2 POR 18 4 9 1 3
CHI 27 2 15 0 10 NCC 21 2 8 6 9 UTAH 7 3 6 1 3
THORNS FC 2 at UTAH ROYALS FC 2 THORNS FC 5 vs. HOUSTON DASH 0 THORNS FC 1 vs. SKY BLUE FC 1
July 19, 2019 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) • Att: 15,931 July 24, 2019 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 22,329 Aug. 3, 2019 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 19,070
THORNS FC 0 at REIGN FC 1 THORNS FC 2 vs. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE 1 THORNS FC 3 vs. WASHINGTON SPIRIT 1
Aug. 7, 2019 • Cheney Stadium (Tacoma, Wash.) • Att: 5,865 Aug. 11, 2019 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 25,218 Aug. 17, 2019 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,895
THORNS FC 1 vs. HOUSTON DASH 0 THORNS FC 0 at REIGN FC 2 THORNS FC 0 vs. WASHINGTON SPIRIT 0
Sept. 21, 2019 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: Sept. 29, 2019 • Cheney Stadium (Tacoma, Wash.) • Att: Oct. 12, 2019 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 24,521
21,022 7,370
SCORING
SCORING SCORING POR - none • WSH - none
POR - Heath (Horan) 48 • HOU - none POR - none • RFC - Taylor (Nielsen) 27, Balcer (Nielsen) 81
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 21 1 8 3 9
POR 9 2 7 0 6 POR 11 1 12 5 5 WSH 15 2 7 1 0
HOU 22 1 6 2 3 RFC 15 2 8 1 5
LINEUP
LINEUP LINEUP GK Franch, D Ball (Purce, 75), D Sonnett, D Menges, D
GK Franch, D Carpenter (Reynolds, 90+4), D Sonnett, D GK Franch, D Carpenter, D Sonnett, D Menges, D Klingenberg, Reynolds, D Klingenberg, M Horan (Foord, 78), M Ogle (Bryn-
Menges, D Klingenberg, M Brynjarsdottir, M Horan, M Sinclair M Brynjarsdottir, M Horan, M Sinclair ©, F Raso (Charley, 78), jarsdottir, 64), M Andressinha, F Sinclair ©, F Heath
©, F Raso (Crnogorcevic, 79), F Purce (Foord, 87), F Heath F Purce (Reynolds, 46), F Foord (Crnogorcevic, 70)
Subs not used:
Subs not used: Subs not used: GK Eckerstrom, D Pogarch, F Crnogorcevic, F Charley
GK Eckerstrom, D Ball, M Ogle, F Charley GK Eckerstrom, D Ball, M Andressinha, M Ogle
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Referee: Victor Rivas Referee: Matthew Franz Weather: Cloudy, 57 degrees
Weather: Partly cloudy, 65 degrees Weather: Cloudy, 54 degrees
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Totals 24 2160 40 19 99 339 114 129 75 213 251 18 1 Totals 24 2160 31 21 83 329 107 113 46 241 223 31 1
Totals 24
2160
108
76 31
1.29 8 1 1 11 6 7 Totals 24
2160
114
77 40
1.67 6 3 4 6 11 7
KEY R 9
Own
R
Own
R 9
R
23 23 R
R
Right foot (20) R 17 R
17 B 21 H
Left foot (10) L R 12
R 23
9
Header (4) H 23 12 H16
R
L
H L
Body (3) B R R
40
11 23 34 23
R
Free kick (0) F R 12
L 23 B
Own
Penalty kick (3) P 1621
AGAINST:
MISCELLANEOUS STATS
DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULT
Quickest Goal: 33 seconds; McDonald, July 17, 2014 at Chicago 4/20 18 CHI Nagasato Franch Goal
Quickest Goal Against: 25 seconds; Rodriguez, June 17 2017 vs. Sky Blue FC
Game-Winning Goal after 75’: 90+4’; Lussi, July 14, 2019 vs. Orlando
Game-Tying Goal after 75’: 90+5’; Betos, June 19, 2015 vs. FC Kansas City
Multi-Goal Games: 23x, (Last: Purce, vs. Chicago, Aug. 25, 2019)
Multi-Assist Games: 9x, (Last: Charley, vs. Chicago, June 2, 2019)
Hat Tricks: 3x, (Last: Sinclair, at Chicago, April 20, 2019)
Opp. Multi-Goal Games: 16x, (Last: Williams, Sept. 11, 2019 vs. North Carolina)
Opp. Hat Tricks: Lynn Williams, Sept. 11, 2019 vs. North Carolina