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Thorns FC vs. NC Courage - NWSL Challenge Cup - July 17, 2020
Thorns FC vs. NC Courage - NWSL Challenge Cup - July 17, 2020
Wednesday, July 1 TIME (PT) All match times are Pacific time
Portland Thorns FC 0, Chicago Red Stars 0 9:30 a.m.
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.
2020: Earned her first start of the tournament, logging 89 minutes on July 13 against OL 2020: Made her Thorns FC debut, starting and playing 90 minutes against North Carolina
Reign...Made her Challenge Cup debut, logging 10 minutes as a substitute against Wash- in the Challenge Cup on June 27. 2019: Appeared in 14 matches, contributing to six clean
ington on July 5. 2019: Appeared in 23 games, making 17 starts...Started and played in the sheets...Tallied one goal...NWSL Defender of the Year...NWSL Best XI...NWSL Team of the
NWSL semifinals against the Chicago Red Stars on Oct. 20...Made her 23rd appearance of Month (April)...NWSL Goal of the Week (Week 19)...Named club’s 2019 Defender of the Year.
the season, tied for most on the team, on Oct. 12 against Washington...Logged 45 minutes 2018: Named team captain for Utah…Started in 19 of her 20 appearances...NWSL Team of
as a substitute against Reign FC on Sept. 29...Entered the match as a late-game substi- the Month (March, April, May, and June)...Named the club’s 2018 MVP and Co-Defender of the
tute against Houston on Sept. 21, making her 21st appearance of the season, which is tied Year...Was also nominated for the NWSL’s Defender of the Year. 2017: Named team captain
for the most on the team...Started her 16th game of the season on Sept. 11 against North for fifth straight season...Started in all 22 games played, registering a full 90 minutes in every
Carolina...Made her 15th start of the season against North Carolina on Aug. 11...Named to match...Scored one goal against the Washington Spirit on May 28...Fourth in the league for
the NWSL Team of the Month for June...Started 13 consecutive games to begin the season completed passes (1176)...Tallied one goal and two assists.
(April 14-July 19)...Surpassed 10,000 career NWSL minutes played against Houston on June
29...Started and played 90 minutes against Orlando on April 14, her first appearance since INTERNATIONAL
suffering a season-ending knee injury on July 25, 2018. 2018: Appeared in 17 games (16 Has 174 caps with the U.S. Women’s National Team.
starts), tallying one goal...Played in her 100th career NWSL match, the 15th player in league 2020: Started three of five matches during the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying
history to reach this milestone, tallying her first career NWSL goal on May 30 against North Tournament...Started and played 90 minutes in the semifinal match of the Olympic qualify-
Carolina...Appeared in her 95th career NWSL match on May 5 against Seattle...Started and ing tournament against Mexico on Feb. 7 to secure a spot to compete at Summer Olympics.
played 90 minutes in 10 consecutive matches (March 24-May 25). 2017: Started and played 2019: A member of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup champions, she was a starter in
in 10 matches during the regular season...Logged 90 minutes in both of Portland’s NWSL her second consecutive World Cup, playing every minute of all six games in which she ap-
playoff matches...Started 10 straight matches (July 22-Sept. 30) to conclude the regular peared...Missed the opening match due to a minor injury, but then played every minute (540)
season...Made her first appearance of the season and the 80th of her NWSL career, earning thereafter to lead a defense that allowed just three goals in the tournament...Showed her
the start and logging 73 minutes against Washington on July 22. remarkable consistency once again, playing in 22 games with 21 starts and 1,785 minutes
which was second most on the team.
2020: Started and played 90 minutes in her second start of the tournament on July 5 against COLLEGE (Stanford)
Washington...Played 45 minutes as a substitute against Chicago on July 1...Started and 2019: Named Most Outanding Offensive Player at the College Cup, tallying a hat-
played 90 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June 27. trick in the national semifinal against UCLA...Named to the College Cup All-Tour-
2019-20: Helped guide the Melbourne Victory to the W-League playoffs, starting and playing nament Team...Earned All-PAC 12 second team honors...Named to the MAC Herm-
90 minutes in their semifinal match against Sydney FC...Started and played in 13 matches man Trophy watch list...Finished the season with 17 goals and nine assists in 21
for the Victory. 2019: Played 1,665 minutes without committing a foul during the regular sea- appearances (19 starts). 2018: Named All-PAC 12 second team...Named to the All-PAC
son...Started her 15th consecutive match on Oct. 12 against Washington...Surpassed 10,000 12 freshman team...Recorded seven goals and two assists in 13 matches (11 starts).
career minutes on Sept. 11 against the North Carolina Courage...Started her ninth match
of the season, playing all 90 minutes against Houston on Aug. 3...Started her fifth game of INTERNATIONAL
the season, logging 45 minutes against Houston on June 29...Played in her 100th career 2020: Called in for January training camp in 2020 with the USWNT. 2019: Called into the
game for Portland on May 18 at Washington...Made her season debut, starting and playing senior team for the second time in December of 2019 for the U.S WNT Identification Camp
all 90 minutes on May 11 against Orlando. 2018: Named to the NWSL Second XI...Named in Bradenton, Fla., the second training camp under Vlatko Andonovski. 2017: Called into
Co-Defender of the Year and Community MVP...Appeared in 15 matches (all starts)...Started the senior National Team for the first time in April 2017 for training but did not play in the
and played in both NWSL playoff matches...Made her 95th career start, second most in club matches against Russia.
history, against Sky Blue FC on Aug. 22...Started and played 90 minutes in five consecutive
matches (May 19-June 22)...Made her first appearance of the season, starting and playing 45
minutes against Orlando on May 12. 2017: Named to the NWSL Second XI...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.
PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE
FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020
2020: Made a third consecutive start, tallying her first goal of the tournament on July 5 2020: Made her third start of the tournament, logging 90 minutes against OL Reig on July
against Washington...Started for a second straight match, logging 69 mintues against Chi- 13...Started her second match of the tournament, playing all 90 minutes on July 5 against
cago on July 1...Started and played 90 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against Washington...Logged 21 minutes as a substitute against Chicago on July 1...Started and
North Carolina on June 27. 2019: Named to NWSL Best XI...Started and played in 13 games... played 90 minutes in her Thorns FC debut on June 27 in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener
Tallied one goal and two assists...Tallied her first goal of the season on July 24 against Hous- against North Carolina. 2019: Appeared in 22 games (22 starts), logging 1,921 minutes...Tal-
ton...Made her first start since returning from the World Cup against Utah on July 19...Record- lied three goals and three assists...Recorded an assist against the North Carolina Courage on
ed her first assist of the season on April 20 against Chicago. 2018: On the 15-player shortlist Oct. 12...Tallied an assist on Aug. 25 against the Houston Dash...Scored against the Chicago
for the Ballon d’Or...Named NWSL MVP...An NWSL Best XI selection...Started and played in Red Stars in a 2-1 win on July 6...Registered a goal against Reign FC on May 18, scoring for
22 games, tallying 13 goals and two assists...Recorded a goal and an assist in the semifi- a second consecutive game...Recorded her first goal of the season on May 11 against the
nals against Seattle Reign FC on Sept. 15....Finished the regular season ranked third in the Washington Spirit...Tallied an assist on April 29 against Thorns FC - her first assist of the
NWSL in goals (13)...Named NWSL Player of the Month for July...Recorded her second career season. 2018: Played in 15 matches (10 starts), logging 910 minutes...Recorded one assist...
brace on July 15 against Houston...Recorded a goal and assist against Orlando on April 15. Tallied an assist on Aug. 19 against Utah Royals FC.
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL
Has earned 86 caps for the U.S. Women’s National Team, scoring 19 goals. Has earned 73 caps and scored 42 goals with the Costa Rica Women’s National Team.
2020: Has appeared in eight games, tallying seven goals and three assists...Scored six goals 2020: Helped guide Costa Rica to the semifinals of Concacaf Olympic qualifiers...Appeared
during Concacaf Olympic Qualifying...Recorded her first career hat-trick during Olympic in three of Costa Rica’s four matches, recording three goals...Scored a brace in a 2-0 win
qualifiers against Panama on Jan. 31. 2019: Started in the semifinals of the World Cup, log- against Haiti on Jan. 31...Converted a penalty kick in a 6-1 win over Panama on Jan. 28.
ging an assist against England on July 2...Made a substitute appearance in the quarterfinals 2019: Won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games...Scored a brace in a 5-0 win over El
against France on June 28...Scored her second goal of the World Cup against Sweden on Salvador on Oct. 8 in Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification...Scored a brace
June 20...Started and played all 90 minutes in her World Cup debut, tallying her first career in the group round of the Pan American Games against Peru on July 31.
World Cup goal against Thailand on June 11.
2020: One of three players to start all four preliminary round matches...Started and logged 2020: Appeared in her fourth match of the tournament, entering the match as a late-game
60 minutes on July 5 against Washington...Logged 82 minutes as a starter against Chicago substitute against OL Reign on July 13...Made her third appearance of the tournament, log-
on July 1...Started and played 90 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener on June 27 ging 20 minutes as a substitute on July 5 against Washington...Earned her first start of the
against North Carolina. 2019: Started and played in 17 matches...Scored a career-best nine tournament, playing all 90 minutes against Chicago on July 1...Appeared as a late-game sub-
goals, which ranked as the third-most in the NWSL...Scored her ninth goal of the season stitute in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June 27. 2019: Played in
against Chicago on Aug. 25...Scored in four consecutive matches (July 14-Aug. 3)...Sur- three matches...Made her third appearance, her first at Providence Park, logging 13 minutes
passed 10,000 career minutes played on July 14 against Orlando...Tallied her first assist of on June 21 against Utah...Earned her first professional start in her second appearance on the
the season on April 28 against Sky Blue FC...Recorded her second career hat-trick on April 20 road against North Carolina on June 15...Made her professional debut, logging 16 minutes as
against Chicago. 2018: Named to the 15-player shortlist for the Ballon d’Or...An NWSL Sec- a substitute against Sky Blue FC on May 25.
ond XI selection...Only player to start and play every minute in the regular season...Finished
with nine goals and six assists, ranking in the top five in NWSL in both. COLLEGE
2018: Started all 19 matches...Named Third Team All-Big Ten...Selected as a candidate for
INTERNATIONAL Senior CLASS Award...Started 19 matches, tallying two assists. Prior to Rutgers: Played
The all-time leading goal-scorer in international soccer, men’s and women’s, with 186 goals at Central Michigan for three seasons (2015-17)...Two-time All-MAC performer...First Team
in 296 appearances. All-MAC in 2017...Second Team All-MAC in 2016...MAC All-Freshman Team in 2015...Voted
2020: Has appeared in seven games (all starts), tallying three goals...Became the all-time Team Co-Captain by peers 2017...Started 52 out of 58 games...Finished fourth on the team
leading goal scorer in international soccer with her 186th career goal against Mexico on with six points (1 goal, 4 assists) her junior year, while ranking second on the team in shots
Feb. 4. 2019: Appeared in 15 matches (14 starts), tallying six goals and two assists... (38) and shots on goal (18)...Voted Most Valuable Teammate by peers (2016, 2017)...Two-time
Started all four matches at the World Cup, tallying her 182nd career international goal Academic All-MAC recipient (2016, 2017).
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
FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020
2020: Appeared in her fourth match, making a third straight start, on July 13 against OL 2020: Made her third start of the tournament, playing all 90 minutes on July 13 against OL
Reign, logging 89 minutes...Started for a second consecutive match, playing 70 minutes Reign...Earned her second start of the tournament, playing all 90 minutes on July 5 against
against Washington on July 5...Earned her first start with Portland, logging 90 minutes Washington...Started and played 72 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against
against Chicago on July 1...Made her Thorns FC debut, logging 18 minutes as a substitute North Carolina on June 27. 2019: Appeared in three games (all starts)...Logged 251 min-
in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June 27. 2019: Played in four utes...Made her third straight start of the season, playing all 90 minutes against Houston on
matches, earning one start. 2018: Made 12 appearances, earning nine starts in her first June 29...Started for a second consecutive match, logging 77 minutes against Utah on June
season with Reign FC...Recorded one assist...Tallied her first assist with Reign FC against 21...Made her first start and appearance of the 2019 season against North Carolina on June
Sky Blue FC on May 27. 2017: Started and played in 13 matches, recording one assist...Tal- 15. 2018: Made her ninth start of the season on the road against Chicago on June 16...Re-
lied her first career assist against Seattle Reign FC on July 16. 2016: Selected No. 3 overall corded her 10th appearance of the season against North Carolina on May 30...Made a substi-
in the 2016 NWSL Draft by the Boston Breakers...Appeared in 13 games (7 starts) during tute appearance, logging 45 minutes against Orlando on May 12...Started seven consecutive
her rookie season...Made her professional debut on April 17 against the Washington Spirit, matches to start the season (March 24-May 9)...Earned her first professional start, logging
logging 10 minutes...Earned her first career start on May 28, playing 90 minute against the 90 minutes, against the North Carolina Courage on March 24. 2017: Made two substitute
Western New York Flash...Scored her first professional goal on June 24 against Western appearances...Appeared in her first NWSL match against the North Carolina Courage on July
New York. 15...Logged a second substitute appearance against Washington on July 22.
2020: Earned a third consecutive start, logging 89 mintues against OL Reign on July 13... 2020: One of three players to start all four preliminary round matches in the tournament...
Started for a second straight match, logging 70 minutes on July 5 against Washington... Recorded her first assist of the tournament on July 5 against Washington...Earned a second
Earned her first professional start, logging 57 minutes against Chicago on July 1...Made her straight start, logging 45 minutes against Chicago on July 1...Started and played 81 minutes
professional debut, playing 36 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North in the opener of the NWSL Challenge Cup against North Carolina on June 27. 2019: One of
Carolina on June 27. two players to appear in 23 matches this season, making her 23rd start on Oct. 12 against
Washington...Started 16 consecutive matches (April 14-Aug. 7)...Registered her fourth assist
COLLEGE (Washington State) of the season on July 14 against Orlando...Recorded her third assist of the season against
2019: Started and played in all 24 matches...Tallied 15 goals and five assists...Named third- Chicago on June 2...Named to the NWSL Team of the Month for April...Recorded her first ca-
team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches...Named to the College Cup All-Tournament reer multi-assist game on April 20 against Chicago...Surpassed 5,000 career minutes played
team...Garnered first-team All-Pacific region honors from the United Soccer Coaches... for Thorns FC against Orlando on April 14. 2018: Started and played in 20 games during the
Earned second-team All-PAC 12 accolades. 2018: Named First Team All-Pac-12 and First regular season...Recorded her second assist of the season on May 25 against Utah...Tallied
Team USC All-West Region...Racked up a team leading 13 goals on the season, tied for fourth her first assist of the season on May 5 against Seattle. 2017: Named to the NWSL Second
most in program history...Posted a career year for points with a total of 30 after adding a XI...Led the team with six assists, ranking among the top five in the NWSL...Appeared in 23
career-best four assists to her totals...Scored the game winning goal against No. 1 UCLA matches (22 starts)...Recorded her first Thorns FC assist on May 6 against Seattle.
for a Cougar upset victory with a score line of 1-0...Finished the regular season with five
goals in three games including the game-tying goal against No. 1 Stanford...Closed out the INTERNATIONAL
regular season with a hat trick against rival Washington while adding one goal in two NCAA Has earned 74 caps, tallying three goals for the U.S. Women’s National Team.
tournament games. 2017: Earned Third Team USC All-West Region honors...Earned Third 2017: Named to the short list for the 2016 FIFPro World Best XI. 2016: Named to her first Olympic
Team All-Pac-12 honors after finishing the regular season as the Cougs leading scorer having roster for the 2016 Olympics, starting and playing in three matches...Named to the FIFPro
produced six goals to go along with two assists. 2016: Started 19 matches...Led team with Women’s World XI. 2015: A member of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup champions in her
eight goals and added one assist...Pac-12 All-Freshman Team...Scored first collegiate goal first World Cup tournament, she played every minute of all seven games…Named to the FIFA
against North Dakota State, part of hat trick for the game. Women’s World Cup All-Star Team.
PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE
FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020
2020: Made her second start in the tournament, logging 90 minutes against OL Reign on July 2020: One of three players to start all four preliminary round matches in the tournament...Re-
13...Earned her first start of the tournament, logging 90 minutes against Chicago on July 1... corded her second shutout, registering three saves on July 13 against OL Reign...Started for
Played 45 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June 27. a second straight match, helping log her first career shutout with Portland on July 1 against
2019-20: Appeared in 12 matches (12 starts), logging 1,080 minutes with the Brisbane Roar Chicago...Made her Thorns FC and NWSL debut against North Carolina in the NWSL Challenge
in the W-League. 2019: Made a substitute appearance, her 10th appearance of the season, Cup opener on June 27, logging four saves.
against Orlando on July 14...Appeared as a substitute, playing in her ninth game of the sea-
son on June 29 against Houston...Made her seventh start of the season on June 21 against COLLEGE (Oregon State)
Utah...Started and played 90 minutes, recording her first career NWSL and Thorns FC assist 2017: Set Oregon State career record with 394 saves...Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
on June 15 against North Carolina...Logged 47 minutes as a substitute on June 2 against Second Team...A PAC-12 All-Academic Honorable mention pick...Started 17 games during her
Chicago in her 50th appearance with the club...Started five consecutive matches (April 14- senior season, making 97 saves to go along with six shutouts. 2016: Named PAC-12 All-Aca-
May 18) to begin the season. 2018: Appeared in her first NWSL playoff game against Seattle demic Second Team...Started all 20 matches...Recorded four shutouts, registering 86 saves.
on Sept. 15...Started for a 12th consecutive match, her 21st appearance of the season, on 2015: A First team PAC-12 All-Academic selection...Started and played in 18 matches...Re-
Sept. 7 against Seattle...Made her seventh start of the season, logging 90 minutes against corded five shutouts. 2014: Started 18 games, recording 126 saves...Posted three shutouts.
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 2020: Appeared as a substitute against OL Reign on July 13, logging 25 minutes...Made her
21...Recorded her second shutout of the season, logging five saves against Chicago on June second appearance of the tournament, logging 33 minutes as a substitute against Chicago
2...Earned her first shutout of the season on May 25 against Sky Blue FC...Made her first start on July 1...Started and logged 54 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North
of the season, logging four saves and earning her first win of the season on May 11 against Carolina on June 27. 2019: Appeared in 12 games, making one start...Tallied one goal and
Orlando. 2018-19: Appeared in all 12 matches (12 starts) on loan with the Newcastle Jets two assists...Recorded the latest game-winning goal in Thorns FC history, her second goal of
of the Australian W-League...Led the W-League with 61 saves...Recorded a season-high 11 the season, in a 4-3 win against Orlando on July 14...In her eight appearance of the season,
saves in a match against Sydney FC on Jan. 3...Recorded five or more saves in seven match- tallied her first goal and assist of the season in 27 minute as a substitute on the road against
es. 2018: Logged a season-best six saves, stopping a penalty kick, on the road against Chi- Houston on June 29...Made her seventh appearance of the season, logging 25 minutes as a
cago on June 16...Recorded her second straight shutout win on May 25 against Utah...Earned substitute against Utah on June 21...Earned her first start of the season, logging 59 minutes
her first win and shutout with Thorns FC, making four saves on May 19 against Washington... on May 25 against Sky Blue FC...Entered the match as a late-game substitute, her second
Logged five saves on the road against Houston on May 5...Made her Thorns FC debut, and her substitute appearance, on May 11 against Orlando...Made a late-game substitute appear-
third career NWSL start, logging four saves against Washington on April 20. 2017-18: Started ance on April 14 against Orlando. 2018: Appeared in 15 games (4 starts), tallying a goal and
and played all 12 regular-season matches for Newcastle Jets on loan in the Australian W- an assist...Scored her first goal of the season on July 6 against Utah...Tallied her first assist
League during the offseason, helping lead the Jets to their first postseason appearance since of the season in a substitute role against Houston on June 22...Made her ninth appearance
2008-09...Made 35 saves...Did not appear in a match for Thorns FC during the 2017 season. of the season, logging 45 minutes against Chicago on June 16...Started for a third straight
2016: Drafted 26th overall in the NWSL College Draft - the first goalkeeper selected in the match, logging 45 minutes against Washington on April 20...Earned her first start of the
draft ... Appeared in three matches, making three starts for the Western NY Flash...Recorded season, playing 45 minutes on the road against Chicago...Logged 21 minutes as a substitute
a pair of shutouts...Made 16 saves in three games, posting a 0.67 goals-against average... against the North Carolina Courage on March 24.
Named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 8, recording a shutout while making a caree-high
nine saves in a 1-0 win against the Orlando Pride on June 11.
PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE
FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020
2020: Appeared in her second match of the tournament, logging 11 minutes against 2020: Made her third start of the tournament, playing 79 minutes against OL Reign on July
OL Reign on July 13...Made her Challenge Cup debut, logging 20 minutes against Wash- 13...Started her second match of the tournament, playing 70 minutes on July 5 against
ington on July 5. 2019: Appeared in 15 matches, making 13 starts in her rookie sea- Washington...Logged eight minutes as a substitute against Chicago on July 1...Started and
son...Started 13 consecutive matches (May 11-Aug. 7)...Named to the NWSL Team of the played 45 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June 27.
Month for July...Made her Providence Park debut, starting and playing 90 minutes on 2019: Played in three games, making two starts...Started for a second straight match, log-
June 2 against Chicago...Earned her first professional start, making her third appearance ging 43 minutes against Chicago on June 2...Earned her first start of the season, logging
of the season, on May 11 against Orlando..Made her Thorns FC and NWSL debut, logging 74 minutes on May 25 against Sky Blue FC...Made her season debut, logging 36 minutes
23 minutes as a substitute on April 20 against Chicago. 2018: Selected by Thorns FC with against Washington on May 18. 2018: Appeared in five games, making one start...Played a
the eighth overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft, but did not appear on the roster. season-high 45 minutes against Sky Blue FC on June 27...Logged a season-high 32 minutes
in her third appearance of the season on May 25 against Utah...Made her Thorns FC debut
COLLEGE as a late-game substitute against Chicago on March 31. 2017: Started and played in all 24
2017: Played in 23 matches (23 starts), recording six goals and eight assists during her matches for the Boston Breakers...Logged 2,117 minutes...Made her 100th career NWSL ap-
senior season at Florida...United Soccer Coaches All-America third team... United Soccer pearance on Sept. 10 against Portland. 2016: Appeared in 19 games (all starts)...Scored first
Coaches All-Southeast Region first team... All-Southeastern Conference first-team selec- career NWSL goal on July 17 against Sky Blue FC.
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.
2020: Made her tournament debut, earning her first start and logging 90 minutes against 2020: Made her second start of the tournament, playing 65 minutes against OL Reign on
Chicago on July 1. 2019: Earned her first professional start, logging 64 minutes on Oct. July 13...Logged 20 minutes in her third appearance of the tournament on July 5 against
12 against Washington...Appeared in her second match of the season, making her Provi- Washington...Earned her first start of the tournamen against Chicago on July 1...Scored her
dence Park debut, on Sept. 11 against North Carolina...Made her professional and Thorns first goal in the NWSL play, logging 36 minutes as a subsitute against North Carolina in the
FC debut on the road as a second-half substitute on June 15 against North Carolina. Challenge Cup opener on June 27. 2019-20: Started and played in 11 matches for Canberra
United in the W-League...Tallied five goals, which ranked tied for seventh in the league, and
COLLEGE (Penn State) one assist. 2019: Made 11 appearances, earning six starts...Tallied two assists...Logged her
2018: Named United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American…Big Ten Midfielder of the 11th appearance of the season as a substitute against Reign FC on Sept. 29...Made her ninth
Year…All-Big Ten First Team…United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team…Senior appearance of the season, logging 28 minutes as a substitute on Aug. 25 against Chicago...
CLASS Award Candidate…MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List...Started all 25 matches…Re- Made a fifth consecutive start, logging 63 minutes against Houston on June 29...Started for a
corded 17 points on six goals and five assists. 2017: United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest fourth straight match on June 21 against Utah..Recorded two assists in her Providence Park
Region first team…All-Big Ten First Team…MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List…Started all debut in her second professional match on June 2 against Chicago...Made her professional
24 matches…Finished the year with 13 points on four goals and five assists. 2016: Red- debut, earning her first start and playing 79 minutes on May 25 against Sky Blue FC.
shirted. 2015: NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first-team honoree...Named to the All-Big Ten
second team...Started all 27 matches...Finished the year with 19 points on seven goals and COLLEGE (Vanderbilt)
five assists. 2014: Big Ten Freshman of the Year...Big Ten All-Freshman Team...Started all 24 2017: Played in and started 19 games, posting four goals and six assists...Named Second
games...Dished out six assists on the season...Scored three goals. Team All-Southeast Region (United Soccer Coaches)...Garnered Second Team All-SEC acco-
lades. 2015: Led team in goals (7) and assists (4)...All-South Region First Team and Second
Team All-SEC. 2014: Named First Team All-SEC... An All-South Region Second Team pick...
Played in 19 games...Scored a team-high nine goals and added three assists. 2013: Named
to SEC All-Freshman Team...Appeared in 17 games (16 starts), tallying five goals...Also had
five assists, which tied for team-high.
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COLLEGE 2020: Logged 30 minutes in a substitute role on July 5 against Washington...Made her sec-
2019: Started and played in 21 games...Tallied one goal and two assists...Named to the MAC ond appearance of the tournament, logging eight minute as a substitute against Chicago on
Hermann Trophy Watch List...United Soccer Coaches Second Team Scholar All-American. July 1...Earned her first professional start, logging 54 minutes against North Carolina on June
2018: Appeared in all 25 games with 24 starts to her name...Recorded nine points off of 27. 2019: Appeared in four matches as a substitute...Made her professional debut, logging
three goals and three helpers...Goals came against West Virginia, DePaul and Washington 11 minutes as a substitute against Sky Blue FC on May 25...Scored her first professional goal
State...Scored the game-winning goal against Washington State in NCAA Tournament...An- in a 3-0 win against the Chicago Red Stars on June 2.
chored a defense that allowed just 10 goals on the season...Named Third Team All-American
and First Team Scholar All-American...Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Regional COLLEGE
First Team...Earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and All-BIG EAST First Team... 2018: Appeared in 14 games and earned 12 starts...Recorded a team high eight goals...
Selected as BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year while earning a spot on the Earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. 2017: One of three Ducks to start in all 19
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team...Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week twice and matches...Recorded five goals and four assists...Netted two goals against Kansas State (Aug.
made the Weekly Honor Roll once. 2017: Appeared in 21 games with 20 starts to her credit... 20)...Logged her second two-goal match of the year against Arizona State (Oct. 13)...Named
Had a total of three goals on the season...Tallied one assist in the BIG EAST semifinals against All-Pac-12 third team as well as the CoSida District 8 all-academic first team...Named to the
Marquette...Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 25. 2016: Appeared in Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team. 2016: Played in 20 games (19 starts), tallying one goal
21 games, starting once...Her first career start came against Southern California in the NCAA and give assists...Tallied two assists against Gonzaga (Aug. 21)...Named to the Outrigger
College Cup...Scored one goal against DePaul in the regular season...A BIG EAST Academic Soccer Classic Series All-Tournament Team...Scored first goal of the season in a 3-0 win
All-Star. 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 Second 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).
COLLEGE (UCLA) 2020: Appeared in her second match of the tournament, logging 11 minutes as a substitute
2019: Ranked third on the team in assists with six...Played in 20 games and started 13, against OL Reign on July 13...Made her professional debut, starting and playing 90 minutes
including the final 10 games of the season...Earned her first start at Arizona State and re- against Chicago on July 1.
corded her first point of the season with an assist in the 4-1 win. 2018: Played in 11 games
and started 10 before succumbing to a season-ending knee injury in October...Recorded COLLEGE (Notre Dame/University of San Francisco)
four goals, including two at California...Received third-team All-Pac-12 honors. 2017: 2019: Started and played in 21 matches at Notre Dame as a graduate student...Tallied two
Scored late game-winning goals in the NCAA second round vs. Northwestern in overtime goals...Tallied both her goals in a match against Western Michigan on Aug. 29...Played 1,811
and in the NCAA third round vs. Virginia in the 89th minute...Ranked second on the team in minutes. 2018: Named United Soccer Coaches All-West Region...Earned All-WCC second
all scoring categories with career-highs of 25 points, nine assists and three game-winning team honors with USF...Earned WCC All-Academic honors...Played and started all 20 games
goals...2016: Earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors and first-team Pac-12 All-Freshman for the Dons...Logged 1,793 minutes which led the team for the second straight year...
acclaim...Selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI first team...Played in all 22 Finished the season with nine points on four goals and one assist...Four goals was tied for
games and made 20 starts...Led the team and ranked second in the Pac-12 in assists with second most on the team and a career best...Two of her four goals were game winning
eight...Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 14 points...Scored the game-winning goal goals. 2017: Named All-WCC Honorable Mention...Earned WCC All-Academic honors...Played
in the NCAA First Round vs. Seattle...Scored her first collegiate goal against San Diego and in and started all 20 games…Played in all 1,908 minutes this season - the second most on
also had a goal at Arizona. 2015: Redshirted due to injury. the team...Scored one goal, which was her first collegiate goal against Pacific on Oct. 20.
2016: Redshirted due to injury. 2015: Made 16 appearances with nine starts on the year....
Youth National Team Her 765 total minutes played were the third most among USF’s non-starters...Contributed
Played on U.S. Youth National Teams from U-14 to U-17...Scored a goal in the opening match to a USF defense that set a team record in goals against average (0.72) and tied the team
of the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament...Called up to training camp with the U-23s in May record for shutouts in a season (10)...USF’s 10 shutouts tied for second in the conference...
2018. Helped the Dons’ defense rank third in the WCC in goals allowed (15) and goals against
average (0.72).
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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020
CONSISTENCY
USING HER HEAD Meghan Klingenberg was one of just 18 players in the NWSL to play over 2,000
With her goal against Washington on July 5, Lindsey Horan has recorded 13 minutes during the 2019 season. She appeared in the most games (23) and
headed goals since entering the league in 2016 across all competitions. Notably, played the most minutes (2017) of any player on the Thorns FC roster last season.
the next highest total among active league players is nine headed goals by North
Carolina’s Jessica McDonald.
SQUAD DEPTH
Through their first three matches, Thorns FC have featured 20 players in the
SET PIECES tournament. In the team’s match against Washington on July 5, Katherine
According to Opta, Portland recorded the most goals from set play (7) in 2019. Reynolds and Gabby Seiler made their tournament debuts. For Seiler, it was her
Dating back to 2016, Thorns FC have scored a league-best 28 goals from set first appearance since suffering an ACL injury in August of 2019. Portland’s match
pieces, which is eight more than the second best team - the North Carolina Cour- against Chicago on July 1 featured one player who made their professional debut
age with 20 goals from set play during that stretch. in Autumn Smithers and Emily Ogle who earned her first minutes of the tourna-
ment. It was also the first professional start for rookie Morgan Weaver as well
as the first start for Christen Westphal with Thorns FC. Notably, Celeste Boureille,
Simone Charley and Madison Pogarch earned their first starts of the tournament
RARELY TRAILING against the Red Stars. Against North Carolina to open the tournament on June 27,
In spite of being the eighth seed in the knockout round, Thorns FC has trailed for Marissa Everett earned her first career professional start.
just six minutes in the entire Challenge Cup. Only the Courage have trailed for a
shorter amount of time in the competition.
ROSTER BUILDING
Entering Sunday’s match, of the 20 players who have featured in the tourna-
ELIMINATION EXPERIENCE ment for Portland: six were NWSL draft selections by Portland (Emily Menges,
Friday’s match will be the 10th time that Thorns FC has taken part in an elimina- Emily Ogle, Tyler Lussi, Morgan Weaver, Bella Bixby, Gabby Seiler) and six were
tion match in the history of the club. That is the most of any NWSL team with undrafted and signed by Thorns FC (Celeste Boureille, Simone Charley, Marissa
Portland having a record of 5-4 in those matches. Everett, Kelli Hubly, Madison Pogarch and Autumn Smithers).
SCORING
POR - none • OLR - none
LINEUP
GK Bixby, D Westphal (Pogarch, 90+1), D Reynolds (Smithers,
79), D Hubly, D Klingenberg, M Salem (Seiler, 79), M Rodrí-
guez, M Boureille, F Charley (Lussi, 65), F Weaver (Everett,
90+1), F Sinclair ©
Totals 4 360 13
11 3
0.75 2 0 0 0 1 3 Totals 4 360 14
12 2
0.50 2 0 0 1 0 3
Total 2
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KEY 10