PORTLAND THORNS FC NWSL CHALLENGE CUP NOTES

PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. HOUSTON DASH

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 - SEMIFINALS
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THORNS FC DASH 2020 CHALLENGE CUP SCHEDULE

DATE GAME TIME (BROADCAST)
Sat., June 27 North Carolina 2, Portland 1 9:30 a.m. (CBS)
Washington 2, Chicago 1 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Tues., June 30 Houston 3, Utah 3 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
OL Reign 0, Sky Blue FC 0 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
VS. Wed., July 1 Portland 0, Chicago 0 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
North Carolina 2, Washington 0 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Sat., July 4 Utah 1, Sky Blue FC 0 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
Houston 2, OL Reign 0 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Sun., July 5 North Carolina 1, Chicago 0 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
BROADCAST INFO
Portland 1, Washington 1 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Date: Wednesday, July 22
Wed., July 8 OL Reign 1, Utah 0 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
Kickoff: 9:30 a.m. (Pacific)
Location: Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) Sky Blue FC 2, Houston 0 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Forecast: Partly sunny, 82 degrees Sun., July 12 Washington 1, Houston 0 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
Chicago 1, Utah 0 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Referee: Tori Penso
Assistant Referees: Jennifer Garner, Tiffini Turpin Mon., July 13 OL Reign 0, Portland 0 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
Fourth Official: Karen Abt North Carolina 2, Sky Blue FC 0 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Fri., July 17 #8 Portland 1, #1 North Carolina 0 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
Broadcast: CBS All Access (U.S. & Canada), Twitch (International)
Talent: Mike Watts (play-by-play), Lori Lindsey (analyst), Marisa Pilla (sideline # 4 Houston 0, #5 Utah 0 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
reporter) (Houston advances on penalties)
Sat., July 18 #2 Washington 0, #7 Sky Blue FC 0 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
THORNS SCHEDULE (Sky Blue advances on penalties)
Saturday, June 27 TIME (PT) #3 Chicago 0, #6 OL Reign 0 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns FC 1 9:30 a.m. (Chicago advances on penalties)
Wed., July 22 #8 Portland vs. #4 Houston 9:30 a.m. (CBS All Access)
Wednesday, July 1 TIME (PT) #7 Sky Blue FC vs. #3 Chicago 7 p.m. (CBS All Access)
Portland Thorns FC 0, Chicago Red Stars 0 9:30 a.m. Sun., July 26 Final 9:30 a.m. (CBS)

Sunday, July 5 TIME (PT)

All match times are Pacific time
Portland Thorns FC 1, Washington Spirit 1 7 p.m.

Monday, July 13 TIME (PT) 2019 SEASON CAPSULE

Portland Thorns FC 0, OL Reign 0 9:30 a.m. 2019 NWSL Record 11-7-6 GF: 40 GA: 31
Home: 7-3-2 GF: 22 GA: 13
Away: 4-4-4 GF: 18 GA: 18
Friday, July 17 - Quarterfinals TIME (PT)
Total points: 44 pts
Portland Thorns FC 1, North Carolina Courage 0 9:30 a.m. Finish: 3rd
Notable 2019 Team Rankings (NWSL regular season)
Wednesday, July 22 - Semifinals TIME (PT) Goals: 3rd - 40 goals
Portland Thorns FC vs. Houston Dash 9:30 a.m. Assists: t-4th - 19 assists
Shutouts: 5th - 8 shutouts
Shot Conversion: 1st - 15.7 percent
Crossing Accuracy: 1st - 25.1 percent
LAST MATCH RECAP Corner Kick Accuracy: 2nd - 37.2 percent
Fewest Yellow Cards: 3rd - 19 yellow cards
Playing in the quarterfinal round of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by
P&G and Secret, Portland Thorns FC defeated the North Carolina Courage 1-0 on
Friday afternoon. Goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom tallied eight saves in the match, STAT FILE
helping Portland keep its third clean sheet of the tournament. Morgan Weaver Portland’s July 17th match against North Carolina was the first time a team
scored her first professional goal, the game winner, while Rocky Rodríguez has registered a shutout against the Courage since May 4, 2019. It marked just
tallied her first assist as a member of the club. Thorns FC were the only team to the seventh time North Carolina has been held scoreless in a match across all
score against North Carolina in the tournament, scoring in both of their meet- competitions, dating back to the 2017 season, with Thorns FC recording three
ings at the Challenge Cup. of those shutouts. All three shutouts for Portland were 1-0 wins.
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ROSTER COMPISITION
Players returning from 2019: 17
New players with Thorns FC in 2020: 9
International players: 2
Goalkeepers: 3
Defenders: 9
Midfielders: 6
Forwards: 7
Players IN (9) Players OUT (9)
Marissa Everett Andressinha
Meaghan Nally Elizabeth Ball
Anika Rodriguez Dagny Brynjarsdottir
Rocky Rodríguez Ana Crnogorcevic
Becky Sauerbrunn Ellie Carpenter
Sophia Smith Caitlin Foord
Autumn Smithers Midge Purce
Morgan Weaver Hayley Raso
Christen Westphal Emily Sonnett
THORNS TRANSACTION TRACKER
NOV. 4, 2019
Exercised the contract options for: Bella Bixby, Dagny Bryn-
jarsdottir, Simone Charley, Tyler Lussi, Emily Menges, Em-
ily Ogle, Midge Purce, Madison Pogarch and Gabby Seiler.
NOV. 18, 2019
Thorns FC and midfielder Dagny Brynjarsdottir mutually agree
to part ways.
JAN. 8, 2020
Acquired the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft
from the Orlando Pride in exchange for defender Emily Son-
nett, the rights to forward Caitlin Foord and the seventh and
14th pick in the 2020 draft.
Acquired midfielder Rocky Rodríguez from Sky Blue FC in
exchange for forward Midge Purce and Portland’s natural first
round pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft.
Thorns FC and midfielder Andressinha mutually agree to part
ways.
JAN. 16, 2020
Traded two second round picks (No. 15 and No. 16 overall) in
the 2020 draft and allocation money to the Chicago Red Stars
for the No. 2 pick.
Selected forward Sophia Smith (No. 1), forward Morgan
Weaver (No. 2) and defender Meaghan Nally (No. 25) in the
2020 NWSL College Draft.
Acquired the rights to defender Christen Westphal from OL
Reign in exchange for its fourth round pick (No. 34 overall) in
the 2020 draft.
MARCH 3, 2020
Acquired defender Becky Sauerbrunn from Utah Royals FC in
exchange for defender Elizabeth Ball and $100,00 in allocation
money.
JUNE 17, 2020
Thorns FC transfer defender Ellie Carpenter to Division 1 Fémi-
nine club Olympique Lyonnais.
HEAD COACH MARK PARSONS
A finalist for 2018 Best FIFA Women’s Coach of the Year, head coach Mark Parsons
begins his fifth season with Thorns FC in 2020 after signing a multi-year contract
extension. Since joining the club ahead of the 2016 season, Parsons has helped
lead Portland to an NWSL Championship (2017) and NWSL Shield (2016) and back-
to-back NWSL Championship appearances (2017, 2018), while compiling a mark of
49-20-23 (.658) and 11 or more wins in each of his first four seasons with the club.
On May 25, 2018, Parsons became the third coach in league history to register 50
career wins, posting a record of 69-42-36 across seven seasons coaching in the
NWSL.
During his tenure, Thorns FC have finished in the top three in the NWSL regular-season standings in four
consecutive seasons, winning the club’s first NWSL Shield in 2016 and the second NWSL Championship
in club history in 2017. Portland secured home playoff matches with top-two finishes in in 2016, 2017
and 2018. Under Parsons, Thorns FC have one of the top home-field advantages in the league, register-
ing just five losses at Providence Park since his arrival (31-7-8) while also becoming the first team in
league history in 2017 to record 10 home victories.
In just his second season with the club, Parsons helped Portland lift the NWSL Championship trophy
behind one of the most dominant defensive performances in league history. Thorns FC tied the single-
season record for the top defense in NWSL history, posting a 0.83 goals-against average, while also
equaling the mark for the most home shutouts (7) in a single season. In addition, Thorns FC finished the
2017 regular-season campaign ranked first in fewest goals conceded (20), fewest goals conceded at
home (8) and fewest goals conceded on the road (12).
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
hosted the club’s first-ever home playoff game. In addition, Portland registered the best home record
(8-1-1) and best road record (4-2-4) in the league, while beginning the season with the second-longest
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
goals in 20 games, 0.95 goals-against average) and offensively the team ranked second in the league in
goals (35) and tied for second in assists (23).
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
2015 seasons. Assuming the role of head coach in July 2013 and general manger in September 2013,
Parsons helped engineer one of the most successful turnarounds in league history as the Spirit went on
to a 10-win season and secured a berth in the league playoffs in 2014 after winning just three games
the previous season.
In addition, the Spirit Reserves won the W-League Championship, the U20s were national finalists and
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-
tional Championships, while also helping launch the club’s academy programs. In 2012, Parsons helped
guide the D.C. United Women U20s to the National Championship match, earning a runner-up finish.
From 2014-10, Parsons worked with Chelsea FC girls and boys academies, while also serving as the
head coach for the Chelsea Ladies Reserves from 2008-10 and as an assistant coach with the U16 Girls
Academy.
The Cranleigh, Surrey, native holds USSF A and B licenses, UEFA A and B licenses, a US Youth Soccer
National Youth license and a NSCAA Director of Coaching diploma.
Mark, his wife, Hannah, and their daugther Edie reside in Portland.
THORNS CONNECTIONS WITH HOUSTON
Meghan Klingenberg was a member of the Houston Dash during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Houston’s Shea Groom was teammates with Christen Westphal during the 2019 season with OL
Reign and was teammates with Rocky Rodríguez during the 2018 season at Sky Blue FC. Rodrí-
guez was also teammates with Houston defender Erin Simon at Sky Blue FC during 2016 and 2017
seasons. Kristie Mewis and Westphal were teammates on the Boston Breakers in 2016, which was
during Westphal’s rookie season in the NWSL. Christine Nairn played for Thorns FC head coach
Mark Parsons during the 2014 and 2015 seasons with the Washington Spirit. Thorns FC defender
Kelli Hubly and Houston defender Katie Naugton were high school teammates at Elk Grove High
School in Elk Grove Village, Ill.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020

ALPHABETICAL TOURNAMENT ROSTER

# PLAYER POS HT DOB HOMETOWN COLLEGE
31 Bixby, Bella GK 6-0 11/20/1995 Milwaukie, Ore. Oregon State
30 Boureille, Celeste M 5-9 04/20/1994 San Francisco, Calif. California - Berkeley
38 Charley, Simone F 5-8 02/04/1995 Hoover, Ala. Vanderbilt
33 Eckerstrom, Britt GK 5-10 05/28/1993 Germantown, Md. Penn State
40 Everett, Marissa F 5-4 08/29/1997 Canyon Lake, Calif. Oregon
10 Horan, Lindsey M 5-9 05/26/1994 Golden, Colo. n/a
20 Hubly, Kelli D 5-9 08/09/1994 Elk Grove, Ill. DePaul
25 Klingenberg, Meghan D 5-2 08/02/1988 Gibsonia, Pa. North Carolina
34 Lussi, Tyler F 5-7 01/26/1995 Lutherville, Md. Princeton
5 Menges, Emily D 5-7 07/28/1992 Garden City, N.Y. Georgetown
39 Nally, Meaghan D 5-7 06/30/1998 Herndon, Va. Georgetown
37 Ogle, Emily M 5-5 08/05/1996 Strongsville, Ohio Penn State
15 Pogarch, Madison D 5-6 11/05/1997 Hartland, Mich. Rutgers
2 Reynolds, Katherine D 5-7 09/14/1987 Medina, Wash. Santa Clara
41 Rodriguez, Anika F 5-2 01/04/1997 Torrance, Calif UCLA
11 Rodriguez, Rocky M 5-6 10/28/1993 San Jose, Costa Rica Penn State
36 Salem, Angela M 5-5 07/24/1988 Akron, Ohio Francis Marion
4 Sauerbrunn, Becky D 5-7 06/06/1985 St. Louis, Mo. Virginia
35 Seiler, Gabby M 5-5 09/14/1994 Peachtree City, Ga. Florida
12 Sinclair, Christine F 5-9 06/12/1983 Burnaby, B.C., Canada Portland
9 Smith, Sophia F 5-6 08/10/2000 Windsor, Colo. Stanford
43 Smithers, Autumn D 5-8 11/04/1997 Modesto, Calif. Notre Dame
22 Weaver, Morgan F 5-10 10/18/1997 University Place, Wash. Washington State
18 Westphal, Christen D 5-6 09/02/1993 Brecksville, Ohio Florida

COACHES & STAFF

HEAD COACH: Mark Parsons
ASSISTANT COACH: Sophie Clough FITNESS COACH: Tom Milroy
ASSISTANT COACH: Rich Gunney
GOALKEEPER COACH: Nadine Angerer

NUMERICAL TOURNAMENT ROSTER

# PLAYER POS PRONUNCIATION NATIONALITY LAST CLUB
2 Katherine Reynolds D United States Washington Spirit (NWSL)
4 Becky Sauerbrunn D SOUR-brunn United States Utah Royals FC (NWSL)
5 Emily Menges D men-guess United States Georgetown (NCAA)
9 Sophia Smith F United States Stanford (NCAA)
10 Lindsey Horan M her-ran United States Paris Saint-Germain (France)
11 Rocky Rodríguez M Costa Rica Sky Blue FC (NWSL)
12 Christine Sinclair F Canada Western New York (WPS)
15 Madison Pogarch D PO-garsh United States Rutgers (NCAA)
18 Christen Westphal D United States OL Reign (NWSL)
20 Kelli Hubly D Hublee United States DePaul (NCAA)
22 Morgan Weaver F United States Washington State (NCAA)
25 Meghan Klingenberg D United States Houston Dash (NWSL)
30 Celeste Boureille M BOO-ray United States California-Berkeley (NCAA)
31 Bella Bixby GK United States Oregon State (NCAA)
33 Britt Eckerstrom GK United States Western New York (NWSL)
34 Tyler Lussi F LUCY United States Princeton (NCAA)
35 Gabby Seiler M SIGH-ler United States Florida (NCAA)
36 Angela Salem M United States Boston Breakers (NWSL)
37 Emily Ogle M OH-gull United States Penn State (NCAA)
38 Simone Charley F United States Vanderbilt (NCAA)
39 Meaghan Nally D United States Georgetown (NCAA)
40 Marissa Everett F United States Oregon (NCAA)
41 Anika Rodriguez F United States UCLA (NCAA)
43 Autumn Smithers D United States Notre Dame (NCAA)
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2 KATHERINE REYNOLDS - D
Height: 5-7 DOB: 09/14/87
Hometown: Medina, Wash.
Acquired: Trade with Washington Spirit, 02/02/16
Last NWSL goal: 05/30/18, POR vs. NC
Last NWSL assist: 10/02/16, POR vs. WNY (NWSL Semifinal)
2020: Made her second start of the tournament, logging 42 minutes against North Carolina
on July 17...Earned her first start of the tournament, logging 89 minutes on July 13 against
OL Reign...Made her Challenge Cup debut, logging 10 minutes as a substitute against Wash-
ington on July 5. 2019: Appeared in 23 games, making 17 starts...Started and played in the
NWSL semifinals against the Chicago Red Stars on Oct. 20...Made her 23rd appearance of
the season, tied for most on the team, on Oct. 12 against Washington...Logged 45 minutes
as a substitute against Reign FC on Sept. 29...Entered the match as a late-game substi-
tute against Houston on Sept. 21, making her 21st appearance of the season, which is tied
for the most on the team...Started her 16th game of the season on Sept. 11 against North
Carolina...Made her 15th start of the season against North Carolina on Aug. 11...Named to
the NWSL Team of the Month for June...Started 13 consecutive games to begin the season
(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
suffering a season-ending knee injury on July 25, 2018. 2018: Appeared in 17 games (16
starts), tallying one goal...Played in her 100th career NWSL match, the 15th player in league
history to reach this milestone, tallying her first career NWSL goal on May 30 against North
Carolina...Appeared in her 95th career NWSL match on May 5 against Seattle...Started and
played 90 minutes in 10 consecutive matches (March 24-May 25). 2017: Started and played
in 10 matches during the regular season...Logged 90 minutes in both of Portland’s NWSL
playoff matches...Started 10 straight matches (July 22-Sept. 30) to conclude the regular
season...Made her first appearance of the season and the 80th of her NWSL career, earning
the start and logging 73 minutes against Washington on July 22.
5 EMILY MENGES - D
Height: 5-7 DOB: 07/28/92
Hometown: Garden City, N.Y.
Pronunciation: men-guess
Acquired: Selected with the No. 25 overall pick in the 2014
NWSL College Draft, 01/17/14
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: n/a
2020: Played all 90 minutes in a starting role on July 17 agianst North Carolina...Started and
played 90 minutes in her second start of the tournament on July 5 against Washington...
Played 45 minutes as a substitute against Chicago on July 1...Started and played 90 minutes
in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June 27. 2019-20: Helped
guide the Melbourne Victory to the W-League playoffs, starting and playing 90 minutes in
their semifinal match against Sydney FC...Started and played in 13 matches for the Victory.
2019: Played 1,665 minutes without committing a foul during the regular season...Started
her 15th consecutive match on Oct. 12 against Washington...Surpassed 10,000 career min-
utes 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 the season, log-
ging 45 minutes against Houston on June 29...Played in her 100th career 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 Co-Defender of the
Year and Community MVP...Appeared in 15 matches (all starts)...Started and played in both
NWSL playoff matches...Made her 95th career start, second most in club 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.
4 BECKY SAUERBRUNN - D
Height: 5-7 DOB: 06/06/1985
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
Pronunciation: SOUR-brunn
Acquired: Via trade with Utah Royals FC, 03/03/20
Last NWSL goal: 09/06/19, UTAH vs. POR
Last NWSL assist: 08/13/17, FCKC @ HOU
2020: Made her Thorns FC debut, starting and playing 90 minutes against North Carolina
in the Challenge Cup on June 27. 2019: Appeared in 14 matches, contributing to six clean
sheets...Tallied one goal...NWSL Defender of the Year...NWSL Best XI...NWSL Team of the
Month (April)...NWSL Goal of the Week (Week 19)...Named club’s 2019 Defender of the Year.
2018: Named team captain for Utah…Started in 19 of her 20 appearances...NWSL Team of
the Month (March, April, May, and June)...Named the club’s 2018 MVP and Co-Defender of the
Year...Was also nominated for the NWSL’s Defender of the Year. 2017: Named team captain
for fifth straight season...Started in all 22 games played, registering a full 90 minutes in every
match...Scored one goal against the Washington Spirit on May 28...Fourth in the league for
completed passes (1176)...Tallied one goal and two assists.
INTERNATIONAL
Has 174 caps with the U.S. Women’s National Team.
2020: Started three of five matches during the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying
Tournament...Started and played 90 minutes in the semifinal match of the Olympic qualify-
ing tournament against Mexico on Feb. 7 to secure a spot to compete at Summer Olympics.
2019: A member of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup champions, she was a starter in
her second consecutive World Cup, playing every minute of all six games in which she ap-
peared...Missed the opening match due to a minor injury, but then played every minute (540)
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.
9 SOPHIA SMITH - F
Height: 5-6 DOB: 08/10/2000
Hometown: Windsor, Colo.
Acquired: No. 1 overall pick in 2020 NWSL College Draft
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: n/a
COLLEGE (Stanford)
2019: Named Most Outanding Offensive Player at the College Cup, tallying a hat-
trick in the national semifinal against UCLA...Named to the College Cup All-Tour-
nament Team...Earned All-PAC 12 second team honors...Named to the MAC Herm-
man Trophy watch list...Finished the season with 17 goals and nine assists in 21
appearances (19 starts). 2018: Named All-PAC 12 second team...Named to the All-PAC
12 freshman team...Recorded seven goals and two assists in 13 matches (11 starts).
INTERNATIONAL
2020: Called in for January training camp in 2020 with the USWNT. 2019: Called into the
senior team for the second time in December of 2019 for the U.S WNT Identification Camp
in Bradenton, Fla., the second training camp under Vlatko Andonovski. 2017: Called into
the senior National Team for the first time in April 2017 for training but did not play in the
matches against Russia.
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10 LINDSEY HORAN - M
Height: 5-9 DOB: 05/26/94
Hometown: Golden, Colo.
Acquired: National Team Allocation, 01/13/16
Last NWSL goal: 07/5/20, POR vs. WSH (Challenge Cup)
Last NWSL assist: 09/21/19, POR vs. HOU
2020: Appeared in her fourth game, earning the start and logging 51 minutes against North
Carolina on July 1...Tallied her first goal of the tournament on July 5 against Washington...
Started and played 69 mintues against Chicago on July 1...Started and played 90 minutes
in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June 27. 2019: Named to
NWSL Best XI...Started and played in 13 games...Tallied one goal and two assists...Tallied
her first goal of the season on July 24 against Houston...Made her first start since return-
ing from the World Cup against Utah on July 19...Recorded her first assist of the season on
April 20 against Chicago. 2018: On the 15-player shortlist for the Ballon d’Or...Named NWSL
MVP...An NWSL Best XI selection...Started and played in 22 games, tallying 13 goals and
two assists...Recorded a goal and an assist in the semifinals against Seattle Reign FC on
Sept. 15....Finished 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.
INTERNATIONAL
Has earned 86 caps for the U.S. Women’s National Team, scoring 19 goals.
2020: Has appeared in eight games, tallying seven goals and three assists...Scored six goals
during Concacaf Olympic Qualifying...Recorded her first career hat-trick during Olympic
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.
12 CHRISTINE SINCLAIR - F
Height: 5-9 DOB: 06/12/83
Hometown: Burnaby, B.C.
Acquired: National Team Allocation, 01/11/13
Last NWSL goal: 08/25/19, POR vs. CHI
Last NWSL assist: 04/28/19, POR @ NJ
2020: One of two players to start all five matches in the Challenge Cup...Played all 90 min-
utes against North Carolina on July 17 and OL Reign on July 13...Started and logged 60
minutes on July 5 against Washington...Logged 82 minutes as a starter against Chicago on
July 1...Started and played 90 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener on June 27 against
North Carolina. 2019: Started and played in 17 matches...Scored a career-best nine goals,
which ranked as the third-most in the NWSL...Scored in four consecutive matches (July
14-Aug. 3)...Surpassed 10,000 career minutes played on July 14 against Orlando...Tallied
her first assist of the season on April 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...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.
INTERNATIONAL
The all-time leading goal-scorer in international soccer, men’s and women’s, with 186 goals
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.
11 ROCKY RODRêGUEZ - M
Height: 5-6 DOB: 10/28/93
Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica
Acquired: Trade with Sky Blue FC, 01/08/20
Last NWSL goal: 07/06/19, NJ vs. CHI
Last NWSL assist: 07/17/20, POR vs. NC (Challenge Cup)
2020: Recorded her first career assist with Thorns FC, starting and playing 90 minute against
North Carolina on July 17...Made her third start of the tournament, logging 90 minutes against
OL Reign on July 13...Started her second match of the tournament, playing all 90 minutes on
July 5 against Washington...Logged 21 minutes as a substitute against Chicago on July 1...
Started and played 90 minutes in her Thorns FC debut on June 27 in the NWSL Challenge
Cup opener against North Carolina. 2019: Appeared in 22 games (22 starts), logging 1,921
minutes...Tallied three goals and three assists...Recorded an assist against the North Carolina
Courage on Oct. 12...Tallied an assist on Aug. 25 against the Houston Dash...Scored against
the Chicago Red Stars in a 2-1 win on July 6...Registered a goal against Reign FC on May
18, scoring for a second consecutive game...Recorded her first goal of the season on May 11
against the Washington Spirit...Tallied an assist on April 29 against Thorns FC - her first assist
of the season. 2018: Played in 15 matches (10 starts), logging 910 minutes...Recorded one
assist...Tallied an assist on Aug. 19 against Utah Royals FC.
INTERNATIONAL
Has earned 73 caps and scored 42 goals with the Costa Rica Women’s National Team.
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
against Haiti on Jan. 31...Converted a penalty kick in a 6-1 win over Panama on Jan. 28.
2019: Won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games...Scored a brace in a 5-0 win over El
Salvador on Oct. 8 in Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification...Scored a brace
in the group round of the Pan American Games against Peru on July 31.
15 MADISON POGARCH - D/M
Height: 5-6 DOB: 11/05/1997
Hometown: Heartland, Mich.
Acquired: Discovery, Signed to supplemental roster
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: n/a
2020: Made her fifth appearance in the tournament, logging eight minues as a substitute
against North Carolina on July 17...Appeared in her fourth match of the tournament, entering
the match as a late-game substitute against OL Reign on July 13...Made her third appearance
of the tournament, logging 20 minutes as a substitute on July 5 against Washington...Earned
her first start of the tournament, playing all 90 minutes against Chicago on July 1...Appeared
as a late-game substitute in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June
27. 2019: Played in three matches...Made her third appearance, her first at Providence Park,
logging 13 minutes on June 21 against Utah...Earned her first professional start in her second
appearance on the road against North Carolina on June 15...Made her professional debut,
logging 16 minutes as a substitute against Sky Blue FC on May 25.
COLLEGE
2018: Started all 19 matches...Named Third Team All-Big Ten...Selected as a candidate for
Senior CLASS Award...Started 19 matches, tallying two assists. Prior to Rutgers: Played
at Central Michigan for three seasons (2015-17)...Two-time All-MAC performer...First Team
All-MAC in 2017...Second Team All-MAC in 2016...MAC All-Freshman Team in 2015...Voted
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
(38) and shots on goal (18)...Voted Most Valuable Teammate by peers (2016, 2017)...Two-time
Academic All-MAC recipient (2016, 2017).
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020
18 CHRISTEN WESTPHAL - D
Height: 5-6 DOB: 09/02/1993
Hometown: Brecksville, Ohio
Acquired: Via a trade with the OL Reign on Jan 17, 2020
Last NWSL goal: 06/24/16, BOS vs. WNY
Last NWSL assist: 07/16/17, BOS vs. SEA
2020: Entered the match as a substitute and played 48 minutes, making her fifth appear-
ance of the tournament on July 17 against North Carolina...Appeared in her fourth match,
making a third straight start, on July 13 against OL Reign, logging 89 minutes...Started for
a second consecutive match, playing 70 minutes against Washington on July 5...Earned her
first start with Portland, logging 90 minutes against Chicago on July 1...Made her Thorns
FC debut, logging 18 minutes as a substitute in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against
North Carolina on June 27. 2019: Played in four matches, earning one start. 2018: Made 12
appearances, earning nine starts in her first season with Reign FC...Recorded one assist...
Tallied her first assist with Reign FC against Sky Blue FC on May 27. 2017: Started and
played in 13 matches, recording one assist...Tallied her first career assist against Seattle
Reign FC on July 16. 2016: Selected No. 3 overall in the 2016 NWSL Draft by the Boston
Breakers...Appeared in 13 games (7 starts) during her rookie season...Made her profes-
sional debut on April 17 against the Washington Spirit, logging 10 minutes...Earned her first
career start on May 28, playing 90 minute against the Western New York Flash...Scored her
first professional goal on June 24 against Western New York.
22 MORGAN WEAVER - F
Height: 5-10 DOB: 10/18/97
Hometown: University Place, Wash.
Acquired: No. 2 pick overall in the 2020 NWSL College Draft
Last NWSL goal: 07/17/20, POR vs. NC (Challenge Cup)
Last NWSL assist: n/a
2020: Tallied her first professional goal, the game-winner, against North Carolina in her
fourth start of the tournament on July 17...Earned a third consecutive start, logging 89 mint-
ues against OL Reign on July 13...Started for a second straight match, logging 70 minutes on
July 5 against Washington...Earned her first professional start, logging 57 minutes against
Chicago on July 1...Made her professional debut, playing 36 minutes in the NWSL Challenge
Cup opener against North Carolina on June 27.
COLLEGE (Washington State)
2019: Started and played in all 24 matches...Tallied 15 goals and five assists...Named third-
team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches...Named to the College Cup All-Tournament
team...Garnered first-team All-Pacific region honors from the United Soccer Coaches...
Earned second-team All-PAC 12 accolades. 2018: Named First Team All-Pac-12 and First
Team USC All-West Region...Racked up a team leading 13 goals on the season, adding four
assists to her totals...Scored the game winning goal against No. 1 UCLA 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 regular season with a
hat trick against rival Washington while adding one goal in two NCAA tournament games.
2017: Earned Third Team USC All-West Region honors...Earned Third Team All-Pac-12 honors
after finishing the regular season as the Cougs leading scorer having produced six goals to
go along with two assists. 2016: Started 19 matches...Led team with eight goals and added
one assist...Pac-12 All-Freshman Team...Scored first collegiate goal against North Dakota
State, part of hat trick for the game.
20 KELLI HUBLY - D
Height: 5-9 DOB: 08/09/1994
Hometown: Elk Grove, Ill.
Acquired: Signed, 04/27/18
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: n/a
2020: Started for the fourth time in the tournament, playing all 90 minutes for a third con-
secutive match on July 17 against North Carolina...Made her third start of the tournament,
playing all 90 minutes on July 13 against OL Reign...Earned her second start of the tourna-
ment, playing all 90 minutes on July 5 against Washington...Started and played 72 minutes in
the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June 27. 2019: Appeared in three
games (all starts)...Logged 251 minutes...Made her third straight start of the season, playing
all 90 minutes against Houston on June 29...Started for a second consecutive match, logging
77 minutes against Utah on June 21...Made her first start and appearance of the 2019 season
against North Carolina on June 15. 2018: Made her ninth start of the season on the road
against Chicago on June 16...Recorded her 10th appearance of the season against North
Carolina on May 30...Made a substitute appearance, logging 45 minutes against Orlando on
May 12...Started seven consecutive matches to start the season (March 24-May 9)...Earned
her first professional start, logging 90 minutes, against the North 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 Wash-
ington on July 22.
25 MEGHAN KLINGENBERG - D
Height: 5-2 DOB: 08/02/88
Hometown: Gibsonia, Pa.
Acquired: Trade with Orlando, 11/02/15
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: 07/05/20, POR vs. WSH (Challenge Cup)
2020: One of two players to start all five matches in the tournament...Started nd played
82 minutes against North Carolina on July 17...Recorded her first assist of the tournament
on July 5 against Washington...Earned a second straight start, logging 45 minutes against
Chicago on July 1...Started and played 81 minutes in the opener of the NWSL Challenge Cup
against North Carolina on June 27. 2019: One of two players to appear in 23 matches this
season...Started 16 consecutive matches (April 14-Aug. 7)...Registered her fourth assist of
the season on July 14 against Orlando...Recorded her third assist of the season against Chi-
cago on June 2...Named to the NWSL Team of the Month for April...Recorded her first career
multi-assist game on April 20 against Chicago...Surpassed 5,000 career minutes played for
Thorns FC against Orlando on April 14. 2018: Started and played in 20 games during the
regular season...Recorded her second assist of the season on May 25 against Utah...Tallied
her first assist of the season on May 5 against Seattle. 2017: Named to the NWSL Second
XI...Led the team with six assists, ranking among the top five in the NWSL...Appeared in 23
matches (22 starts)...Recorded her first Thorns FC assist on May 6 against Seattle.
INTERNATIONAL
Has earned 74 caps, tallying three goals for the U.S. Women’s National Team.
2017: Named to the short list for the 2016 FIFPro World Best XI. 2016: Named to her first Olympic
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.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020
30 CELESTE BOUREILLE - M
Height: 5-9 DOB: 04/20/94
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.
Pronunciation: BOO-ray
Acquired: Signed, 04/15/16
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: 06/15/19, POR at NCC
2020: Appeared as a substitute against North Carolina on July 17, logging 39 minutes...Made
her second start in the tournament, logging 90 minutes against OL Reign on July 13...Earned
her first start of the tournament, logging 90 minutes against Chicago on July 1...Played 45
minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June 27. 2019-20:
Appeared in 12 matches (12 starts), logging 1,080 minutes with the Brisbane Roar in the
W-League. 2019: Made a substitute appearance, her 10th appearance of the season, against
Orlando on July 14...Appeared as a substitute, playing in her ninth game of the season on
June 29 against Houston...Made her seventh start of the season on June 21 against Utah...
Started and played 90 minutes, recording her first career NWSL and Thorns FC assist on June
15 against North Carolina...Logged 47 minutes as a substitute on June 2 against Chicago in
her 50th appearance with the club...Started five consecutive matches (April 14-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 Premier-
ship....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.
33 BRITT ECKERSTROM - GK
Height: 5-10 DOB: 05/28/93
Hometown: Germantown, Md.
Acquired: Trade with North Carolina Courage, 3/8/17
Last NWSL win: 07/17/20, POR vs. NC (Challenge Cup)
Last NWSL shutout: 07/17/20, POR vs. NC (Challenge Cup)
2020: Made her tournament debut, logging eight saves and recording a shtuout against North
Carolina on July 17. 2019: Registered her third shutout of the season, making four saves
against Utah on June 21...Recorded her second shutout of the season, logging five saves
against Chicago on June 2...Earned her first shutout of the season on May 25 against Sky
Blue FC...Made her first start of the season, logging four saves and earning her first win of
the season on May 11 against Orlando. 2018-19: Appeared in all 12 matches (12 starts) on
loan with the Newcastle Jets of the Australian W-League...Led the W-League with 61 saves...
Recorded a season-high 11 saves in a match against Sydney FC on Jan. 3...Recorded five
or more saves in seven matches. 2018: Logged a season-best six saves, stopping a penalty
kick, on the road against Chicago on June 16...Recorded her second straight shutout win on
May 25 against Utah...Earned her first win and shutout with Thorns FC, making four saves on
May 19 against Washington...Logged five saves on the road against Houston on May 5...Made
her Thorns FC debut, and her third career NWSL start, logging four saves against Washing-
ton on April 20. 2017-18: Started and played all 12 regular-season matches for Newcastle
Jets on loan in the Australian W-League during the offseason, helping lead the Jets to their
first postseason appearance since 2008-09...Made 35 saves...Did not appear in a match for
Thorns FC during the 2017 season. 2016: Drafted 26th overall in the NWSL College Draft - the
first goalkeeper selected in the draft ... Appeared in three matches, making three starts for
the Western NY Flash...Recorded a pair of shutouts...Made 16 saves in three games, posting
a 0.67 goals-against average...Named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 8, recording a shut-
out while making a caree-high nine saves in a 1-0 win against the Orlando Pride on June 11.
31 BELLA BIXBY - GK
Height: 6-0 DOB: 11/20/95
Hometown: Milwaukie, Ore.
Acquired: 2018 NWSL College Draft, 29th pick
Last NWSL win: n/a
Last NWSL shutout: 07/13/20, POR vs. OL Reign - Challenge Cup
2020: One of three players to start all four preliminary round matches in the tournament...Re-
corded her second shutout, registering three saves on July 13 against OL Reign...Started for
a second straight match, helping log her first career shutout with Portland on July 1 against
Chicago...Made her Thorns FC and NWSL debut against North Carolina in the NWSL Challenge
Cup opener on June 27, logging four saves.
COLLEGE (Oregon State)
2017: Set Oregon State career record with 394 saves...Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
Second Team...A PAC-12 All-Academic Honorable mention pick...Started 17 games during her
senior season, making 97 saves to go along with six shutouts. 2016: Named PAC-12 All-Aca-
demic Second Team...Started all 20 matches...Recorded four shutouts, registering 86 saves.
2015: A First team PAC-12 All-Academic selection...Started and played in 18 matches...Re-
corded five shutouts. 2014: Started 18 games, recording 126 saves...Posted three shutouts.
34 TYLER LUSSI - F
Height: 5-7 DOB: 01/26/1995
Hometown: Lutherville, Md.
Pronunciation: LUCY
Acquired: 2017 NWSL College Draft, 21st overall pick
Last NWSL goal: 07/14/19, POR vs. ORL
Last NWSL assist: 06/29/19, POR @ HOU
2020: Started and played 51 minutes agianst North Carolina on July 17...Appeared as a
substitute against OL Reign on July 13, logging 25 minutes...Made her second appearance
of the tournament, logging 33 minutes as a substitute against Chicago on July 1...Started
and logged 54 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina on June
27. 2019: Appeared in 12 games, making one start...Tallied one goal and two assists...Re-
corded the latest game-winning goal in Thorns FC history, her second goal of the season, in
a 4-3 win against Orlando on July 14...In her eight appearance of the season, tallied her first
goal and assist of the season in 27 minute as a substitute on the road against Houston on
June 29...Made her seventh appearance of the season, logging 25 minutes as a substitute
against Utah on June 21...Earned her first start of the season, logging 59 minutes on May
25 against Sky Blue FC...Entered the match as a late-game substitute, her second substitute
appearance, on May 11 against Orlando...Made a late-game substitute appearance on April
14 against Orlando. 2018: Appeared in 15 games (4 starts), tallying a goal and an assist...
Scored her first goal of the season on July 6 against Utah...Tallied her first assist of the
season in a substitute role against Houston on June 22...Made her ninth appearance of the
season, logging 45 minutes against Chicago on June 16...Started for a third straight match,
logging 45 minutes against Washington on April 20...Earned her first start of the season,
playing 45 minutes on the road against Chicago...Logged 21 minutes as a substitute against
the North Carolina Courage on March 24.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020
35 GABBY SEILER - D/M
Height: 5-5 DOB: 09/14/94
Hometown: Peachtree City, Ga.
Acquired: 2018 NWSL College Draft, 9th pick
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: n/a
2020: Made her third appearance of the tournament, entering as a late-game substitute
against North Carolina on July 17...Appeared in her second match of the tournament, log-
ging 11 minutes against OL Reign on July 13...Made her Challenge Cup debut, logging 20
minutes against Washington on July 5. 2019: Appeared in 15 matches, making 13 starts in
her rookie season...Started 13 consecutive matches (May 11-Aug. 7)...Named to the NWSL
Team of the Month for July...Made her Providence Park debut, starting and playing 90 minutes
on June 2 against Chicago...Earned her first professional start, making her third appearance
of the season, on May 11 against Orlando..Made her Thorns FC and NWSL debut, logging
23 minutes as a substitute on April 20 against Chicago. 2018: Selected by Thorns FC with
the eighth overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft, but did not appear on the roster.
37 EMILY OGLE - M
Height: 5-5 DOB: 08/05/96
Hometown: Strongsville, Ohio
Acquired: 2019 NWSL College Draft, 24th pick
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: n/a
2020: Made her tournament debut, earning her first start and logging 90 minutes against
Chicago on July 1. 2019: Earned her first professional start, logging 64 minutes on Oct.
12 against Washington...Appeared in her second match of the season, making her Provi-
dence Park debut, on Sept. 11 against North Carolina...Made her professional and Thorns
FC debut on the road as a second-half substitute on June 15 against North Carolina.
COLLEGE (Penn State)
2018: Named United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American…Big Ten Midfielder of the
Year…All-Big Ten First Team…United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team…Senior
CLASS Award Candidate…MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List...Started all 25 matches…Re-
corded 17 points on six goals and five assists. 2017: United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest
Region first team…All-Big Ten First Team…MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List…Started all
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
second team...Started all 27 matches...Finished the year with 19 points on seven goals and
five assists. 2014: Big Ten Freshman of the Year...Big Ten All-Freshman Team...Started all 24
games...Dished out six assists on the season...Scored three goals.
36 ANGELA SALEM - M
Height: 5-5 DOB: 07/24/88
Hometown: Akron, Ohio
Acquired: Dispersal Draft, 01/30/18
Last NWSL goal: 07/17/18, BOS vs. SKY
Last NWSL assist: 04/18/15, WSH vs. KC
2020: Started her fourth match of the tournament, playing all 90 minutes against North
Carolina on July 17...Made her third start of the tournament, playing 79 minutes against OL
Reign on July 13...Started her second match of the tournament, playing 70 minutes on July
5 against Washington...Logged eight minutes as a substitute against Chicago on July 1...
Started and played 45 minutes in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener against North Carolina
on June 27. 2019: Played in three games, making two starts...Started for a second straight
match, logging 43 minutes against Chicago on June 2...Earned her first start of the season,
logging 74 minutes on May 25 against Sky Blue FC...Made her season debut, logging 36
minutes against Washington on May 18. 2018: Appeared in five games, making one start...
Played a 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 as a late-game substitute against Chicago on March 31. 2017: Started and played
in all 24 matches for the Boston Breakers...Logged 2,117 minutes...Made her 100th career
NWSL appearance on Sept. 10 against Portland. 2016: Appeared in 19 games (all starts)...
Scored first career NWSL goal on July 17 against Sky Blue FC.
38 SIMONE CHARLEY - F
Height: DOB: 02/04/1995
Hometown: Hoover, Ala.
Acquired: Discovery, Signed to supplemental roster
Last NWSL goal: 06/27/20, POR vs. NC - Challenge Cup
Last NWSL assist: 06/02/19, POR vs. CHI
2020: Played 39 minutes in a substitute role against North Carolina on July 17...Made her
second start of the tournament, playing 65 minutes against OL Reign on July 13...Logged 20
minutes in her third appearance of the tournament on July 5 against Washington...Earned
her first start of the tournamen against Chicago on July 1...Scored her first goal in the NWSL
play, logging 36 minutes as a subsitute against North Carolina in the 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 one assist. 2019:
Made 11 appearances, earning six starts...Tallied two assists...Logged her 11th appearance
of the season as a substitute against Reign FC on Sept. 29...Made a fifth consecutive start,
logging 63 minutes against Houston on June 29...Recorded two assists in her Providence
Park debut in her second professional match on June 2 against Chicago...Made her profes-
sional debut, earning her first start and playing 79 minutes on May 25 against Sky Blue FC.
COLLEGE (Vanderbilt)
2017: Played in and started 19 games, posting four goals and six assists...Named Second
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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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020
39 MEAGHAN NALLY - D
Height: 5-7 DOB: 06/30/98
Hometown: Herndon, Va.
Acquired: 2020 NWSL College Draft, 25th pick
Signed short-term contract, 06/21/20
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: n/a
COLLEGE
2019: Started and played in 21 games...Tallied one goal and two assists...Named to the MAC
Hermann Trophy Watch List...United Soccer Coaches Second Team Scholar All-American.
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
State...Scored the game-winning goal against Washington State in NCAA Tournament...An-
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
First Team...Earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and All-BIG EAST First Team...
Selected as BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year while earning a spot on the
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team...Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week twice and
made the Weekly Honor Roll once. 2017: Appeared in 21 games with 20 starts to her credit...
Had a total of three goals on the season...Tallied one assist in the BIG EAST semifinals against
Marquette...Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 25. 2016: Appeared in
21 games, starting once...Her first career start came against Southern California in the NCAA
College Cup...Scored one goal against DePaul in the regular season...A BIG EAST Academic
All-Star.
41 ANIKA RODRIGUEZ - F
Height: 5-2 DOB: 01/01/97
Hometown: Torrance, Calif.
Acquired: Signed short-term contract, 06/21/20
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: n/a
COLLEGE (UCLA)
2019: Ranked third on the team in assists with six...Played in 20 games and started 13,
including the final 10 games of the season...Earned her first start at Arizona State and re-
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
four goals, including two at California...Received third-team All-Pac-12 honors. 2017:
Scored late game-winning goals in the NCAA second round vs. Northwestern in overtime
and in the NCAA third round vs. Virginia in the 89th minute...Ranked second on the team in
all scoring categories with career-highs of 25 points, nine assists and three game-winning
goals...2016: Earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors and first-team Pac-12 All-Freshman
acclaim...Selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI first team...Played in all 22
games and made 20 starts...Led the team and ranked second in the Pac-12 in assists with
eight...Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 14 points...Scored the game-winning goal
in the NCAA First Round vs. Seattle...Scored her first collegiate goal against San Diego and
also had a goal at Arizona. 2015: Redshirted due to injury.
Youth National Team
Played on U.S. Youth National Teams from U-14 to U-17...Scored a goal in the opening match
of the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament...Called up to training camp with the U-23s in May
2018.
40 MARISSA EVERETT- F
Height: 5-4 DOB: 08/29/97
Hometown: Canyon Lake, Calif.
Acquired: Via discovery, signed ahead of 2020 season
Last NWSL goal: 06/02/19, POR vs. CHI
Last NWSL assist: n/a
2020: Logged 30 minutes in a substitute role on July 5 against Washington...Made her sec-
ond appearance of the tournament, logging eight minute as a substitute against Chicago on
July 1...Earned her first professional start, logging 54 minutes against North Carolina on June
27. 2019: Appeared in four matches as a substitute...Made her professional debut, logging
11 minutes as a substitute against Sky Blue FC on May 25...Scored her first professional goal
in a 3-0 win against the Chicago Red Stars on June 2.
COLLEGE
2018: Appeared in 14 games and earned 12 starts...Recorded a team high eight goals...
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. 2017: One of three Ducks to start in all 19
matches...Recorded five goals and four assists...Netted two goals against Kansas State (Aug.
20)...Logged her second two-goal match of the year against Arizona State (Oct. 13)...Named
All-Pac-12 third team as well as the CoSida District 8 all-academic first team...Named to the
Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team. 2016: Played in 20 games (19 starts), tallying one goal
and give assists...Tallied two assists against Gonzaga (Aug. 21)...Named to the Outrigger
Soccer Classic Series All-Tournament Team...Scored first goal of the season in 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 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).
43 AUTUMN SMITHERS - D
Height: 5-8 DOB: 11/04/97
Hometown: Modesto, Calif.
Acquired: Signed short-term contract, 06/21/20
Last NWSL goal: n/a
Last NWSL assist: n/a
2020: Appeared in her second match of the tournament, logging 11 minutes as a substitute
against OL Reign on July 13...Made her professional debut, starting and playing 90 minutes
against Chicago on July 1.
COLLEGE (Notre Dame/University of San Francisco)
2019: Started and played in 21 matches at Notre Dame as a graduate student...Tallied two
goals...Tallied both her goals in a match against Western Michigan on Aug. 29...Played 1,811
minutes. 2018: Named United Soccer Coaches All-West Region...Earned All-WCC second
team honors with USF...Earned WCC All-Academic honors...Played and started all 20 games
for the Dons...Logged 1,793 minutes which led the team for the second straight year...
Finished the season with nine points on four goals and one assist...Four goals was tied for
second most on the team and a career best...Two of her four goals were game winning
goals. 2017: Named All-WCC Honorable Mention...Earned WCC All-Academic honors...Played
in and started all 20 games…Played in all 1,908 minutes this season - the second most on
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....
Her 765 total minutes played were the third most among USF’s non-starters...Contributed
to a USF defense that set a team record in goals against average (0.72) and tied the team
record for shutouts in a season (10)...USF’s 10 shutouts tied for second in the conference...
Helped the Dons’ defense rank third in the WCC in goals allowed (15) and goals against
average (0.72).
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020
ALL-TIME VS. HOUSTON
Regular Season: 11-2-3; Home: 7-1-0 (17 GF, 3 GA); Away: 4-1-3 (9 GF, 7 GA)
April 15, 2014 - Portland 1, Houston 0 (Houston, Texas)
May 14, 2014 - Portland 1, Houston 0 (Houston, Texas)
Aug. 3, 2014 - Portland 1, Houston 0 (Portland, Ore.)
May 23, 2015 - Houston 1, Portland 0 (Portland, Ore.)
June 6, 2015 - Portland 1, Houston 0 (Houston, Texas)
July 16, 2016 - Houston 3, Portland 0 (Houston, Texas)
Sept. 7, 2016 - Portland 3, Houston 0 (Portland, Ore.)
July 8, 2017 - Portland 1, Houston 1 (Houston, Texas)
Aug. 5, 2017 - Portland 2, Houston 1 (Portland, Ore.)
Aug. 19, 2017 - Portland 2, Houston 0 (Portland, Ore.)
May 9, 2018 - Portland 1, Houston 1 (Houston, Texas)
June 22, 2018 - Portland 3, Houston 1 (Houston, Texas)
July 15, 2018 - Portland 3, Houston 1 (Portland, Ore.)
June 29, 2019 - Portland 2, Houston 1 (Houston, Texas)
July 14, 2019 - Portland 5, Houston 0 (Portland, Ore.)
Sept. 21, 2019 - Portland 1, Houston 0 (Portland, Ore.)
SET PIECES
No player in the Challenge Cup has created more chances from set pieces than
Meghan Klingenberg with six chances created off of set pieces. No other player
in the competition has more than four. According to Opta, Portland recorded the
most goals from set play (7) in 2019. Dating back to 2016, Thorns FC have scored
a league-best 28 goals from set pieces, which is eight more than the second best
team - the North Carolina Courage with 20 goals from set play during that stretch.
SECOND-HALF SUCCESS
All three goals scored by Portland in the competition have come in the second
half. Only the vanquished Courage have more goals after halftime in the Challenge
Cup than the Thorns.
USING HER HEAD
With her goal against Washington on July 5, Lindsey Horan has recorded 13
headed goals since entering the league in 2016 across all competitions. Notably,
the next highest total among active league players is nine headed goals by North
Carolina’s Jessica McDonald.
CRUNCH TIME
Since the club’s inaugural season in 2013, Portland won six elimination matches.
That is the most of any NWSL team in the history of the league and two more than
the combined total of the three other remaining NWSL teams (Chicago, Houston,
and Sky Blue) in the Challenge Cup.
GOALKEEPER HEROICS
In her debut in the Challenge Cup, goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom delivered eight
saves, along with a shutout. That is the most saves Eckerstrom has ever had for
the Thorns and one off of her career-high of nine, which she accomplished in 2016
for the Westrn New York Flash. Since 2016, a goalkeeper has made eight or more
saves while keeping a clean sheet seven times in the NWSL. Eckerstrom is the
only one to do it more than once (7/17/20 vs NC, 6/12/16 vs ORL).
SOLID DEFENSE
The Thorns have conceded just once over their last four matches. Portland’s one
goal conceded in four consecutive matches is tied for fewest goals given up in a
four-game stretch since 2017 for the club. Notably, Portland has not conceded a
first-half goal in the tournament. Kelli Hubly has been one of the top defenders
in the tournament, ranking second among players at her positions in tackles won
(11), tied for second in interceptions (11) and tied for third in blocks (4).
NOTES VS. HOUSTON
• Portland posted a record of 3-0-0 against the Dash during the 2019 regular
season.
• Thorns FC have won five consecutive matches against Houston.
• Portland is unbeaten in its last 10 matches against the Dash, dating back to
2016, posting a record of 8-0-2.
• Wednesday’s match marks the 17th meeting all-time across all competi-
tions between Thorns FC and Houston. Portland has posted a record of
11-2-3.
• Tyler Lussi has recorded two goals and three assists in seven career
matches against Houston. Her first pro start was against Houston on Aug.
5, 2017 and she tallied a goal and an assist.
• In eight career matches against the Dash, Lindsey Horan has tallied five
goals and one assist, including a brace on July 15, 2018.
• Emily Menges has featured in 15 of the 16 previous matches against Hous-
ton in the all-time series, which is the most of any player for Portland.
• Menges made her NWSL and Thorns FC debut against the Houston on April
17, 2014.
• The first ever NWSL match for the Dash was against Portland in 2014, with
Thorns FC recording a 1-0 win on April 17, 2014.
CONSISTENCY
Meghan Klingenberg was one of just 18 players in the NWSL to play over 2,000
minutes during the 2019 season. She appeared in the most games (23) and
played the most minutes (2017) of any player on the Thorns FC roster last season.
SQUAD DEPTH
Through five matches, Thorns FC have featured 21 players in the tournament. In
the team’s match against Washington on July 5, Katherine Reynolds and Gabby
Seiler made their tournament debuts. For Seiler, it was her first appearance since
suffering an ACL injury in August of 2019. Portland’s match against Chicago on
July 1 featured one player who made their professional debut in Autumn Smithers
and Emily Ogle who earned her first minutes of the tournament. 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 against the Red
Stars. Against North Carolina to open the tournament on June 27, Marissa Everett
earned her first career professional start.
ROSTER BUILDING
Entering Sunday’s match, of the 20 players who have featured in the tourna-
ment for Portland: six were NWSL draft selections by Portland (Emily Menges,
Emily Ogle, Tyler Lussi, Morgan Weaver, Bella Bixby, Gabby Seiler) and six were
undrafted and signed by Thorns FC (Celeste Boureille, Simone Charley, Marissa
Everett, Kelli Hubly, Madison Pogarch and Autumn Smithers).
CREATING CHANCES
Against North Carolina on July 17, Rocky Rodríguez had a team-best four chances
created. In the team’s first four matches, at least five different players created a
scoring chance for Portland. Against Washington on July 5, four players created
two or more chances in the match: Lindsey Horan (3), Meghan Klingenberg (2),
Rocky Rodríguez (2) and Morgan Weaver (2). Notably, Weaver has registered
multiple chances created in three of her last four matches, including a team-best
three chances created against OL Reign on July 13.
CAPTAIN SINCLAIR
Since returning to action after the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup on July 5, 2019,
Christine Sinclair has started 20 consecutive matches, including the first four
matches of the Challenge Cup. That stretch included 15 consecutive matches
with 90 minutes played.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020

THORNS FC CAREER LEADERS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS (REGULAR SEAON)

PLAYERS
Games played......................................................................Christine Sinclair - 128
Games started.....................................................................Christine Sinclair - 125
Minutes played...............................................................Christine Sinclair - 11,165
Goals......................................................................................Christine Sinclair - 49
Assists...........................................................................................Tobin Heath - 24
Game-winning goals..............................................................Christine Sinclair - 13
Game-winning assists.....................................................................Tobin Heath - 9
Shots...................................................................................Christine Sinclair - 317
Shots on goal.......................................................................Christine Sinclair - 144
Corner kicks................................................................................Tobin Heath - 248
Offsides............................................................................................ Allie Long - 58
Fouls suffered.......................................................................... Lindsey Horan - 137
Fouls committed............................................................................. Allie Long - 127
Cautions..................................................................................... Lindsey Horan - 15
Ejections...................................................................................Five players tied - 1
GOALKEEPERS
Games played in goal............................................................ Adrianna Franch - 57
Games started in goal............................................................ Adrianna Franch - 57
Minutes played in goal..................................................... Adrianna Franch - 5,130
Wins....................................................................................... Adrianna Franch - 31
Saves................................................................................... Adrianna Franch - 190
Shutouts................................................................................ Adrianna Franch - 22
PLAYERS
Goals:............................................... 3, 3x (last: Sinclair, April 20, 2019 at Chicago)
Assists:............................................2, 10x (last: Heath, July 24, 2019 vs. Houston)
Points:............................................................... 7, Nadim, Sept. 4, 2016 vs. Boston
Shots:..............................................................11, Sinclair, Aug. 10, 2014 at Boston
Shots on Goal:...................................................7, Sinclair, Aug. 10, 2014 at Boston
Corner Kicks:............................................. 12, Long, May 21, 2014 vs. Western NY
Offsides:................................................................ 8, Long, May 16, 2014 at Boston
Fouls Committed:..................... 6, 2x (Last: Johnson, July 11, 2015 at Sky Blue FC)
Fouls Suffered:....................................................8, Raso, May 27, 2017 vs. Boston
Cautions/Yellow Cards:......1, 138x (last: Horan, Sept. 11, 2019 vs. North Carolina)
Ejections/Red Cards:.............................. 1, 5x (last: Sonnett, Sept. 6, 2019 at Utah)
GOALKEEPERS
Shots Faced:.................................... ..11, Franch, Aug. 11, 2019 vs. North Carolina
Saves:.................................10, 2x (Last: Franch, Aug. 11, 2019 vs. North Carolina)
Goals Allowed:....................................6, Franch, Sept. 11, 2019 vs. North Carolina

RECORDS VS. TEAMS (REGULAR SEASON)

OVERALL HOME AWAY
CLUB GP W L D GF GA SO GP W L D GF GA SO GP W L D GF GA SO
Chicago Red Stars 20 10 1 9 41 25 6 10 6 1 3 21 11 4 10 4 0 6 20 14 2
Houston Dash 16 11 2 3 26 10 8 8 7 1 0 17 3 5 8 4 1 3 9 7 3
North Carolina Courage 8 2 5 1 6 16 1 4 2 2 0 4 11 1 4 0 3 1 2 5 0
Orlando Pride 10 8 1 1 20 10 3 5 4 1 0 11 8 0 5 4 0 1 9 2 3
Seattle Reign FC 22 8 11 3 19 30 5 11 5 4 2 12 10 4 11 3 7 1 7 20 1
Sky Blue FC 19 8 6 5 24 20 3 10 4 4 2 13 13 0 9 4 2 3 11 7 3
Washington Spirit 19 10 3 6 36 18 7 10 6 0 4 23 9 4 9 4 3 2 13 9 3
Utah Royals FC 6 2 1 3 9 4 3 3 2 0 1 6 0 3 3 0 1 2 3 4 0
* - Regular-season records only

ALL-TIME CATEGORICAL RECORDS

HOME ROAD OVERALL
Day Games: 20-3-3 3-5-3 23-8-6
Night Games: 28-14-11 25-21-22 53-35-33
On Grass: 0-0-0 17-14-17 17-14-17
On Turf: 48-17-14 11-12-8 59-29-23
Scoring First: 39-0-4 22-3-9 61-3-13
Opponent Scoring First: 10-17-7 6-23-10 16-40-17
One-Goal Games: 20-11-0 17-14-0 37-25-0
Leading at Half: 31-0-4 12-1-6 43-1-10
Trailing at Half: 2-12-4 0-17-7 2-29-11
Tied at Half: 14-5-6 16-8-11 30-13-17
Leading at 75’: 43-0-3 23-0-3 66-0-6
Trailing at 75’: 0-14-2 1-20-3 1-34-5
Tied at 75’: 5-3-8 4-4-19 9-7-27
Outshooting Opponent: 30-10-9 15-5-11 45-15-20
Outshot by Opponent: 15-6-5 11-19-13 26-25-18
Shots Even: 3-1-0 2-2-1 5-3-1
When Scoring 0 Goals: 0-10-3 0-18-6 0-28-9
When Scoring 1 Goal: 7-5-5 8-7-14 15-12-19
When Scoring 2 Goals: 20-2-4 14-1-4 34-3-8
When Scoring 3 Goals: 11-0-2 5-0-0 16-0-2
When Scoring 4+ Goals: 10-0-0 1-0-1 11-0-1
When Allowing 0 Goals: 22-0-3 15-0-6 37-0-9
When Allowing 1 Goal: 21-6-5 11-10-14 32-16-19
When Allowing 2 Goals: 2-5-4 2-8-4 4-12-8
When Allowing 3 Goals: 3-3-1 0-6-0 3-9-1
When Allowing 4+ Goals: 0-3-0 0-2-1 0-5-1
Wednesday: 8-4-1 2-5-3 10-9-4
Thursday: 1-1-0 0-0-1 1-1-1
Friday: 4-1-4 2-2-2 6-3-6
Saturday: 17-10-5 17-13-17 34-23-22
Sunday: 18-1-4 7-6-2 25-7-6
* - Regular-season records only
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020

2020 NWSL CHALLENGE CUP STATISTICS

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E
22 F Morgan Weaver 5 4 334 1 0 2 8 4 0 1 1 1 0 0
38 F Simone Charley 5 3 242 1 0 2 6 1 0 1 4 1 0 0
10 M Lindsey Horan 4 4 300 1 0 2 9 5 0 1 9 8 0 0
11 M Rocky Rodriguez 5 4 381 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 11 5 0 0
25 D Meghan Klingenberg 5 5 378 0 1 1 0 0 18 2 2 2 0 0
12 F Christine Sinclair 5 5 412 0 0 0 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
18 D Christen Westphal 5 3 315 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 M Angela Salem 5 4 292 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 2 0 0
34 F Tyler Lussi 5 3 253 0 0 0 10 2 0 1 3 3 1 0
15 D/M Madison Pogarch 5 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0
20 D Kelli Hubly 4 4 342 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 D Emily Menges 4 3 315 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
30 M Celeste Boureille 4 2 264 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
40 F Marissa Everett 4 0 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 D Katherine Reynolds 3 2 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 D Gabby Seiler 3 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 D Autumn Smithers 2 1 101 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 D Becky Sauerbrunn 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 M Emily Ogle 1 0 90 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
41 F Anika Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 F Sophia Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
39 D Meaghan Nally 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals received 0

Thorns FC 5 450 3 2 8 61 17 24 8 44 37 1 0
Opponents 5 450 3 3 9 64 21 35 5 37 44 3 0

NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T

31 GK Bella Bixby 4 4 360 13 11 3 0.75 2 0 0 0 1 3
33 GK Britt Eckerstrom 1 1 90 8 8 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Own goals allowed 0

Thorns FC 5 450 21 19 3 0.60 3 0 0 1 1 3
Opponents 5 450 17 14 3 0.60 2 0 0 1 1 3

THORNS FC TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING 1 2 T SHOTS 1 2 T SOG 1 2 T FOULS COM. 1 2 T
Thorns FC 0 3 3 Thorns FC 26 35 61 Thorns FC 5 12 17 Thorns FC 23 21 44
Opponents 0 3 3 Opponents 35 29 64 Opponents 10 11 21 Opponents 19 18 37

CORNERS 1 2 T OFFSIDES 1 2 T YELLOW CARDS 1 2 T RED CARDS 1 2 T

Thorns FC 11 13 24 Thorns FC 3 5 8 Thorns FC 0 1 1 Thorns FC 0 0 0
Opponents 15 20 35 Opponents 1 4 5 Opponents 0 3 4 Opponents 0 0 0
 PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. HOUSTON DASH
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020

2020 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

THORNS FC 1 vs. NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE 2 THORNS FC 0 vs. CHICAGO RED STARS 0 THORNS FC 1 vs. WASHINGTON SPIRIT 1
June 27, 2020 • Zions Bank Stadium (Herriman, Utah) July 1, 2020 • Zions Bank Stadium (Herriman, Utah) July 5, 2020 • Zions Bank Stadium (Herriman, Utah)

SCORING SCORING SCORING

POR - Charley 80 • NCC - Debhina (Mace) 75, L. Williams POR - none • CHI - none POR - Horan (Klingenberg) 69 • WSH - Staab (Sanchez) 77
(Mewis), 90+4
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 16 0 10 0 7 POR 12 4 9 0 3
POR 10 4 8 4 5 CHI 5 3 10 1 3 WSH 14 3 7 0 6
NCC 15 2 8 1 13
LINEUP LINEUP
LINEUP GK Bixby, D Pogarch, D Westphal, D Smithers, D Klingenberg GK Bixby, D Westphal (Pogarch, 70), D Menges, D Hubly, D
GK Bixby, D Hubly (Westphal, 73), D Menges, D Sauerbrunn, (Menges, 46), M Ogle, M Boureille, M Horan (Rodríguez, 69), Klingenberg (Reynolds, 80), M Salem (Seiler, 70), M Rodrí-
D Klingenberg (Pogarch, 80), M Salem (Boureille, 45), M R. F Sinclair © (Salem, 82), F Weaver (Lussi, 57), F Charley guez, M Horan, F Lussi, F Sinclair © (Everett, 60), F Weaver
Rodríguez, M Horan, M Sinclair ©, F Lussi (Weaver, 54), F (Everett, 82) (Charley, 70)
Everett (Charley, 54)
Subs not used: Subs not used:
Subs not used: GK Eckerstrom, D Nally, D Hubly, M Seiler, F A. Rodriguez, F GK Eckerstrom, D Nally, D Smithers, M Boureille, F A.
GK Eckerstrom, D Nally, D Smithers, M Ogle, M Seiler, F A. Everett Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Referee: Danielle Chesky Referee: Karen Abt
Referee: Lukasz Szpala Weather: Sunny, 76 degrees Weather: Sunny, 85 degrees
Weather: Sunny, 80 degrees

THORNS FC 0 vs. OL REIGN 0 THORNS FC 1 vs. NORTH CAROLINA 0

July 13, 2020 • Zions Bank Stadium (Herriman, Utah) July 17, 2020 • Zions Bank Stadium (Herriman, Utah)

SCORING SCORING
POR - none • OLR - none POR - Weaver (Rodríguez) 68 • NCC - none

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners
POR 13 3 8 3 4 POR 10 8 9 1 5
OLR 9 4 6 1 3 NCC 21 2 6 2 10

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 ©
LINEUP
GK Eckerstrom, D Reynolds (Westphal, 42), D Menges, D
Hubly, D Klingenberg (Pogarch, 82), M Rodríguez, Salem, M
Horan (Boureille, 51), M Sinclair ©, F Lussi (Charley, 51), F
Weaver (Seiler, 82)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

GK Eckerstrom, D Nally, M Ogle, F A. Rodriguez GK Angerer, D Nally, D Smithers, M Ogle, F Everett, F A.
Rodriguez
Referee: Tori Penso
Weather: Sunny, 85 degrees Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Weather: Sunny, 87 degrees
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020

2020 THORNS FC GAME-BY-GAME

Thorns FC GP MIN G A P SH
SOG CK OFF FC FS C E
June 27 vs. North Carolina 1 90 1 0 2 10 3 5 4 8 8 0 0
July 1 vs. Chicago 1 90 0 0 0 16 3 7 0 10 10 1 0
July 5 vs. Washington 1 90 1 1 3 12 4 3 0 9 7 0 0
July 13 vs. OL Reign 1 90 0 0 0 13 4 4 3 8 6 0 0
July 17 vs. North Carolina 1 90 1 1 3 10 3 5 1 9 6 0 0
Opponents GP MIN G A P SH
SOG CK OFF FC FS C E
North Carolina 1 90 2 2 6 15 5 13 1 8 8 0 0
Chicago 1 90 0 0 0 5 0 3 1 10 10 1 0
Washington 1 90 1 1 3 14 5 6 0 7 9 0 0
OL Reign 1 90 0 0 0 9 3 3 1 6 8 0 0
North Carolina 1 90 0 0 0 21 8 10 2 6 9 2 0

Totals 5 450 3 2 8 61 17 24 8 44 37 1 0 Totals 5 450 3 3 9 64 21 35 5 37 44 3 0

Thorns FC GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T

June 27 vs. North Carolina 1 90 5 4 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
July 1 vs. Chicago 1 90 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1
July 5 vs. Washington 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 1
July 13 vs. OL Reign 1 90 3 3 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1
July 17 vs. North Carolina 1 90 8 8 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
North Carolina 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Chicago 1 90 3 3 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1
Washington 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 1
OL Reign 1 90 4 4 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1
North Carolina 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0

Totals 5 450 21
19 3
0.60 3 0 0 1 1 3 Totals 5 450 17
14 3
0.60 2 0 0 1 1 3

* - all stats NWSL play only

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020

2020 THORNS FC GOAL CHART

GOAL SCORERS PENALTY KICKS
Charley 1
Horan 1
Weaver 1

Total 3
H

KEY R
10
22
Right foot (1) R
Left foot (1) L
Header (1) H
Body (0) B
L
Free kick (0) F
Penalty kick (0) P 38

SCORING BREAKDOWN MISCELLANEOUS STATS

CHALLENGE CUP (5 games)
Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL
Thorns FC 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
Opponents 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
Quickest Goal: 33 seconds; McDonald, July 17, 2014 at Chicago
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