2017 North Carolina Courage season
North Carolina Courage 2017 soccer season
The 2017 North Carolina Courage season was the team's first season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage plays in the National Women's Soccer League , the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Courage finished the regular season atop the table, winning the NWSL Shield and earning a spot in the NWSL Playoffs . After defeating Chicago 1–0 in the semi-finals of the playoffs, it lost 0–1 to Portland in the final.[ 1]
Review
The team played its previous season as the Western New York Flash , which won the 2016 NWSL Championship. The owners of North Carolina FC purchased the Flash and moved them to Cary, North Carolina , in January 2017 to create the Courage franchise, and retained most of the Flash's roster and coaching staff.[ 2] [ 3]
Team
First-team roster
As of August 13, 2017
Source: North Carolina Courage[ 4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transactions
Source: National Women's Soccer League [ 5]
In
Out
Competitions
National Women's Soccer League
Preseason
Source: North Carolina FC [ 21]
Regular season
Source: National Women's Soccer League[ 22]
Postseason playoffs
League table
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
24
16
1
7
38
22
+16
49
9
0
3
20
9
+11
7
1
4
18
13
+5
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Result W W W W L L W L W W W L W L P W W W W P W L W D W L Position 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2017. Source:
NWSLsoccer.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = Postponed
Honors and awards
Statistics
As of June 18, 2017
Source: National Women's Soccer League [ 39]
1
GK
Sabrina D'Angelo
7
7
630
0
0
0
0
0
--
0
0
1
0
0
13
DF
Abby Dahlkemper
10
10
900
0
0
0
2
1
50.00%
65
0
1
0
0
10
MF
Débora Debinha
10
9
819
3
1
0
22
13
59.09%
4
0
9
0
0
3
FW
Makenzy Doniak
10
9
657
0
2
0
2
0
0.00%
0
0
5
0
0
4
DF
Elizabeth Eddy
2
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
--
0
0
0
0
0
6
DF
Abby Erceg
8
8
687
1
1
0
6
3
50.00%
0
0
3
1
1
23
FW
Kristen Hamilton
5
1
154
2
0
0
2
2
100.00%
0
0
6
0
0
12
FW
Ashley Hatch
8
2
266
2
0
0
12
8
66.67%
0
0
5
1
0
15
DF
Jaelene Hinkle
8
8
694
0
1
0
4
1
25.00%
1
2
8
0
0
16
FW
Darian Jenkins
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
--
0
0
0
0
0
20
DF
Yuri Kawamura
8
7
588
0
0
0
2
1
50.00%
0
0
10
1
0
14
FW
Jessica McDonald
8
7
620
2
1
0
19
8
42.11%
0
2
1
0
0
5
MF
Samantha Mewis
10
10
900
2
2
2
16
7
43.75%
7
0
11
2
0
17
DF
Courtney Niemiec
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
--
0
0
0
0
0
22
DF
Stephanie Ochs
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
--
0
0
0
0
0
8
MF
Rosana Rosana
4
1
68
0
0
0
1
1
100.00%
0
1
5
0
0
0
GK
Katelyn Rowland
3
3
270
0
0
0
0
0
--
0
0
0
0
0
11
DF
Taylor Smith
10
5
553
0
1
0
2
2
100.00%
0
0
13
1
0
26
DF
Meredith Speck
2
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
--
0
0
0
0
0
9
FW
Lynn Williams
9
9
810
3
2
0
30
16
53.33%
0
7
3
0
0
26
MF
Sam Witteman
7
4
305
0
0
0
1
1
100.00%
0
0
8
1
0
7
MF
McCall Zerboni
10
10
900
2
1
0
10
5
50.00%
3
0
21
4
0
Team Total
140
110
9867
17
12
2
131
69
52.67%
80
12
110
11
1
See also
References
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^ "NWSL champion Flash relocates, becomes North Carolina Courage" . Sports Illustrated . Associated Press . January 9, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2022 .
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^ a b c "Draft Results 2017" . www.nwslsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . January 12, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
^ "Flash Acquire 2016 NWSL Draft No. 11 Pick And 2017 First Round Pick From Orlando Pride" . December 17, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
^ Orlando Pride → North Carolina Courage . December 17, 2015: North Carolina Courage acquired Orlando's 2nd round pick (11th overall) in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and Orlando's 1st round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Becky Edwards and the rights to Kristen Edmonds .[ 6]
^ Portland Thorns FC → North Carolina Courage . January 12, 2017: Portland Thorns FC acquired the 18th overall pick from the North Carolina Courage in exchange for the 20th and 27th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[ 5]
^ Conwell, William (March 30, 2016). "Portland Thorns Trade International Spot for Western New York Flash Forward Mallory Weber" . Stumptown Footy . Retrieved January 18, 2017 .
^ WNY Flash → Portland Thorns FC → North Carolina Courage . March 30, 2016: Portland Thorns FC acquired Mallory Weber and a third-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Western New York Flash in exchange for a 2016 international roster slot.[ 9]
January 12, 2017: Portland Thorns FC acquired the 18th overall selection from the North Carolina Courage in exchange for the 20th and 27th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[ 5]
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^ "April Team of the Month announced" . National Women's Soccer League . May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017 .
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^ "Goal of the Week Nominees: Week 2" . www.nwslsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . April 24, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
^ "Goal of the Week Nominees: Week 3" . www.nwslsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . May 1, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
^ "Week 6 Goal of the Week Nominees" . www.nwslsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . May 22, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
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^ "SAVE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES: WEEK 3" . www.nwslsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . May 1, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
^ "Statistics" . www.nwslsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
Match reports (pre-season)
Match reports (regular season)
^ Purdy, Jacqueline (April 15, 2017). "Zerboni scores North Carolina's first NWSL goal" . National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
^ "Washington Spirit drops 1–0 decision to NC Courage in season opener" . Washington Spirit . April 15, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
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^ "NWSL MATCH RECAP – North Carolina Courage 1, Thorns FC 0" . Portland Timbers . April 22, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
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