The 2017

Portland Thorns FC Portland Thorns FC is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team NWSL ...

season was the team's and the league's fifth season of existence. The Thorns played in the

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(NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns had finished in first place in the 2016 season, but failed to advance from the semifinals in the 2016 NWSL playoffs. With a slogan of "Unfinished Business", they qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the 2nd ranked team in the 2017 regular season. In the playoffs, they defeated the

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and then the

North Carolina Courage The North Carolina Courage are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It was founded on January 9, 2017, after Stephen Malik acqui ...

to become 2017 NWSL Champions. It was their second championship, following the first in 2013. This page covers from the day after the 2016 NWSL final to the day of the 2017 NWSL final.

Background

Season review

Off-season

On October 17, 2016, defender Kat Williamson announced her retirement from soccer. On October 19, 2016, Portland Thorns FC exercised contract options on goalkeeper

Adrianna Franch Adrianna Nichole "AD" Franch (born November 12, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Birmingham City. She previously played for Kansas City Current, and Portland Thorns FC, winning the NWSL Championship in 2017 with th ...

; defenders Meg Morris and

Katherine Reynolds Katherine Alexandra Reynolds (born September 14, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who last played in 2020 as a defender for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the Phi ...

; midfielders Celeste Boureille,

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (; born 10 August 1991) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for West Ham United in the FA Women's Super League and the Iceland national team. She previously played for Bayern Munich, Portland Thorns, S ...

Amandine Henry Amandine Chantal Henry (born 28 September 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Toluca. Henry made her senior international debut for France in 2009 and captained the national tea ...

, and Kendall Johnson; and forwards

Nadia Nadim Nadia Nadim (; born 2 January 1988) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for the Damallsvenskan club Hammarby Fotboll (women), Hammarby, on loan from Italian Serie A (women's f ...

Hayley Raso Hayley Emma Raso ( ; born 5 September 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Australia national team. Raso began her senior career with Canberra United ...

, and Mallory Weber. Goalkeeper

Michelle Betos Michelle Jenny Betos (born February 20, 1988) is an American professional soccer coach and player who plays as a goalkeeper for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She is perhaps best known for being the first NWSL goal ...

, defender

Emily Menges Emily Townsend Menges (born July 28, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for Portland Thorns FC, with whom she won two NWSL Shi ...

, and midfielder

Meleana Shim Meleana Lokahi "Mana" Shim (born September 25, 1991) is an American women's soccer player and athlete advocate. Shim plays as a midfielder, and previously spent most of her senior career with Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer Le ...

went out of contract and were extended new contract offers.

would later confirm on her

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account that she did not accept the offer, while Menges and Shim did. On October 27, 2016,

Tobin Heath Tobin Powell Heath (born May 29, 1988) is an American professional soccer player and entrepreneur. Playing primarily as a forward and midfielder for the United States national team, she won gold at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, 2012 Lon ...

Lindsey Horan Lindsey Michelle Heaps (born Lindsey Michelle Horan ; May 26, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Lyon and Captain (association football), captains the ...

Allie Long Alexandra Linsley Long (born August 13, 1987) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder. She played for Portland Thorns FC, Seattle Reign FC, and NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League, and represented the United S ...

Meghan Klingenberg Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg (born August 2, 1988) is a retired American professional soccer player who most recently played in 2024 as a defender for the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). A former member of the U ...

and goalkeeper Adrianna Franch were called up for

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for two friendly matches against

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. On November 2, 2016, Emily Menges received her first USA call up due to Meghan Klingenberg suffering from a back injury. On November 8, 2016, Portland Thorns FC head coach

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signed a long-term contract extension. Director of goalkeeping

Nadine Angerer Nadine Marejke Angerer (born 10 November 1978) is a German football coach and player who is the former goalkeeping player-coach for Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Angerer has played for Frauen-Bundesliga clubs Ba ...

also signed a contract extension. On December 13, 2016, Tobin Heath was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. On December 15, 2016,

Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a retired Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who most recently played as a Forward (association football), forward for the Portland Thorns FC, Portland Thorns of the ...

was named Canadian Player of the Year. On January 4, 2017, Tobin Heath, Lindsey Horan and Allie Long,

Emily Sonnett Emily Ann Sonnett (born November 25, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team. She can p ...

and goalkeeper Adrianna Franch were called up by USA for an evaluation period for the upcoming

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. On January 12, 2017, Portland Thorns FC selected midfielders

Rachel Hill Rachel Morgan Hill (born April 17, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Early life Hill has two brothers, Zach and Jake, and played indoor soccer with th ...

and Caroline Flynn and forwards

Savannah Jordan Savannah Brooke Jordan (born January 24, 1995) is an American retired soccer forward who last played for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She also played for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League (S ...

and Tyler Lussi from the

2017 NWSL College Draft The 2017 NWSL College Draft was the fifth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 12, 2017 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in ...

. On January 18, 2017, Portland Thorns FC acquired

's first-round and fourth-round 2018 NWSL College Draft picks for the rights to forward Rachel Hill, who was chosen by Portland in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. On January 27, 2017, Amandine Henry was sent on a short-term loan to French side

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. On February 8, 2017, Tobin Heath, Lindsey Horan and Allie Long, and defenders Meghan Klingenberg and Emily Sonnett were called up to the USA training camp ahead of the SheBelieves Cup. On February 22, 2017, Portland Thorns FC re-signed defender Emily Menges and midfielder Meleana Shim. On March 8, 2017, Portland Thorns FC traded two fourth round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft to the

for goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom.

Preseason

On March 13, 2017, Portland Thorns FC announced their 2017 preseason roster, which included 5 non-roster invites. On March 26, 2017, Portland Thorns FC began their preseason tournament against the

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. There would be no cards and a single goal from Nadia Nadim in the 26th minute from a converted penalty. Portland would go on to win their first preseason match 1–0. On April 14, 2017, the Thorns signed defender Meghan Cox, who was an undrafted non-roster invitee to preseason camp.

April

On April 15, 2017, Portland Thorns FC hosted the

for the start of the 2017 NWSL campaign. In the 32nd minute, Nadia Nadim successfully converted a penalty kick after an Orlando handball in the box. In the 67th minute, Allie Long sent a cross to Christine Sinclair, who scored to put the Thorns up another goal. After the 2–0 win, they were tied for first place with

Houston Dash The Houston Dash are an American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The Dash began play in the 2014 season. The team plays its home games at Shell Energy Stadium. His ...

and

FC Kansas City FC Kansas City was an American professional women's soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was one of the eight founding clubs of the National Women's Soccer League in 2012, and began play in 2013. They were two-time NWSL champio ...

On April 22, 2017, Portland Thorns FC went on the road for the first time to take on the

, formerly the

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, relocated and rebranded in the offseason. North Carolina won 1–0 on a late goal from

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in the 81st minute. On April 29, 2017, the Thorns returned home to defeat the

1–0 on a Nadia Nadim penalty kick after a

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handball in the box. Position at the end of April

May

Thorns FC opened May by hosting their rivals Seattle Reign FC. In the 1st minute, Seattle's Jess Fishlock scored a long-range shot from 24 yards out. In the 37th minute, Fishlock scored again but instead this time in Seattle's own net, equalizing Portland 1–1. Shortly after in the 29th minute, Merritt Mathias, with an assist from Rebekah Stott, put Seattle back up, 2–1, at the end of the first half. Portland equalized again with a goal from Allie Long, assisted by Meghan Klingenberg, in the 82nd minute. Both teams settled with a point from a final score of 2–2. Position as of May 6

Competitions

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NWSL

Preseason

Providence Park Preseason Tournament

Regular season

=League table

=Matches

= The 2017 NWSL Regular Season schedule was released on March 1, 2017. On June 12, the league changed kickoff times for several matches to accommodate hydration breaks during television broadcasts and implemented new guidelines for playing in extreme heat, and also allowed teams to reschedule backup games for television to later kickoff times.

=Results by round

=Home/away results

NWSL Playoffs

Semifinal: Final: Following the win in the Final, the Thorns were crowned 2017 NWSL Champions.

Club

Executive staff

Coaching staff

Stadiums

Kits

Primary kit

The Thorns primarily wear red Nike Vapor match kit with gray shoulders, red shorts, and red socks. Providence Health & Services remains their kit sponsor as in past seasons. The Lifetime logo is printed in a white circle on the right sleeve, and the league logo is printed on the left sleeve. A 5th-anniversary logo is printed above the shirt's lower-left hemline.

Secondary kit

The Thorns' alternate kit are white Nike Laser shirts with black sleeve cuffs, white shorts, and white socks. This is unchanged from 2016, with the exception of the Lifetime logo printed in a red circle on the right sleeve and the 5th-anniversary logo.

Squad information

First team squad

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Player transactions

National Team/Federation player allocation

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Transfers in

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Loans in

Loans out

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Contract extensions

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National Women's Soccer League College Draft

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Staff in

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Staff out

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National team participation

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Honors and awards

NWSL Player of the Month

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Statistics

Appearances

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, - , 2 , DF , align="left",

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, 23 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 25 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 6 , MF , align="left",

, 6 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 6 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 7 , MF , align="left",

, 24 , 4 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 4 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 26 , 5 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 4 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 9 , FW , align="left",

, 16 , 6 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 18 , 6 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 10 , MF , align="left",

, 21 , 2 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 23 , 2 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 11 , MF , align="left",

, 11 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 4 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 13 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 5 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 12 , FW , align="left",

, 24 , 8 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 3 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 26 , 9 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 3 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 13 , FW , align="left",

, 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 14 , FW , align="left",

, 15 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 17 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 15 , MF , align="left", Kendall Johnson , 4 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 4 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 16 , DF , align="left",

, 24 , 3 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 2 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 26 , 4 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 2 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 17 , MF , align="left",

, 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 4 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 19 , MF , align="left", Ashley Herndon , 1 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 1 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 20 , DF , align="left",

Kelli Hubly Kelli Elizabeth Hubly (born August 9, 1994) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Bay FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). During her first eight ...

, 22 , 6 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 6 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 24 , 7 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 7 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 24 , GK , align="left",

, 24 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 26 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 25 , DF , align="left",

, 23 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 25 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 26 , FW , align="left", Mallory Weber , 15 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 15 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 27 , DF , align="left", Meghan Cox , 10 , 2 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 2 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 10 , 2 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 2 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 28 , MF , align="left",

, 21 , 3 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 4 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 23 , 4 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 5 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 30 , MF , align="left", Celeste Boureille , 15 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 15 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 32 , MF , align="left", Meg Morris , 1 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 1 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 33 , GK , align="left", Britt Eckerstrom , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 34 , FW , align="left", Tyler Lussi , 3 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 3 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , colspan="15", Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan , - , -

Goalkeeper stats

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, colspan="4" style="text-align:center;",

, colspan="4" style="text-align:center;", Total , - !width=41, !width=41, !width=41, !width=41, !width=41, !width=41, !width=41, !width=41, !width=41, !width=41, !width=41, !width=41, , - , 24 , style="text-align: left;" ,

, style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 2160 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 20 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0.83 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 80 , 180 , 1 , 0.50 , 5 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 2340 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 21 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0.81 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 85 , - , 33 , style="text-align: left;" , Britt Eckerstrom , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , n/a , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , n/a , 0 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , n/a , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , - , , TOTALS , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 2160 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 20 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0.83 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 80 , 180 , 1 , 0.50 , 5 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 2340 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 21 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0.81 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 85

Top scorers

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, 8, , 1, , 9 , - , 2 , FW , 21 , align=left,

, 6, , 1, , 7 , - , 3 , FW , 9 , align=left,

, 6, , 0, , 6 , - , 4 , MF , 7 , align=left,

, 4, , 1, , 5 , - , rowspan="2", 5 , DF , 16 , align=left,

, 3, , 1, , 4 , - , MF , 28 , align=left,

, 3, , 1, , 4 , - , 7 , MF , 10 , align=left,

, 2, , 0, , 2 , - , -class="sortbottom" , colspan="4", Other Thorns with 1 goal each , 3, , 0, , 3 , - , -class="sortbottom" , colspan="4", Own goals by other teams , 2 , 0 , 2 , - , colspan="4", Total , 37 , 5 , 42

Top assists

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!width=110,

!width=110, Total , - , 1 , DF , 24 , align=left,

, 6, , 1, , 7 , - , 2 , FW , 9 , align=left,

, 3, , 1, , 4 , - , rowspan="2", 3 , FW , 21 , align=left,

, 3, , 0, , 3 , - , MF , 7 , align=left,

, 2, , 1, , 3 , - , 5 , FW , 7 , align=left, Tyler Lussi , 2, , 0, , 2 , - class="sortbottom" , 6 , colspan=3, Others with 1 assist each , 4, , 0, , 4 , - class="sortbottom" , colspan=4, Total , 20 , 3 , 23

Clean sheets

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!width=110,

!width=110, Total , - , 1 , 24 , align=left,

, 11, , 1, , 12 , - , colspan="3", Total , 11, , 1, , 12

Summary

All statistics are for National Women's Soccer League games. {, class="wikitable" , - , Games played , , 26 , - , Games won , , 16 , - , Games drawn , , 5 , - , Games lost , , 5 , - , Goals scored , , 42 , - , Goals conceded , , 21 , - , Goal difference , , +21 , - , Clean sheets , , 12 , - , Yellow cards , , 33 , - , Red cards , , 0 , - , Most appearances , , 26 (4 players) , - , Top scorer , ,

(9 goals) , - , Top assister , ,

(7 assists) , - , Top goalkeeper , ,

(0.81 goals-against average) , - , Winning percentage , , 61.5% (16/26)

References

External links

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National Women's Soccer League College Draft

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NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week was a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) from 2013 to 2023. The honor was awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to ...

NWSL Goal of the Week The National Women's Soccer League Goal of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League. The honor is awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to have scored the best goal over ...

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Other awards

Statistics

Appearances

Goalkeeper stats

Top scorers

Top assists

Clean sheets

Summary

See also

References

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