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Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images Welcome to your match thread for a Saturday night match-up betwen the Orlando Pride and the North Carolina Courage at Sahlen’s Stadium in Cary, NC. The Pride (0-0-1, 1 point) and Courage (0-0-1, 1 point) both seek their first wins of the season after draws in their opening matches. This is the first of three scheduled meetings between the teams this season and the first of two in North Carolina. The Courage will visit the Pride on the Fourth of Jul...

MLS transfers, USMNT abroad, Ashlyn Harris honored again, and more.

Lauren Barnes celebrates 150 matches with OL Reign Share this story Nikita Taparia/SounderAtHeart With her start last weekend during OL Reign’s match against the North Carolina Courage, defender Lauren Barnes became just the second player in NWSL history to play in 150 NWSL Regular Season matches — and the first to do so playing for a single club. Barnes is one of four OL Reign originals who were on the squad in the Reign’s inaugural 2013 season and remain with the club. The other three ...

Preview: Portland travel to Houston to close group play in Challenge Cup Share this story Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images Portland Thorns FC travel to Houston Sunday to take on the Dash. Kick-off is slated for 4:30 p.m. (Pacific) at BBVA Stadium. The Thorns enter the match having already secured a berth to the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Final, but Houston will have a point to prove as the current Challenge Cup holders. “Houston is going to provide a massive challenge,” said coach M...

Keep Em’ Coming Ashlyn Harris continued her recent form last Wednesday against Washington, registering nine saves en route to the Pride’s first clean sheet of the calendar year. Harris recorded a stop from the penalty spot for the second-consecutive week, this time denying Washington forward Ashley Hatch in what would become her 30th NWSL Save of the Week honor while with the

The budding connection between Simone Charley and Sophia Smith Share this story Thorns FC/Craig Mitchelldyer In the two competitions of the 2020 NWSL season, Simone Charley and Sophia Smith were only on the pitch together for 13 minutes. Smith missed out entirely on the NWSL Challenge Cup, and during the Fall Series the two forwards only played one match together, a 4-1 win over OL Reign last September where they shared the pitch from the 53rd to the 66th minute. Smith missed the first two mat...

Preview: Portland Thorns vs. OL Reign Share this story Portland Thorns FC clashes with Cascadia rival OL Reign today at 7 p.m. (Pacific). The Thorns host the Reign at Providence Park and the match will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. The Cascadia rivalry is always an important match for the players and the fans, but there is added significance to this game. The Thorns will clinch a spot in the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Final with a win against OL Reign and a Chicago win or draw against Kansas...

Preview: OL Reign to face Cascadia rival Portland Thorns Share this story OL Reign was the last to join the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup party last Friday. The Reign made their tournament, and season, debut by drawing with the Houston Dash, 0-0. A point is better than nothing. Now, the Reign are heading down the highway to take on their Cascadia rival, Portland Thorns. The Thorns are in first place in the West Division of the 2021 Challenge Cup, leading the pack with six point...

April 20, 20212:07PM EDT Save of the Week Goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris earned the first award for the Pride in the calendar year, voted for NWSL Save of the Week following her penalty stop against Gotham FC last week. In the 12th minute of play, Harris denied Gotham’s Nahomi Kawasumi from the spot to keep the match scoreless at the time. Harris earned two NWSL Save of the Week honors a year ago at the Fall Series, now with 29 such honors since joining the Pride in 2016.  Facing the Former Two of...

Coffee & Valkyries: Say hello to Machaela George & Kelcie Hedge They were teammates in college and they’ve reunited in the NWSL to stake their claim as part of OL Reign’s present & future. Share this story OL Reign After whats felt like 84 years between games, OL Reign are in the final days before their first competitive match of 2021. On Friday, OL Reign begin their 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup campaign by hosting the reigning Challenge Cup champions, Houston Dash. Among the many things 2020 pr...