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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 July and Orlando will return to Sahlen’s Stadium on July 31.

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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 are Megan Rapione, Jess Fishlock, and Stephanie Cox. What’s made Barnes stand out each year is how...

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 Mark Parsons in the pre-match press conference. “We have to be improved because this is a really go...

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