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North Carolina Courage
2018 season
OwnerStephen Malik
General managerCurt Johnson
Head coachPaul Riley
StadiumSahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
(Capacity: 10,000)
NWSL Regular Season1st
NWSL PlayoffsChampions
Women's ICCChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Lynn Williams (14)
All: Lynn Williams (14)
Highest home attendance9,505
(Sept. 8 vs. Houston)
Lowest home attendance3,011
(Apr. 18 vs. Seattle)
Average home league attendance5,129
Biggest win5–0
(September 8 vs. Houston)
Biggest defeat0–1
(June 16 vs. Utah)
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 North Carolina Courage season was the team's second season as a professional women's soccer team. North Carolina Courage played in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. On August 5, the Courage clinched the 2018 NWSL Shield for the second consecutive season after a 2–1 win over Portland.[1][2] The Courage finished the 2018 regular season with only 1 loss and broke the record for most wins in a season (17), most points (57) and most goals (53).[3]

On September 22, North Carolina defeated the Portland Thorns 3-0 to win the 2018 NWSL Championship and completed one of the most successful seasons for a professional women's soccer team in the United States.[4]

Team

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Coaching staff

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As of May 31, 2018
Source: North Carolina Courage[5]
Position Staff
Head coach England Paul Riley
Assistant coach United States Scott Vallow
Assistant coach United States Bill Paladino
Assistant coach United States Sean Nahas
Assistant coach England Nathan Thackeray

First-team roster

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As of December 17, 2018
Source: North Carolina Courage[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Katelyn Rowland
1 GK Canada CAN Sabrina D'Angelo
4 MF United States USA Elizabeth Eddy
5 MF United States USA Sam Mewis
6 DF New Zealand NZL Abby Erceg
7 MF United States USA McCall Zerboni
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Denise O'Sullivan
9 FW United States USA Lynn Williams
10 MF Brazil BRA Debinha
11 DF United States USA Merritt Mathias
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF United States USA Abby Dahlkemper
14 FW United States USA Jessica McDonald
15 DF United States USA Jaelene Hinkle
16 DF United States USA Cari Roccaro
17 MF United States USA Heather O'Reilly
19 FW United States USA Crystal Dunn
22 DF United States USA Julie King
23 FW United States USA Kristen Hamilton
25 DF United States USA Meredith Speck
31 DF United States USA Kaleigh Kurtz

Player transactions

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2018 NWSL College Draft

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Source: National Women's Soccer League[7]
Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous Team
Round 1 10 United States Frannie Crouse FW Penn State
Round 2 20 United States Rebecca Rasmusen MF University of Colorado
Round 4 38 United States Morgan Reid DF Duke University
Round 4 39 United States Carlin Hudson DF Yale University
Round 4 40 United States Ryan Williams DF TCU

In

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Date Player Positions played Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 16, 2018 United States Crystal Dunn FW England Chelsea F.C. Rights were acquired in trade with the Washington Spirit. [8]
January 30, 2018 United States Julie King DF United States Boston Breakers Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [9]
January 30, 2018 Canada Allysha Chapman DF United States Boston Breakers Acquired during Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft [9]
January 31, 2018 United States Merritt Mathias DF United States Seattle Reign Acquired in a trade with the Seattle Reign in exchange for North Carolina's first round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. The Courage also received Seattle's second round pick in 2019. [10]
June 28, 2018 United States Heather O'Reilly MF England Arsenal Signed after rights were acquired in trade with Utah Royals FC [11]

Out

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Date Player Positions played Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
October 23, 2017 United States Stephanie Ochs FW Placed on the Re-Entry Wire after the 2017 Season, wasn't claimed by another team. [12]
January 16, 2018 United States Taylor Smith DF United States Washington Spirit Traded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to Crystal Dunn. [8]
January 16, 2018 United States Ashley Hatch FW United States Washington Spirit Traded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to Crystal Dunn. [8]
May 9, 2018 Canada Allysha Chapman DF United States Houston Dash Traded to the Houston Dash in exchange for the Houston's first round draft pink in the 2019 NWSL College Draft [13]
June 28, 2018 United States Makenzy Doniak FW United States Utah Royals FC Traded to Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Heather O'Reilly. [11]

Competitions

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National Women's Soccer League

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See also: 2018 National Women's Soccer League season

Preseason

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Source: North Carolina Courage[14]
February 25 (25-02) North Carolina Courage 2–0 UNC–Chapel Hill Cary, North Carolina
11:00 a.m. ET Jenkins Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 6
March 01 (01-03) NC State University 0–4 North Carolina Courage Raleigh, North Carolina
11:00 a.m. ET McDonald
Jenkins
Hamilton
R. Williams 		Stadium: Dail Soccer Stadium
March 04 (04-03) North Carolina Courage 2–0 University of Tennessee Cary, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. ET Jenkins
Hamilton 		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 10 (10-03) North Carolina Courage 3–0 Clemson University Cary, North Carolina
3:30 p.m. ET Williams
McDonald 		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
March 17 (17-03) Washington Spirit 0–3 North Carolina Courage Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Report Erceg 12'
McDonald 23' (Dunn)
Hamilton 84'
Zerboni Yellow card		 Stadium: City Stadium (Richmond)

Regular season

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Source: North Carolina Courage[15]
March 24 (24-03) 1 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
3:30 p.m. EST Hinkle Yellow card 51'
Debinha 70'		 Report Sonnett Yellow card 33'
Horan Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,210
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
March 31 (31-03) 2 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Sky Blue FC Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EST McDonald 90+2' (Hinkle) Report Gibbons Yellow card 66'
Stott Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,078
April 14 (14-04) 3 Washington Spirit 2–4 North Carolina Courage Boyds, Maryland
7:00 p.m. EST Pugh 3'
Ordega 58' (Solaun)
Johnson Yellow card 84'		 Report Dunn 20' (McDonald)
Zerboni 24' (Williams), 48' (Hamilton)
Williams 66' (Dunn)		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,458
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
April 18 (18-04) 4 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Hamilton Yellow card 14'
McDonald 70' (Hamilton)		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Kevin Broadley
April 21 (21-04) 5 North Carolina Courage 2–2 Utah Royals FC Cary, North Carolina
3:30 p.m. EST Mathias 6'
Hamilton Yellow card 17'
Dunn 80'
Dahlkemper Yellow card 87'		 Report Ratcliffe Yellow card 28' 66'
Stengel 52'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,958
Referee: Jon Fremon
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
April 28 (28-04) 6 Houston Dash 0–2 North Carolina Courage Houston, Texas
2:30 p.m. CST Report Dunn 3' (McDonald)
Hamilton 48' (O'Sullivan)
Mathias Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
May 06 (06-05) 7 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EST Mewis Yellow card 45'
Zerboni Yellow card 71' 82'		 Report Kerr 37'
Nagasato Yellow card 45+3'
Vasconcelos Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,068
Referee: Marco Vega
May 12 (12-05) 8 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Erceg 63' (Hinkle) Report Ordega Yellow card 38' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Jonathan Bilinksi
May 19 (19-05) 9 Sky Blue FC 1–2 North Carolina Courage Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Lloyd Yellow card 15' 90+4' (Killion)
Tiernan Yellow card 85'		 Report Dunn 19' (McDonald)
Mewis 27'
Rowland Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 23 (23-05) 10 Orlando Pride 3–4 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST Ubogagu 52' (Marta)
Kennedy 65' (Nairn)
van Egmond Yellow card 72'
Hill 83' (Marta)		 Report McDonald 32' (O'Sullivan), 90' (Hinkle)
Debinha 57'
Mewis 62' (Dunn)
Erceg Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Christina Unkel
May 30 (30-05) 11 Portland Thorns FC 1–4 North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PST Sinclair Yellow card 38'
Klingenberg Yellow card 70'
Reynolds 89'		 Report Williams 31' (pen.) 62' (Mewis)
Debinha 58' (Dunn)
Mewis 64' (Zerboni)
Mathias Yellow card 79'
Hamilton Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,018
Referee: Joe Dickerson
June 03 (03-06) 12 Houston Dash 1–1 North Carolina Courage Houston, Texas
6:00 p.m. CST Ohai 49' (Campbell)
Daly Yellow card 68'
Kgatlana Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Williams Yellow card 45+1'
Crouse 80'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 2,941
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 16 (16-06) 13 North Carolina Courage 0–1 Utah Royals FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Report Scott Yellow card 26'
Ratcliffe 90+4'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,164
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
June 23 (23-06) 14 Seattle Reign FC 1–4 North Carolina Courage Seattle, Washington
1:00 p.m. PST Oyster 18' Report Williams 27' (Hinkle)
Dunn 33' (Williams) 70' (Williams)
Mathias 48'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,032
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
June 30 (30-06) 15 Orlando Pride 0–3 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
3:30 p.m. EST Report Debinha 37'
Mathias 39' (Debinha)
McDonald 40' (Dunn)		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Note: Televised on Lifetime.
July 04 (04-07) 16 North Carolina Courage 4–1 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Dunn 20' (McDonald)
Williams 37' (Mathias)
Debinha 69' (Mewis)
Hamilton 87' (Williams)		 Report Ertz Yellow card 32'
Nagasato 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,295
Referee: Matthew Franz
Note: Match start delayed 1 hour, 50 minutes due to inclement weather
July 11 (11-07) 17 North Carolina Courage 2–0 Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Debinha 12'
O'Sullivan Yellow card 53'
McDonald 60' (Dunn)		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
July 14 (14-07) 18 Sky Blue FC 0–4 North Carolina Courage Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Lloyd Yellow card 85' Report Erceg 15' (Hamilton)
Williams 56' (Hamilton), 72' (Debinha), 89'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 20 (20-07) 19 Utah Royals FC 0–0 North Carolina Courage Sandy, Utah
8:00 p.m. MST Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,529
Referee: Christina Unkel
August 05 (05-08) 20 North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EST Williams 37' (McDonald), 45' Report Sonett Yellow card 45+3'
Horan 49' (Heath)
Foord Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,379
Referee: Michael Radchuck
August 10 (10-08) 21 Chicago Red Stars 1–1 North Carolina Courage Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CST Kerr 64' (DiBernardo)
Nagasato Yellow card 72'		 Report Debinha 21' (McDonald)
Hamilton Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,567
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 18 (18-08) 22 North Carolina Courage 3–0 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. ET Mathias Yellow card 37'
Zadorsky 75' (o.g.)
Debinha 81' (Williams)
Williams 88' (Mathias)		 Report Van Egmond Yellow card 28' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,606
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Note: Game resumed in the 22nd minute on Sunday, August 19 due to weather
August 25 (25-08) 23 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 North Carolina Courage Seattle, Washington
1:00 p.m. PST Nielsen 67' (Fishlock)
Taylor Yellow card 79'		 Report McDonald Yellow card 23'
O'Sullivan Yellow card 45+3'
Mathias Yellow card 85'
Williams 90+6'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,455
September 08 (08-09) 24 North Carolina Courage 5–0 Houston Dash Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EST McDonald 13' (Erceg)
Dunn 26'
Williams 44' (McDonald), 57' (McDonald)
Hamilton 70'		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,505

Postseason playoffs

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September 18 (18-09) Semifinal North Carolina Courage 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
6:00 p.m. PST McDonald 5' (Dunn)
Mathias Yellow card 72'
Mewis 86' (Dunn)		 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 4,646
Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Televised on ESPNews. Due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence, the league rescheduled the Courage-Red Stars semifinal for September 18 in Portland.[16]
September 22 (22-09) Final North Carolina Courage 3–0 Portland Thorns FC Portland, Oregon
1:30 p.m. PST Debinha 13'
McDonald 40' (Hinkle), 64' (Mathias) Yellow card 65'
O'Sullivan Yellow card 42'		 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo, Adrienne McDonald
Fourth official: Karen Abt
Note: Televised on Lifetime.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Carolina Courage (C) 24 17 6 1 53 17 +36 57 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC 24 12 6 6 40 28 +12 42 NWSL Playoffs
3 Seattle Reign FC 24 11 8 5 27 19 +8 41
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 9 10 5 38 28 +10 37
5 Utah Royals FC 24 9 8 7 22 23 −1 35
6 Houston Dash 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Orlando Pride 24 8 6 10 30 37 −7 30
8 Washington Spirit 24 2 5 17 12 35 −23 11
9 Sky Blue FC 24 1 6 17 21 52 −31 9
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumHHAHHAHHAAAAHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWWWWDWDWWWWDLWWWWWDWDWDW
Position211111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2018. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

International friendlies

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Main article: 2018 Women's International Champions Cup

As defending 2017 Shield winners and playoff finalists, the Courage were selected to participate in the inaugural Women's International Champions Cup. They defeated French side Paris Saint-Germain Women in the semi-final round and French side and defending UEFA Women's Champions League titleholders Lyon Women in the final at Miami Garden's Hard Rock Stadium to become the first ever champions of the event.

July 26 (26-07) Semi-final North Carolina Courage United States 2–1 France Paris-Saint Germain Women Miami Gardens, Florida
6:15 p.m. ET McDonald 19' (Kurtz)
Speck Yellow card 56'
Jenkins 84' (Williams)		 Report Kurtz 40' (o.g.) Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
July 29 (29-07) Final North Carolina Courage United States 1–0 France Lyon Women Miami Gardens, Florida
9:00 p.m. ET O'Reilly 10' (Williams)
Roccaro Yellow card 69'		 Report Buchanan Yellow card 81' Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
Note: Televised on ESPN2

Statistics

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Appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs Women's ICC
Apps Goals Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
Goalkeepers
0 GK United States Katelyn Rowland 18 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 GK Canada Sabrina D'Angelo 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Defenders
6 DF New Zealand Abby Erceg 24 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
11 DF United States Merritt Mathias 22 3 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF United States Abby Dahlkemper 19 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF United States Jaelene Hinkle 20 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
16 DF United States Cari Roccaro 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
20 DF Japan Yuri Kawamura 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
22 DF United States Julie King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF United States Meredith Speck 2+12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
27 DF United States Morgan Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
29 DF United States Ryan Williams 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
31 DF United States Kaleigh Kurtz 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF United States Elizabeth Eddy 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF United States Sam Mewis 11+6 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF United States McCall Zerboni 20 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan 20+2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
10 MF Brazil Debinha 20+1 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF United States Heather O'Reilly 2+6 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
30 MF United States Sarah Teegarden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW United States Lynn Williams 20+1 14 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
12 FW United States Frannie Crouse 0+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW United States Jessica McDonald 20+2 7 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1+1 1 0 0 0
16 FW United States Darian Jenkins 0+12 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0
19 FW United States Crystal Dunn 21+1 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW United States Kristen Hamilton 8+15 3 3 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 52 16 0 0 5 3 0 0 3 2 0 0

Last updated: September 22, 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs Women's ICC Total
1 9 FW United States Lynn Williams 14 0 0 14
2 14 FW United States Jessica McDonald 7 3 1 11
3 10 FW Brazil Debinha 9 0 0 9
4 19 FW United States Crystal Dunn 8 0 0 8
5 5 MF United States Samantha Mewis 3 1 0 4
6 7 MF United States McCall Zerboni 3 0 0 3
11 DF United States Merritt Mathias 3 0 0 3
23 FW United States Kristen Hamilton 3 0 0 3
9 6 DF New Zealand Abby Erceg 2 0 0 2
10 12 FW United States Frannie Crouse 1 0 0 1
17 MF United States Heather O'Reilly 0 0 1 1
21 FW United States Darian Jenkins 0 0 1 1
Totals 52 2 3 58

Last updated: September 22, 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Honors and awards

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NWSL Season Awards

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See also: NWSL awards

NWSL Championship Game Awards

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NWSL Team of the Month

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Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
March United States Jaelene Hinkle Brazil Debinha United States Crystal Dunn [19]
April United States Jaelene Hinkle United States Crystal Dunn
United States McCall Zerboni 		United States Jessica McDonald [20]
May New Zealand Abby Erceg United States McCall Zerboni United States Crystal Dunn [21]
June New Zealand Abby Erceg
United States Merritt Mathias 		United States McCall Zerboni United States Crystal Dunn [22]
July New Zealand Abby Erceg United States McCall Zerboni [23]
August New Zealand Abby Erceg United States Lynn Williams [24]

NWSL Player of the Month

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Month Result Player Ref.
June Won United States Crystal Dunn [25]

NWSL Player of the Week

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Week Result Player Ref
3 Won United States McCall Zerboni [26]
5 Won United States McCall Zerboni [27]
8 Won United States Crystal Dunn [28]
13 Won United States Crystal Dunn [29]
16 Won United States Lynn Williams [30]
19 Won United States Lynn Williams [31]

NWSL Goal of the Week

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Week Result Player Ref.
1 Nominated Brazil Debinha [32]
2 Nominated United States Jessica McDonald [33]
3 Nominated United States McCall Zerboni [34]
4 Won United States Merritt Mathias [35]
5 Nominated United States Kristen Hamilton [36]
8 Nominated United States Crystal Dunn [37]
9 Nominated United States Jessica McDonald [38]
10 Nominated United States Frannie Crouse [39]
13 Nominated United States Merritt Mathias [40]
14 Nominated United States Jessica McDonald [41]
15 Nominated United States Lynn Williams [42]
19 Nominated United States Lynn Williams [43]
24 Nominated United States Jessica McDonald [44]

NWSL Save of the Week

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Week Result Player Ref.
5 Nominated Canada Sabrina D'Angelo [45]
6 Nominated Canada Sabrina D'Angelo [46]
7 Nominated United States Katelyn Rowland [45]
8 Nominated United States Katelyn Rowland [47]
14 Nominated United States Katelyn Rowland [48]
15 Nominated Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan [49]
16 Nominated United States Katelyn Rowland [50]

See also

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References

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