North Carolina v Chicago

2025 NWSL, Regular Season

North Carolina CourageNorth CarolinaNC

3-3-3, 12 PTS

Chicago Stars FCChicagoCHI

1-1-7, 4 PTS

Manaka Matsukubo - 51', 77'

1
Murphy
12
Staude
3
Kurtz
27
Bell
14
Lussi
16
Jackson
10
O'Sullivan
13
Williams
19
Shaw
34
Matsukubo
2
Sanchez

No.Name
1Casey Murphy
3Kaleigh Kurtz
12Natalia Staude 17Dani Weatherholt
27Maycee Bell
16Riley Jackson 77Aline Gomes
10Denise O'Sullivan
14Tyler Lussi 25Meredith Speck
13Ryan Williams
34Manaka Matsukubo
19Jaedyn Shaw 22Cortnee Vine
2Ashley Sanchez 20Shinomi Koyama

Substitutes
30Hannah Betfort
24Brooklyn Courtnall
8Brianna Pinto
44Marisa Jordan

1
Naeher
32
Malham
3
Staab
4
Roccaro
30
Biegalski
77
López
20
Franklin
10
Groom
34
Schlegel
21
Grosso
14
Ludmila

No.Name
1Alyssa Naeher
3Sam Staab
4Cari Roccaro
32Taylor Malham
30Camryn Biegalski 41Hannah Anderson
34Ally Schlegel 8Jameese Joseph
77Maitane López 16Manaka Hayashi
20Bea Franklin
14Ludmila 23Micayla Johnson
10Shea Groom 7Ava Cook
21Julia Grosso

Substitutes
13Leilanni Nesbeth
26Nádia Gomes
22Halle Mackiewicz
11Chardonnay Curran

First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park

5:00 PM, May 17, 2025Coverage: NWSL+/Paramount+

Cary, North Carolina, USA

Attendance: 8,592

Referees:
Jaclyn Metz

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Kansas City Current	26	21	2	3	+36	65
Washington Spirit	26	12	8	6	+9	44
Portland Thorns FC	26	11	7	8	+7	40
Orlando Pride	26	11	7	8	+6	40
Seattle Reign FC	26	10	9	7	+3	39
San Diego Wave FC	26	10	7	9	+7	37
Racing Louisville FC	26	10	7	9	-3	37
Gotham FC	26	9	9	8	+10	36
North Carolina Courage	26	9	8	9	-2	35
Houston Dash	26	8	6	12	-12	30
Angel City FC	26	7	6	13	-10	27
Utah Royals	26	6	7	13	-14	25
Bay FC	26	4	8	14	-15	20
Chicago Stars FC	26	3	11	12	-22	20

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