CanWNT Roster Drop & News
This week, the first CanWNT roster since the Olympics was released. The roster remained fairly unchanged from the Olympics; new players will likely be brought in after the coaching debacle is settled. Desiree Scott was not named to the roster (see below) and Quinn, Sydney Collins, and Jayde Riviere were not eligible for contention due to injury. Emma Regan and Olivia Smith were called up to the roster as non-Olympic names. Cloé Lacasse was initially named, but has since sustained an injury; Marie Alidou has been called in as her replacement.
This marks a year since Melissa Dagenais and Annabelle Chukwu were called up to the senior national team, so we will cease match-day coverage until they are called up again. We hope to see them both soon, and know there is a bright future ahead for both!
On Thursday, Desiree Scott announced her retirement from professional soccer at the end of this NWSL season. We thank her for everything she did for Canada, and we can’t wait to see how she continues to be involved in the sport.
Confederation Play: CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Christine Sinclair played in Canada for the final time as the Vancouver Whitecaps hosted the Portland Thorns in their last group stage match of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup. Sinclair started for the Thorns and scored one goal in her 87 minutes of play. The Thorns won 6-0 over the Whitecaps. Jessie Fleming entered as a substitute in the 76th minute for the Thorns; for Vancouver, Jeneva Hernandez Gray played the full match. The Thorns now advance to the next stage of the competition.
Unfortunately for the San Diego Wave, their hopes of advancement ended with a 1-0 loss to Club América. Kailen Sheridan started for the Wave before being ejected with a red card in the 22nd minute.
Confederation Play: UWCL
Lysianne Proulx was on the bench for Juventus in their 2-0 loss to Bayern Munich. Evelyne Viens played the first half for Roma in a 6-1 victory over Galatasaray. For Chelsea, Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence both earned the start in their match against FC Twente. Chelsea won 3-1; Lawrence played the full match, and Buchanan exited at halftime. For Lyon, Vanessa Gilles went the entire ninety in their 2-0 win against Wolfsburg.
Denmark
Emma Regan had a good match for HB Køge this week, earning an assist in their 5-0 win over Kolding IF.
England
In league play, Manchester United drew 1-1 with Brighton, continuing their unbeaten run. Simi Awujo entered off the bench in the 73rd minute, whereas Riviere remained unavailable. Sabrina D’Angelo was once again in net for Aston Villa as they lost 2-1 to Manchester City. Adriana Leon was not available for the Villans.
Fortunately, Olivia Smith’s injury last week did not prevent her from starting for Liverpool against Crystal Palace. Smith played the full match as they played to a 1-1 draw. Deanne Rose played 77 minutes for Leicester City as they won 1-0 over Everton–their first win of the season. West Ham remains at the bottom of the table after losing 2-0 to Arsenal; Shelina Zadorsky played the full match.
Lastly, Chelsea continued their winning start to the season with a 5-2 win over Tottenham. Buchanan played 85 minutes, and Lawrence entered in the 78th minute.
France
Latifah Abdu earned an assist in her start for Guingamp as they earned their first win over the season over Strasbourg. At the other end of the table, Gilles played the full match for Lyon as they drew Paris FC 0-0.
Italy
Proulx was once again on the bench for Juventus in their 0-0 draw with Inter. Viens played the second half for Roma in their 2-1 win over Milan, earning an assist on the game-winning goal.
Sweden
Clarissa Larisey and BK Häcken started off the week with a resounding 9-0 win over Jitex Mölndal in the Svenska Cupen. Larisey played 63 minutes in that match and scored one goal for her side. In their league match, Larisey made a brief cameo off the bench, entering in the 83rd minute as BK Häcken won 2-1 over Djurgården.
USA: NCAA
Annabelle Chukwu played 56 total minutes for Notre Dame in a 5-2 win over Cal. She also played 60 minutes in their later 3-0 win against Stanford. Anna Karpenko once again made two second-half appearances for Georgetown: she played the full half in a 1-0 win over Providence College, and then she played 34 minutes in a 4-0 win over Marquette University.
Laurence Gladu kept the clean sheet for USC in a 1-0 win over Ohio State. In their second match of the week, Gladu was in net for their 2-1 win over Penn State.
Finally, Jade Rose played 80 minutes for Harvard in their 3-1 loss to Princeton.
USA: NWSL
Seattle Reign had a rare win this week, winning 2-1 over Houston Dash. Quinn was once again ruled out due to their head injury. Jordyn Huitema played almost the full match for the Reign before being subbed out just before stoppage time. Allysha Chapman and Sophie Schmidt both started for the Dash; Chapman was subbed out in the 85th minute, and Schmidt played the full match.
Desiree Scott played her final regular season home match for the Kansas City Current this weekend. She entered in the 81st minute off the bench as the Current beat the San Diego Wave 4-1. Nichelle Prince played the entire match for Kansas City, earning one official assist and setting up another goal. It was also her 100th NWSL regular season match. Sheridan was in net for the Wave in their loss, netting an unfortunate own goal.
Janine Beckie got revenge on her former club as she helped Racing Louisville win 1-0 over the Portland Thorns. Beckie earned the assist on the goal and played until stoppage time. For the Thorns, Sinclair and Fleming both started. Fleming played the full match, and Sinclair was subbed off in the 62nd minute. Having already clinched a play-off spot, the North Carolina Courage lost narrowly to the Bay. Collins remains on the D45 injury list for the Courage, and Bianca St-Georges entered in the 78th minute in the 1-0 loss.
The Washington Spirit won 2-0 over the Chicago Red Stars. Gabrielle Carle played the full 90 for Washington, and Julia Grosso played 76 minutes for Chicago. Lastly, Lacasse started for Utah in their eventual 1-1 draw with Angel City, but she was subbed off due to a knee injury in the 36th minute. As aforementioned, this knee injury has ruled her out of contention for this week’s international friendly against Spain. For Angel City, Megan Reid played the full match.
Player of the week: Nichelle Prince
Goals: 2 (Larisey x 1, Sinclair x 1)
Assists: 5 (Abdu x 1, Beckie x 1, Prince x 1, Regan x 1, Viens x 1)
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