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The roster for the upcoming friendlies against Argentina was released. Quinn makes their return from injury – their first call up since the Summer Olympics. Evelyne Viens, Olivia Smith, and Clarissa Larisey were all on the initial roster but will miss out due to injuries. Nyah Rose, Holly Ward, and Kayla Briggs have been named as their replacements, and Ella Ottey has been called in as a training player. Canada will play Argentina on April 4th at 7:30 pm PST/10:30pm EST and then again on April 8th at 7:00pm PST/10:00pm EST.
As it has now been 12 months since Anna Karpenko’s last call up, we will no longer be tracking her. We wish Karpenko all the best and hope to see her again in the future!
Mimi Alidou makes the move to the NWSL, joining the Portland Thorns from Benfica. Alidou’s contract will keep her in Portland until 2026, with an option for 2027.
UWCL
Vanessa Gilles (Lyon) and Ashley Lawrence and Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea) moved onto the semi-finals of the UWCL. Gilles played the full game for Lyon who defeated Bayern München 4-1 (6-1 on aggregate) and Chelsea came back from being down 2-0 to Manchester City to win 3-0 (3-2 on aggregate) in the second leg. Lawrence was an unused substitute for Chelsea and Buchanan remains unavailable due to injury.
Lyon will face Arsenal in the semi-final with Chelsea taking on Barcelona; the first leg of both games will be on April 19th.
NWSL
Allysha Chapman was not available for the Dash in their 0-0 draw with Gotham FC.
Gabby Carle played 78 minutes for the Washington Spirit, subbing out due to an injury to her hand, in their 2-0 win over Bay FC. There has not been an update on Carle’s injury, but hopefully it is not too serious.
Kailen Sheridan was in net and Adriana Leon played 59 minutes for the San Diego Wave this weekend. The Wave fell 2-1 to the Orlando Pride.
The KC Current defeated the Utah Royals 3-0 on Saturday. Nichelle Prince came on in the 56th minute for the Current, while Bianca St-Georges played 78 minutes for the Royals – Cloé Lacasse remains unavailable for the Royals due to injury.
In what is usually a thrilling rivalry, the game between the Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage ended in an uneventful 0-0 draw. Jessie Fleming, back from concussion protocol, entered in the 59th minute for the Thorns, and Sydney Collins remains unavailable for the Courage due to injury. Alidou was unavailable for the Thorns as she is still waiting on for her visa paperwork to be finalized.
Julia Grosso had the start for the Chicago Stars and Janine Sonis entered in the 66th minute for Racing Louisville; Racing Louisville would win the game 1-0.
Angel City defeated the Seattle Reign 2-1, neither Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign) nor Megan Reid (Angel City FC) were available this weekend due to a leg injury and illness respectively.
Damallsvenskan
Carly Wickenheiser came on in the 55th minute for BK Häcken in their 2-0 loss to Kristianstads.
Serie A
Evelyne Viens was not available due to injury for Roma in their 2-0 win over Fiorentina. Lysianne Proulx was unavailable for Juventus in their 3-2 loss to Inter.
Liga BPI
Jeneva Hernandez Gray entered in the 89th minute for Sporting CP in their 2-1 win over Valadares Gaia.
WSL
Manchester United defeated Everton 2-0, Jayde Riviere played 88 minutes and Simi Awujo, back from injury, entered in the 73rd minute. Clarissa Larisey was unavailable for Crystal Palace in their 4-0 loss to Arsenal.
Sabrina D’Angelo was in net for Aston Villa in their 2-1 win over Liverpool. Olivia Smith was unavailable for Liverpool due to a hip injury. Deanne Rose entered in the 83rd minute for Leicester City in their 1-1 draw with Tottenham.
Chelsea drew West Ham 2-2 on Sunday. Ashley Lawrence played the full game for Chelsea and had one assist, and Shelina Zadorsky played 73 minues for West Ham. Buchanan remains unavailable for Chelsea due to injury.
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Vanessa Gilles was unavailable for Lyon this weekend as Lyon defeated Fleury Merogis 4-0.
Player of the Week: Sabrina D’Angelo
Assists: 1 (Lawrence)
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