CanWNT News
This week, the roster dropped for the final international window of 2025. The roster is largely as expected given manager Casey Stoney’s recent rosters; there were some unavailabilities to note. Gabrielle Carle and Lysianne Proulx are unavailable through injury, Olivia Smith is remaining at club for return-to-play protocols, and Annabelle Chukwu and Kayla Briggs are remaining with their college teams. Simi Awujo is also available after her meniscus injury over the summer. This marks the first time Delaney Baie (DB) Pridham has been called up to the senior team after making a provisional roster in 2022. We are excited to see the Northern Super League’s top goal scorer in action for Canada, and look forward to tracking her second season with the Ottawa Rapid.
Unfortunately, it has now been one calendar year since Jeneva Hernandez Gray (Sporting CP) and Janet Okeke (Florida State) have been called up to the senior team. As such, we will be ceasing coverage on them both after this round-up, and hope to see them back with the seniors soon.
Confederation – Europa Cup
Carly Wickenheiser played the full match for BK Häcken in a scoreless draw with Inter. The Swedish side took a 1-0 lead into the second leg, and will be moving to the next stage. Hernandez Gray and Sporting CP won their second leg against Glasgow City 3-1, advancing 4-2 on aggregate. Hernandez Gray entered as a substitute in the 68th minute.
Confederation – UWCL
OL Lyonnes and Juventus played to a 3-3 draw. Ashley Lawrence was on the bench for Lyonnes, and Proulx was unavailable for Juventus. Manchester United dropped points to Wolfsburg in a 5-2 loss. Jayde Riviere and Simi Awujo both earned the start, with Riviere playing the full match and Awujo playing 74 minutes. Olivia Smith played 63 minutes for Arsenal in a 2-1 win against Real Madrid.
Evelyne Viens started and played 62 minutes for AS Roma in their 1-1 draw with Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Viens scored Roma’s goal. Bayern won their match with PSG 3-1; Vanessa Gilles entered in the 88th minute for Bayern, and Florianne Jourde was unavailable for PSG.
England
In the Women’s League Cup, Sabrina D’Angelo served as backup keeper for Aston Villa as they played to a 3-3 draw with Birmingham City. Villa lost 4-2 on penalty kicks. It was a War of the Roses as Deanne Rose’s Nottingham Forest and Jade Rose’s Manchester City met in the same competition. J. Rose played the full match for Man City as they won 2-0; D. Rose made her return from injury, entering in the 71st minute. West Ham lost 2-0 to Portsmouth, a match for which Shelina Zadorsky was unavailable.
France
Emily Burns was in net for Nantes in their 2-1 win over Fleury. Montpellier and Marie Levasseur lost by the same scoreline to Paris FC. Levasseur played the full match. Lawrence earned a start for Lyonnes after being rested mid-week, and earned an assist in their 5-0 win against Strasbourg. As with UWCL, Jourde was unavailable for PSG in a 4-1 win over Saint-Étienne.
Germany
Gilles started for Bayern, playing 76 minutes in a 5-1 win over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Italy
In Serie A play, Viens once again helped AS Roma secure points as she scored their lone goal in a 1-0 win over Como. Viens exited at 90+2. Juventus won 1-0 as well, against Fiorentina; Proulx was unavailable.
Portugal
Hernandez Gray played the full match for Sporting CP in a 10-0 routing of Académia OAF in the Taça de Portugal. Footage is hard to come by, but Hernandez Gray is credited with three assists.
USA – NCAA
The NCAA Tournament continued this week with five CanWNT members in action. All of our players played their second round game on Thursday. Okeke played the full match for Florida State in a 1-0 win over Lipscomb. Ella Ottey played the full match for Wisconsin as they lost 1-0 to Baylor, ending their season. Notre Dame also bowed out in the second round, losing 1-0 to Ohio State; Chukwu played 75 minutes. On a happier note, Briggs and Noelle Henning played a big role in helping MSU advance over Wake Forest with a 1-0 win. Briggs scored MSU’s lone goal in 85 minutes of play, and Henning kept the clean sheet.
In the third round, Okeke once again played the full match for FSU, who advanced with a 3-1 win over Georgetown. Briggs and Henning both played for MSU as they won 2-1 against Colorado.
USA – NWSL
The 2025 NWSL season came to an end as the Championship took place, with Gotham winning 1-0 over Washington Spirit. Carle was unavailable for the Spirit with injury.
Player of the Week: Evelyne Viens
Goals: 3 (Briggs x 1, Viens x 2)
Assists: 4 (Hernandez Gray x 3, Lawrence x 1)
Clean Sheets: 1 (Henning)
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