USA
On Wednesday, San Diego Wave drew Houston Dash 2-2. Adriana Leon was still unavailable for her team due to a back injury. Portland Thorns defeated Bay FC 2-0. Mimi Alidou played 66 minutes, and Jessie Fleming played the full game. For Bay FC, Brooklyn Courtnall played 60 minutes, and Sydney Collins played the full game.
In the lone Friday game this week, Seattle Reign won 2-1 over Boston Legacy. For Seattle, Holly Ward played 71 minutes, and for Boston, Nichelle Prince played the full game. Bianca St-Georges was unavailable for Boston due to the red card she received in the previous game. The NWSL Disciplinary Committee announced on Thursday that St-Georges would receive an additional two-match ban for the dangerous tackle.
On Saturday, North Carolina Courage defeated Racing Louisville 2-1; Kailen Sheridan was in net and Carly Wickenheiser played the final 3 minutes. Utah Royals continue their undefeated streak with a 2-1 win over Denver Summit. Cloé Lacasse played the full game and had an assist for Utah. For Denver, Janine Sonis played the full game, Emma Regan played the final 4 minutes, and Megan Reid was an unused sub.
On Sunday, the Thorns were back in action against Kansas City Current. Fleming played the full game, and Alidou played the second half in the 3-1 loss. Later, Bay FC fell 1-0 to Chicago after going down to 9 players. For Bay, Collins played the full game, and Courtnall was an unused sub. For Chicago, Jordyn Huitema and Julia Grosso both played the full game, with Huitema drawing the foul that led to Bay’s first red card.
For the first time this season, Zara Chavoshi was available for her team in Orlando Pride’s 1-0 win over San Diego Wave. Chavoshi was an unused sub for Orlando, and Leon remained unavailable for the Wave.
Confederation
Gabby Carle played the full game for Washington Spirit in their 1-0 defeat of Pachuca in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup Semi-Final. In the final, the Spirit fell 5-3 to Club America; Carle played 86 minutes.
Ashley Lawrence played the full game for OL Lyonnes in the UWCL final; Lyonnes lost the game 4-0 to Barcelona.
Canada
Ottawa Rapid fell 2-1 to Montréal Roses this week; Melissa Dagenais was in net, and DB Pridham played the full game and earned the assist. Vancouver Rise defeated AFC Toronto 2-1. Latifah Abdu played the full game and had one goal for Vancouver, and Kaylee Hunter played the full game for Toronto.
Italy
Eveylne Viens’ time with Roma ended in a trophy thanks to her assist in Roma’s 1-0 win over Juventus in the Coppa Italia Final. Viens played 89 minutes in her final game with the club.
Player of the Week: Evelyne Viens
Assists: 3 (Lacasse x 1, Pridham x 1, Viens x 1)
Goals: 1 (Abdu)
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