North Carolina Courage 4–1 Chicago Stars · July 4, 2018
Final · NWSL regular seasonJuly 4, 2018
Crystal Dunn ⚽ · Lynn Biyendolo ⚽ · Debinha ⚽ · Kristen Hamilton ⚽
Yuki Nagasato ⚽
Recorded resultRelease 2026-09-02
What happened and why does it matter?
No coverage is placed here today. Explore the league record below.
Scoring summary
Match statistics
Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.
Finishing funnelNorth Carolina Courage · Chicago Stars
21
16
7
3
4
1
shots → on target → goals
Control
430 passes · 69.8%′432 · 72%′
21 interceptions23
17 clearances38
Who was on the pitch
North Carolina Courage
— off the bench
0′94′
Chicago Stars
— off the bench
0′94′
Player statistics
| Abby Erceg |  North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Dahlkemper | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jaelene Daniels | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denise O'Sullivan | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Katelyn Rowland | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Merritt Mathias | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Biyendolo | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| McCall Zerboni | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jess McDonald | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Debinha | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 74 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Crystal Dunn | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 67 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sam Mewis | North Carolina Courage | No | 67 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heather O'Reilly | North Carolina Courage | No | 74 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kristen Hamilton | North Carolina Courage | No | 78 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Danielle Colaprico |  Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Kerr | Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Katie Lind | Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arin Wright | Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brooke Elby | Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Julie Ertz | Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sarah Gorden | Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanessa DiBernardo | Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Morgan Gautrat | Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosemary Eleanor Florence White | Chicago Stars | Yes | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuki Nagasato | Chicago Stars | No | 59 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikki Stanton | Chicago Stars | No | 67 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Summer Green | Chicago Stars | No | 73 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shot records
North Carolina Courage 2.32 xG°
| 4 | Debinha | 0.25 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 10 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 19 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.65 | Miss |
| 19 | Crystal Dunn | 0.11 | Goal |
| 35 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Miss |
| 35 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.07 | Miss |
| 38 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 38 | McCall Zerboni | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 45 | Abby Erceg | 0.07 | Miss |
| 45 | Crystal Dunn | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 51 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 53 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 66 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 66 | Crystal Dunn | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 66 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.10 | Goal |
| 68 | Debinha | 0.35 | Goal |
| 70 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 83 | Kristen Hamilton | 0.00 | Miss |
| 86 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Miss |
| 86 | Kristen Hamilton | 0.72 | Goal |
Chicago Stars 1.54 xG°
| 1 | Sam Kerr | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sam Kerr | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 5 | Danielle Colaprico | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 6 | Brooke Elby | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 7 | Vanessa DiBernardo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 8 | Sam Kerr | 0.35 | Post |
| 9 | Vanessa DiBernardo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 9 | Julie Ertz | 0.00 | Miss |
| 14 | Morgan Gautrat | 0.10 | Miss |
| 15 | Sam Kerr | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 16 | Morgan Gautrat | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 54 | Sam Kerr | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 61 | Sam Kerr | 0.07 | Miss |
| 64 | Vanessa DiBernardo | 0.07 | Miss |
| 72 | Sam Kerr | 0.10 | Miss |
| 92 | Yuki Nagasato | 0.85 | Goal |
Goals and assists
- 1 G · 1 ALynn Biyendoloscored and assisted
- 1 GDebinhascorer
- 1 GCrystal Dunnscorer
- 1 GYuki Nagasatoscorer
The table
Full table →| # | Team | GP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 57 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns | 24 | 42 |
| 3 | Seattle Reign | 24 | 41 |
| 4 | Chicago Stars | 24 | 37 |
| 5 | Utah Royals | 24 | 35 |
View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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}The record
North Carolina Courage 4–1 Chicago Stars
NWSL regular season · Jul 4, 2018
- Venue
- First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
- Season
- 2018
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02