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Seattle Reign 1–1 North Carolina Courage · August 25, 2018

Final · NWSL regular seasonAugust 25, 2018

Seattle Reign

3rd · 41 pts

1–1

North Carolina Courage

1st · 57 pts

Theresa Nielsen Eslund ⚽

Lynn Biyendolo ⚽

UW Medicine Pitch at Memorial Stadium · 100′ played · 4,455 attending

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

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

SEATTLE REIGN ↑NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE ↓0′HT100′
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.

Match statistics

xG° raceSeattle Reign 0.11 · North Carolina Courage 0.70
0.50′HT100′

Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.

Finishing funnelSeattle Reign · North Carolina Courage

6
29
3
13
1
1

shots → on target → goals

Control

344 passes · 59.9%′406 · 69.5%′

31 interceptions25

38 clearances9

Who was on the pitch

Seattle Reign

Morgan Andrews
100′
Kristen McNabb
100′
Lauren Barnes
100′
Lydia Williams
100′
Jodie Taylor
100′
Jess Fishlock
100′
Megan Montefusco
100′
Elizabeth Addo
100′
Theresa Nielsen Eslund
100′
Jasmyne Spencer
100′
Steph Catley
92′

— off the bench

Christen Westphal
8′
0′100′

North Carolina Courage

Crystal Dunn
100′
Sam Mewis
100′
Debinha
100′
Abby Erceg
100′
Abby Dahlkemper
100′
Katelyn Rowland
100′
Merritt Mathias
100′
Lynn Biyendolo
100′
McCall Zerboni
100′
Jess McDonald
80′
Denise O'Sullivan
71′

— off the bench

Heather O'Reilly
29′
Kristen Hamilton
20′
0′100′

Player statistics

Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Crystal DunnNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes01000030
Sam MewisNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes01000084
DebinhaNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes01000020
Abby ErcegNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes01000020
Abby DahlkemperNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes01000010
Katelyn RowlandNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes01000000
Merritt MathiasNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes01000011
Lynn BiyendoloNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes01001064
McCall ZerboniNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes01000010
Jess McDonaldNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes080800033
Denise O'SullivanNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageYes071710000
Heather O'ReillyNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageNo71290000
Kristen HamiltonNorth Carolina CourageNorth Carolina CourageNo80200021
Morgan AndrewsSeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes01000010
Kristen McNabbSeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes01000000
Lauren BarnesSeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes01000011
Lydia WilliamsSeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes01000000
Jodie TaylorSeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes01000011
Jess FishlockSeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes01000100
Megan MontefuscoSeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes01000000
Elizabeth AddoSeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes01000000
Theresa Nielsen EslundSeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes01001021
Jasmyne SpencerSeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes01000010
Steph CatleySeattle ReignSeattle ReignYes092920000
Christen WestphalSeattle ReignSeattle ReignNo9280000

Shot records

Seattle Reign 0.11 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
Statistics table
0Theresa Nielsen Eslund0.00Attempt Saved
1Lauren Barnes0.00Attempt Saved
7Morgan Andrews0.00Attempt Saved
19Jasmyne Spencer0.00Attempt Saved
65Jodie Taylor0.00Attempt Saved
66Theresa Nielsen Eslund0.11Goal

North Carolina Courage 0.7 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
Statistics table
10Lynn Biyendolo0.10Miss
11Merritt Mathias0.00Attempt Saved
11Abby Erceg0.00Attempt Saved
11Debinha0.10Miss
13Jess McDonald0.00Attempt Saved
18Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
18Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
25Crystal Dunn0.05Miss
27Jess McDonald0.00Attempt Saved
28Lynn Biyendolo0.00Attempt Saved
37Debinha0.00Attempt Saved
37Abby Erceg0.00Attempt Saved
37Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
41Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
53Lynn Biyendolo0.00Miss
56Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
57Lynn Biyendolo0.00Attempt Saved
57Jess McDonald0.00Attempt Saved
70Crystal Dunn0.00Attempt Saved
70Lynn Biyendolo0.00Attempt Saved
85Crystal Dunn0.07Miss
87Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
87Kristen Hamilton0.00Attempt Saved
87Abby Dahlkemper0.03Miss
94Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
94Kristen Hamilton0.00Attempt Saved
95Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
95McCall Zerboni0.00Attempt Saved
95Lynn Biyendolo0.35Goal

Goals and assists

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

Head to head

Seattle Reign trail the series with North Carolina Courage 0–0–5 over five meetings since 2017.

The table

Full table →
2018 standings around Seattle Reign and North Carolina Courage
#TeamGPPts
1North Carolina Courage2457
2Portland Thorns2442
3Seattle Reign2441
4Chicago Stars2437
5Utah Royals2435

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "slug": "2018-08-25-sea-vs-nc",
  "date": "2018-08-25",
  "season": 2018,
  "competition": "NWSL regular season",
  "matchweek": null,
  "home": "Seattle Reign",
  "away": "North Carolina Courage",
  "home_score": 1,
  "away_score": 1,
  "venue": "UW Medicine Pitch at Memorial Stadium",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
}

The record

Seattle Reign 1–1 North Carolina Courage

NWSL regular season · Aug 25, 2018

Venue
UW Medicine Pitch at Memorial Stadium
Season
2018
Competition
NWSL regular season
Record release
2026-09-02

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

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