North Carolina Courage 5–0 Houston Dash · September 8, 2018
Final · NWSL regular seasonSeptember 8, 2018
Jess McDonald ⚽ · Crystal Dunn ⚽ · Lynn Biyendolo ⚽⚽ · Kristen Hamilton ⚽
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 · Houston Dash
25
16
9
4
5
0
shots → on target → goals
Control
461 passes · 78.7%′406 · 75.9%′
14 interceptions21
19 clearances23
Who was on the pitch
North Carolina Courage
— off the bench
0′93′
Houston Dash
— off the bench
0′93′
Player statistics
| Jess McDonald |  North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Mewis | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Debinha | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Abby Erceg | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abby Dahlkemper | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jaelene Daniels | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Katelyn Rowland | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Merritt Mathias | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Crystal Dunn | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 77 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Denise O'Sullivan | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lynn Biyendolo | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 66 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Heather O'Reilly | North Carolina Courage | No | 66 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kristen Hamilton | North Carolina Courage | No | 66 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Meredith Speck | North Carolina Courage | No | 77 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Linda Motlhalo |  Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Haley McCutcheon | Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amber Brooks | Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kealia Watt | Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jane Campbell | Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rachel Ann Daly | Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sofia Huerta | Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| T. Comeau | Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Janine van Wyk | Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Elizabeth Agnew | Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Veronica Latsko | Houston Dash | Yes | 0 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nichelle Prince | Houston Dash | No | 65 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Kimberly Keever | Houston Dash | No | 65 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyah Simon | Houston Dash | No | 86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shot records
North Carolina Courage 3.43 xG°
| 0 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jaelene Daniels | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 11 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 12 | Jess McDonald | 0.57 | Goal |
| 13 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Miss |
| 13 | Merritt Mathias | 0.07 | Miss |
| 14 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 15 | Jess McDonald | 0.11 | Miss |
| 15 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 15 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 24 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.16 | Post |
| 24 | Crystal Dunn | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 25 | Crystal Dunn | 0.75 | Goal |
| 26 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 27 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 36 | Merritt Mathias | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 43 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.40 | Goal |
| 46 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 48 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.35 | Miss |
| 53 | Crystal Dunn | 0.03 | Miss |
| 54 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 55 | Crystal Dunn | 0.07 | Miss |
| 56 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.65 | Goal |
| 62 | Sam Mewis | 0.16 | Miss |
| 69 | Kristen Hamilton | 0.11 | Goal |
Houston Dash 0.39 xG°
| 6 | Rachel Ann Daly | 0.00 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sofia Huerta | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 9 | Amber Brooks | 0.00 | Miss |
| 19 | Sofia Huerta | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 38 | Kealia Watt | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 39 | Lindsay Elizabeth Agnew | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 63 | Veronica Latsko | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 66 | Rachel Ann Daly | 0.07 | Miss |
| 70 | Nichelle Prince | 0.00 | Miss |
| 72 | Nichelle Prince | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 73 | Sofia Huerta | 0.07 | Miss |
| 74 | Sofia Huerta | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 83 | T. Comeau | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 85 | Nichelle Prince | 0.07 | Miss |
| 86 | Linda Motlhalo | 0.07 | Miss |
| 91 | Sofia Huerta | 0.11 | Miss |
Goals and assists
- 2 GLynn Biyendoloscorer
- 1 G · 2 AJess McDonaldscored and assisted
- 1 GCrystal Dunnscorer
- 1 GKristen Hamiltonscorer
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 |
| 6 | Houston Dash | 24 | 32 |
| 7 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 30 |
View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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}The record
North Carolina Courage 5–0 Houston Dash
NWSL regular season · Sep 8, 2018
- Venue
- First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
- Season
- 2018
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02