North Carolina Courage goalie Katelyn Rowland comes up big with a double save, stopping a penalty kick and rebound shot, to help the Courage defeat Sky Blue FC 2-1.
Matchup: Sky Blue FC vs North Carolina Courage
Date: May 19, 2018
Location: Yurcak Field, Piscataway, NJ
North Carolina Courage defender Abby Dahlkemper (13)
North Carolina Courage warm up
North Carolina Courage forward Crystal Dunn (19)
North Carolina Courage forward Jessica McDonald (14)
The Sky Blue FC starting XI with honorary captain former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand
North Carolina Courage starting XI
North Carolina Courage defender Jaelene Hinkle (15)
Sky Blue FC midfielder Carli Lloyd (10)
North Carolina Courage defender Abby Erceg (6) and Sky Blue FC forward Katie Johnson (14)
Sky Blue FC goalie Kailen Sheridan (1)
North Carolina Courage midfielder Denise O’Sullivan (8)
North Carolina Courage midfielder Debinha (10)
North Carolina Courage forward Crystal Dunn (19) reacts after scoring the game’s first goal
North Carolina Courage forward Crystal Dunn (19) celebrates her goal with teammate midfielder Debinha (10)
North Carolina Courage midfielder Denise O’Sullivan (8) and Sky Blue FC defender Amanda Frisbie (9)
North Carolina Courage midfielder McCall Zerboni (7)
North Carolina Courage midfielder Samantha Mewis (5) and Sky Blue FC midfielder Carli Lloyd (10)
North Carolina Courage forward Jessica McDonald (14) and Sky Blue FC defender Mandy Freeman (22)
North Carolina Courage midfielder Samantha Mewis (5) slides on a loose ball to score Carolina’s second goal of the game
North Carolina Courage midfielder Samantha Mewis (5) finds the back of the net
The North Carolina Courage celebrate Courage midfielder Samantha Mewis’s (5) goal
North Carolina Courage celebrating Sam Mewis’s (5) goal
North Carolina Courage defender Merritt Mathias (11) and Sky Blue FC forward Shea Groom (6)
North Carolina Courage midfielder Denise O’Sullivan (8) and Sky Blue FC defender Amanda Frisbie (9)
North Carolina Courage goalie Katelyn Rowland (0)
Sky Blue FC midfielder Thaisa Moreno (5) and North Carolina Courage midfielder McCall Zerboni (7)
North Carolina Courage defender Abby Erceg (6)
North Carolina Courage forward Jessica McDonald (14) with a shot on goal
Sky Blue FC midfielder Carli Lloyd (10) and North Carolina Courage midfielder Samantha Mewis (5)
Sky Blue FC huddles before the start of the second half
North Carolina Courage huddle before the start of the second half
Sky Blue FC defender Erica Skroski (8) and North Carolina Courage forward Jessica McDonald (14)
North Carolina Courage midfielder Debinha (10)
Sky Blue FC midfielder Thaisa Moreno (5)
North Carolina Courage defender Abby Erceg (6)
Sky Blue FC goalie Kailen Sheridan (1) looks to throw the ball back into play
North Carolina Courage forward Crystal Dunn (19)
North Carolina Courage midfielder Samantha Mewis (5)
North Carolina Courage forward Jessica McDonald (14) and Sky Blue FC midfielder Raquel Rodriguez (11)
The North Carolina Courage congratulate goalie Katelyn Rowland (0) after her double save – stopping both a penalty kick and rebound shot
North Carolina Courage forward Crystal Dunn (19)
North Carolina Courage forward Kristen Hamilton (23)
Sky Blue FC midfielder Carli Lloyd (10) and North Carolina Courage forward Kristen Hamilton (23)
Sky Blue FC midfielder Sarah Killion (16) and North Carolina Courage forward Darian Jenkins (21)
Sky Blue FC goalie Kailen Sheridan (1)
North Carolina Courage defender Meredith Speck (25)
Sky Blue FC midfielder Carli Lloyd (10) takes a direct kick that finds the back of the net for Sky Blue’s lone goal of the game
Sky Blue FC midfielder Carli Lloyd’s (not pictured) free kick finds the back of the net
Sky Blue FC celebrates midfielder Carli Lloyd’s (10) goal in the 90th+ minute
Sky Blue FC midfielder Carli Lloyd (10) and Sky Blue FC forward Savannah McCaskill (21)