Sky Blue FC celebrate Raquel Rodriguez’s goal that have them a 1-0 win over FC Kansas City on Sunday. (photo copyright Katie Cahalin for The Equalizer)
Here’s what you need to know to get your NWSL week started.
| W | L | D | GF | GA | PTS | |
| North Carolina Courage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Boston Breakers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Portland Thorns FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Houston Dash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Seattle Reign FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Sky Blue FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| FC Kansas City | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Washington Spirit | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Orlando Pride | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Results and Schedule
| Portland Thorns FC |
1-0 | Chicago Red Stars |
| Nadim (27, pk) |
recap | |
| att: 14,471 |
| North Carolina Courage |
3-1 | Orlando Pride |
| McDonald (6) | recap | Camila (27) |
| Mewis (33, pk) | 4,586 | |
| Williams (70) |
| Boston Breakers | 3-0 | Seattle Reign FC |
| Leon (11) | recap | |
| Lavelle (15) | 2,315 | |
| Dowie (52) |
| Washington Spirit |
0-1 | Houston Dash |
| recap | Ohai (28) | |
| 3,154 | ||
| Gordon |
| Sky Blue FC | 1-0 | FC Kansas City |
| Rodriguez (83) | recap | |
| 2,562 |
Week 4 Saturday
Houston Dash at Chicago Red Stars, 4pm EDT
Sky Blue FC at Washington Spirit, 7pm EDT
Seattle Reign FC at Portland Thorns FC, 10pm EDT
Week 4 Sunday
North Carolina Courage at Boston Breakers, 6pm EDT
Washington Spirit at FC Kansas City, 6pm EDT
What they Said
These comments by @Ashlyn_Harris after the Pride’s loss today to @TheNCCourage are, well, ??? https://t.co/fttGsKysA5 pic.twitter.com/FgaYjo1Bfs
— Neil Morris (@ByNeilMorris) April 30, 2017
Story lines for the week
Here are some NWSL story lines we’ll be following this week:
-Will there be fallout in Orlando from Ashlyn Harris’s post game rant?
-Are we ready for a bug free weekend on the go90 platform?
-Will Shea Groom and Christie Pearce be able to return this weekend?
-Does NWSL have an attendance problem in 2017?
