NC Courage defender Jaelene Hinkle (15) Julie Kiing is trailingthe play. (Photo by Lewis Gettier)
NWSL returned with Marta going off against the Dash, the Courage extending their lead at the top of the table, and Sky Blue FC pouncing early in Portland en route to a fourth franchise win at Providence Park. Meanwhile, Carli Lloyd returned but many of the league’s stars are sidelined with injuries. Here is the latest:
| W | L | D | GF | GA | PTS | |
| North Carolina Courage | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 21 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 17 |
| Sky Blue FC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| Portland Thorns FC | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
| Seattle Reign FC | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 |
| Orlando Pride | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| FC Kansas City | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Washington Spirit | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
| Boston Breakers | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| Houston Dash | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 6 |
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Results and Schedule
| Chicago Red Stars | 1-1 | Washington Spirit |
| Press (82, pk) | recap | Ordega (42) |
| Halloran | ||
| att:Â 3,189 |
| North Carolina Courage | 3-1 | Boston Breakers |
| Hamilton (3) | recap | Leon (73) |
| Hamilton (13) | att: 3,780 | |
| Hatch (38) |
| FC Kansas City | 2-2 | Seattle Reign FC |
| Newfield (23) | recap | Rapinoe (31) |
| Kelly (84) | att: 1,891 | Kawasumi (81) |
| Houston Dash | 2-4 | Orlando Pride |
| Poliana (89) | recap | Camila (16) |
| Prince (96+) | att: 5,918 | Marta (22) |
| Marta (57) | ||
| Kennedy (68) |
| Portland Thorns FC | 1-3 | Sky Blue FC |
| Sinclair (95+) | recap | Rodriguez (1) |
| att: 16,736 | Kerr (70) | |
| Kerr (88) |
What they said
Story lines to follow
Here are some storylines we’ll be following this week:
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-Taylor Comeau’s condition and the Red Stars’ sudden hole at right back
-What happened to set back Tobin Heath?
-How will NWSL clubs cope with one of the toughest scheduling runs of the season?
-Are Sky Blue really for real?
