Saturday was one crazy day around NWSL. From red cards that stoked the ire of several coaches and players to a stunning hat trick by Sam Kerr plus rain delays and a free kick equalizer in stoppage time, no one who invested themselves in Week 12 will soon forget it. Here’s the latest from around NWSL.
Sam Kerr had a lot to celebrate after a 12 minute hat trick on Saturday night (photo copyright Katie Cahalin for The Equalizer)
| W | L | D | GF | GA | PTS | |
| North Carolina Courage | 9 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 27 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 24 |
| Sky Blue FC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Seattle Reign FC | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 20 |
| Portland Thorns FC | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 19 |
| Orlando Pride | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
| Houston Dash | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 14 |
| FC Kansas City | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 13 |
| Boston Breakers | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| Washington Spirit | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
Results and Schedule
| Boston Breakers | 0-0 | Chicago Red Stars |
| recap | ||
| Lauletta | ||
| att: 2,435 |
| Washington Spirit | 2-2 | Orlando Pride |
| Pugh (24) | recap | Marta (10, pk) |
| Pugh (90, pk) | Gordon | Marta (56) |
| att: 5,200 |
| Sky Blue FC | 3-2 | FC Kansas City |
| Kerr (78) | recap | Bowen (29) |
| Kerr (81) | att: 2,091 | Gibbons (42) |
| Kerr (90) |
| North Carolina FC | 2-0 | Seattle Reign FC |
| Hatch (33) | recap | |
| Zerboni (81) | att: 3,565 |
| Houston Dash | 1-1 | Portland Thorns FC |
| Beckie (8) | recap | Horan (91+) |
| att: 3,869 |
Week 13 Saturday
North Carolina Courage at Portland Thorns FC, 3:30 p.m. EDT
Chicago Red Stars at Sky Blue FC, 7:00 p.m. EDT
FC Kansas City at Orlando Pride, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Washington Spirit at Houston Dash, 8:30 p.m. EDT
Boston Breakers at Seattle Reign FC, 10:00 p.m. EDT
What they said
Rory Dames, Red Stars head coach, on Tony DiCicco: “For those players to fly from wherever they were to come in here probably says more about not just how good of a coach he was but the character of the man better than anything I could say.”
Post game quotes regarding Groom red card from FCKC head coach Vlatko Andonovski #NJvKC pic.twitter.com/KsO92rdgKw
— Erica L. Ayala (@elindsay08) July 9, 2017
The refs in this league are an absolute joke. It's embarrassing and needs to be better if we want to call the @NWSL best league in the world
— Amber Brooks (@abrooks22) July 9, 2017
Story lines to follow
Here are some story lines to follow during Week 13:
-Can Sky Blue double down on their dramatic win and shake their Red Stars hoodoo?
-How long will the Breakers ride Sammy Jo Prudhomme and how long will her shutout streak go?
-How much money will be collected during the week from fines over criticizing referees?
