Kristie Mewis (l) and Sam Mewis (r) pose with their mom, a breast cancer survivor, on breast cancer awareness night in North Carolina (photo copyright Lewis Gettier)
| W | L | D | GF | GA | PTS | |
| North Carolina Courage | 15 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 45 |
| Portland Thorns FC | 13 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 43 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 36 |
| Orlando Pride | 10 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 36 |
| Seattle Reign FC | 8 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 31 |
| Sky Blue FC | 9 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 47 | 29 |
| FC Kansas City | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| Houston Dash | 7 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 23 |
| Washington Spirit | 5 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 42 | 19 |
| Boston Breakers | 3 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 16 |
Results and Schedule
| Orlando Pride | 1-1 | Seattle Reign FC |
| Morgan (92+) | recap | Fishlock (94+) |
| att: 4,341 |
| FC Kansas City | 0-0 | Chicago Red Stars |
| recap | ||
| att: 963 |
| North Carolina Courage | 1-0 | Houston Dash |
| Hamilton (26) | recap | |
| att: 4,702 |
| Boston Breakers | 0-1 | Portland Thorns FC |
| recap | Sinclair (72) | |
| att: 3,015 |
| Sky Blue FC | 1-2 | Washington Spirit |
| Hayes (43) | recap | Church (75) |
| att: 2,008 | Pugh (85) |
Week 21 Saturday (September 23)
Portland Thorns FC at Orlando Pride, 3:30 p.m. EDT
Boston Breakers at Washington Spirit, 7:00 p.m. EDT
Chicago Red Stars at Houston Dash, 8:30 p.m. EDT
Week 21 Sunday (September 24)
North Carolina Courage at Sky Blue FC, 6:00 p.m. EDT
FC Kansas City at Seattle Reign FC, 9:00 p.m. EDT
What They Said
“Once they didn’t go in, I knew they weren’t going to score. You get the feeling that it’s one of those nights, whether you’re the team that can’t score, or whether you’r getting all the breaks tonight. I thought it was in hand there.”
-Spirit coach Jim Gabarra on Sky Blue’s stoppage time sequence that did not result in an equalizer
“The best strikers in the world sometimes don’t score. That’s what (Sam Kerr) is, and she didn’t. Once these one-on-ones don’t go in and then Kelley (O’Hara)’s two aren’t going in, you’re just wondering like alright, did we run over a black cat on the way here or something? This is not going to plan.”
-Sky Blue FC game day coach Dave Hodgson on Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Spirit
Storylines we’re following
Here are some storylines we’ll be following during the FIFA week
-Will the USWNT players return healthy for the final two weeks?
-Will UEFA World Cup qualifying kickoff offer up any surprises?
-Are we headed for another offseason with no expansion?
