Monday Morning Wakeup: NWSL Week 9

Alex Morgan against the Courage (photo copyright Hannah di Lorenzo for The Equalizer)

2018 NWSL
Table

	W	L	D	GF	GA	PTS
North Carolina Courage	8	0	2	19	9	26
Seattle Reign FC	5	2	2	13	8	17
Orlando Pride	4	3	3	16	13	15
Portland Thorns FC	4	3	3	14	12	15
Houston Dash	3	4	4	12	16	13
Chicago Red Stars	2	3	6	14	16	12
Utah Royals FC	2	2	5	7	7	11
Washington Spirit	2	6	2	10	15	8
Sky Blue FC	0	7	1	5	14	1

LISTEN! On this week’s Podcast, Richard and Dan go rapid fire around NWSL after a week that saw a pair of 7-goal games, plus we’ll answer lots of reader/listener questions!

Week 9 results and attendances

Wednesday (recaps)
North Carolina Courage 4, Orlando Pride 3 (Lauletta)
Washington Spirit 1, Sky Blue FC 0
Houston Dash 2, Seattle Reign FC 1

Friday (recap)
Portland Thorns FC 2, Utah Royals FC 0 (Watkins)

Saturday (recaps)
Orlando Pride 5, Chicago Red Stars 2
Seattle Reign FC 1, Sky Blue FC 0

Sunday (recap)
Houston Dash 3, Washington Spirit 2

Attendances for the Week
Orlando: 3,104 (smallest crowd in Pride history)
Washington: 2,433
Houston (Wednesday): 2,376

Portland: 15,113
Chicago: 5,047
Sky Blue: 2,814
Houston (Sunday): 4,045

What They Said

“I feel really good about where our team is at right now.”@meghankling discusses #PORvUTA, the team's form and looks ahead to Wednesday. #BAONPDX pic.twitter.com/JzVIsD1ddI

— Portland Thorns FC (@ThornsFC) May 26, 2018

NWSL Week 10 Schedule

Wednesday
North Carolina Courage at Portland Thorns FC, 10:30 p.m. EDT

Saturday
Chicago Red Stars at Washington Spirit, 3:30 p.m. EDT
Utah Royals FC at Sky Blue FC, 7:00 p.m. EDT

Sunday
North Carolina Courage at Houston Dash, 6:30 p.m. EDT
Orlando Pride at Seattle Reign FC, 9:00 p.m. EDT