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Matches2023

Final · Matchweek 4 · NWSL Challenge CupJuly 22, 2023

60

Washington Spirit

8th · 30 pts

Brittany Ratcliffe ⚽ · Frankie Tagliaferri ⚽ · Olivia Wingate ⚽ · Tess Boade ⚽ · Brianna Pinto ⚽ · Narumi Miura ⚽

First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park · 91′ played · 4,063 attending

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
NORTH CAROLINA COURAGEWASHINGTON SPIRIT0′HT91
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 60Brittany RatcliffeNorth Carolina Courage
  2. 64Frankie TagliaferriNorth Carolina Courage
  3. 69Olivia WingateNorth Carolina Courage
  4. 71Tess BoadeNorth Carolina Courage
  5. 79Brianna PintoNorth Carolina Courage
  6. 82Narumi MiuraNorth Carolina Courage
The story · MW 4

A 6-goal night for North Carolina Courage

North Carolina Courage lead the all-time series 13–5–4 across 22 meetings since 2017. North Carolina Courage stand 3rd on 33 points in the table through September 1, 2026.

From the record · rel. 2026-09-02 · computed, not generated
The chances · xG°

2.20.8 xG° on 16 shots to 13

What each side’s shooting was worth, before the finishing.

TeamShSoTxG°
North Carolina Courage1692.23
Washington Spirit1310.84
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceNorth Carolina Courage 2.23 · Washington Spirit 0.84
0.511.522.50′HT91′

Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.

Finishing funnelNorth Carolina Courage · Washington Spirit

16
13
9
1
6
0

shots → on target → goals

Control

575 passes · 78.3%′325 · 68.9%′

9 interceptions25

14 clearances25

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Kaleigh KurtzNorth Carolina CourageYes0910000
Ryan WilliamsNorth Carolina CourageYes0910000
Brianna PintoNorth Carolina CourageYes0911021
Katelyn RowlandNorth Carolina CourageYes0910000
Narumi MiuraNorth Carolina CourageYes0911021
Malia BerkelyNorth Carolina CourageYes0910000
Tess BoadeNorth Carolina CourageYes080801111
Kiki PickettNorth Carolina CourageYes074740000
Tyler LussiNorth Carolina CourageYes074740210
Brittany RatcliffeNorth Carolina CourageYes067671031
Frankie TagliaferriNorth Carolina CourageYes067671031
Victoria PickettNorth Carolina CourageNo67240000
Olivia WingateNorth Carolina CourageNo67241022
Haley HopkinsNorth Carolina CourageNo74170111
Sydney CollinsNorth Carolina CourageNo74170000
Millie FarrowNorth Carolina CourageNo80110011
Sam StaabWashington SpiritYes0910010
Dorian BaileyWashington SpiritYes0910000
Nicole BarnhartWashington SpiritYes0910000
Tara RuddWashington SpiritYes0910010
Ashley HatchWashington SpiritYes0910030
Inès JaurenaWashington SpiritYes0910010
Paige MetayerWashington SpiritYes0910010
Amber BrooksWashington SpiritYes083830010
Lena SilanoWashington SpiritYes062620021
Camryn BiegalskiWashington SpiritYes062620000
Chloe RickettsWashington SpiritYes062620010
Nicole DouglasWashington SpiritNo62290010
Mariana SpeckmaierWashington SpiritNo62290000
Maddie ElwellWashington SpiritNo62290010
Jordan ThompsonWashington SpiritNo8380000
Who Was On
Shots

North Carolina Courage 2.23 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
9Frankie Tagliaferri0.03Miss
20Frankie Tagliaferri0.07Attempt Saved
21Brittany Ratcliffe0.07Attempt Saved
22Brittany Ratcliffe0.05Attempt Saved
35Narumi Miura0.03Miss
46Brianna Pinto0.05Miss
60Brittany Ratcliffe0.07Goal
63Tyler Lussi0.03Attempt Saved
64Frankie Tagliaferri0.07Goal
69Olivia Wingate0.72Goal
71Tess Boade0.25Goal
77Haley Hopkins0.00Attempt Saved
78Olivia Wingate0.00Attempt Saved
79Brianna Pinto0.07Goal
82Millie Farrow0.00Attempt Saved
82Narumi Miura0.72Goal

Washington Spirit 0.84 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
8Ashley Hatch0.07Miss
14Ashley Hatch0.10Attempt Saved
33Paige Metayer0.35Miss
39Tara Rudd0.03Miss
49Sam Staab0.07Miss
49Inès Jaurena0.03Miss
50Lena Silano0.05Attempt Saved
51Chloe Ricketts0.00Attempt Saved
57Ashley Hatch0.03Attempt Saved
57Lena Silano0.00Attempt Saved
66Maddie Elwell0.03Miss
67Amber Brooks0.05Miss
75Nicole Douglas0.03Miss
Head to Head
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Each question preserves North Carolina Courage 6–0 Washington Spirit, July 22, 2023, the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup scope, and a return to North Carolina Courage 6–0 Washington Spirit.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "date": "2023-07-22",
  "season": 2023,
  "competition": "NWSL Challenge Cup",
  "matchweek": 4,
  "home": "North Carolina Courage",
  "away": "Washington Spirit",
  "home_score": 6,
  "away_score": 0,
  "venue": "First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
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