Hoos In The NWSL Update: 7.7.23

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The NWSL is back in action this weekend before a break in the schedule for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup. Here’s a breakdown of recent action for Hoos in the NWSL with a look ahead to this weekend’s games that kick off tonight.

ANGEL CITY FC
Megan Reid – Defender
Season Stats: GP-GS: 6-5 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0 • Shots: 0 • Minutes: 523
                  Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 4-3 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 0 • Minutes: 315
Reid logged the full 90 in last week’s Challenge Cup contest against San Diego – a 2-1 victory for Angel City. She also logged time in the weekend’s draw with NJ/NY Gotham to close an undefeated week for the LA club.

UP NEXT: vs. North Carolina Courage • Sunday, July 9 @ 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+

GOTHAM FC
Sinead Farrelly – Midfield
Season Stats – GP-GS: 11-4 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 1 • Shots: 3 • Minutes: 485
                  Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 2-2 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 0 • Minutes: 161
Farrelly continues to log more minutes for Gotham, playing the full 90 minutes in Gotham’s 2-1 win over the Chicago Red Stars this past weekend. Farrelly is set to begin competition with Ireland in the Women’s World Cup

Taryn Torres – Midfield – Out With Injury
Torres suffered a torn ACL in training camp and is out for the season as she rehabs the injury.

UP NEXT: vs. Portland Thorns • Sunday, July 9 @ 5:30 p.m. ET on Paramount+

HOUSTON DASH
Diana Ordoñez – Forward
Season Stats – GP-GS: 13-12 • Goals: 2 • Assists: 0 • Shots: 19 • Minutes: 1,002
                 Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 3-2 • Goals: 1 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 5 • Minutes: 153
Ordoñez logged 83 minutes last week in the matchup against North Carolina – a 1-0 loss for the Houston club. She broke the 1,000 minute mark for the season and has seen action in all 13 games this season.

Courtney Petersen – Defender
Season Stats – GP-GS: 9-5 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0 • Shots: 1 • Minutes: 385
                 Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 3-2 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 1 • Minutes: 172
Petersen played the full time over the weekend in the 1-0 loss to North Carolina and logged her first shot of the season with a shot in the 70^th minute that narrowly missed to the right of goal following a corner kick.

UP NEXT: vs. Chicago Red Stars • Friday, July 7 @ 8:30 p.m. ET on Paramount+

KANSAS CITY CURRENT
Morgan Gautrat – Midfield
Season Stats – GP-GS: 4-3 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0 • Shots: 2 • Minutes: 178
                 Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 1-1 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 0 • Minutes: 45
Gautrat has continued to see more minutes after her return to the pitch from injury a month ago, logging at least 60 minutes in each of the last two outings for Kansas City. She saw 60 minutes last weekend in a 1-0 win over Portland.

Alexa Spaanstra – Forward
Season Stats – GP-GS: 8-2 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0 • Shots: 7 • Minutes: 248
                  Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 2-1 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 2  • Shots: 2 • Minutes: 110
Spaanstra made the start against Racing Louisville FC in the May 17 Challenge Cup match and notched assists on both goals for the Current as Kansas City fell to the Louisville side. It was the first two professional assists for Spaanstra. Since then, she has clocked 14 minutes of playing time and 3 shots, all in the club’s 2-0 loss against Racing Louisville FC May 20.

UP NEXT: at Racing Louisville FC • Friday, July 7 @ 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+  

NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE
Haley Hopkins – Forward
Season Stats – GP-GS: 6-1 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0 • Shots: 1 • Minutes: 128
                  Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 1-0 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 1  • Shots: 0 • Minutes: 4
Hopkins has seen action in the last three matches for the Courage – a trio of wins for the North Carolina side.

Brittany Ratcliffe – Midfield
Season Stats – GP-GS: 5-2 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0 • Shots: 7 • Minutes: 162
                  Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 3-2 • Goals: 1 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 5 • Minutes: 193
Ratcliffe logged 68 minutes of action last weekend for the Courage and fired off two shots in a 1-0 win over Houston.

UP NEXT: at Angel City FC • Sunday, July 9 @ 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+

OL REIGN
Laurel Ivory
Season Stats – GP-GS: 0-0 • Saves: 0 • GA: 0 • Shutouts: 0 • Minutes: 0
                   Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 2-2 • Saves: 2 • GA: 0  • Shutouts: 2 • Minutes: 180
Has not yet seen action in the regular-season matchup but has started a pair of Challenge Cup matches for the Reign. She posted her second clean sheet in the last outing against Portland – a 1-0 victory for OL Reign.

Veronica Latsko
Season Stats – GP-GS: 11-6 • Goals: 4 • Assists: 2 • Shots: 13 • Minutes: 486
                  Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 4-4 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 1 • Minutes: 270
Latsko delivered another strike for the Reign in last week’s outing, scoring shortly after taking the pitch with the first goal to start a rally in a 2-2 draw with Racing Louisville. She also played the full 90 minutes earlier in the week in a Challenge Cup match as the Reign defeated Portland 1-0.

Phoebe McClernon
Season Stats – GP-GS: 1-1 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0 • Shots: 0 • Minutes: 80
                   Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 1-0 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 0 • Minutes: 20
McClernon returned to the pitch last week and logged 20 minutes in the Challenge Cup match against Portland before then logging 80 minutes over the weekend in a contest with Racing Louisville.

Emily Sonnett
Season Stats – GP-GS: 13-13 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 1 • Shots: 5 • Minutes: 1,137
                    Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 2-2 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 1 • Minutes: 152
Sonnett has started all 13 games played for OL Reign and logged the full 90 again last week as the Reign cleared Kansas City in a 2-1 decision last weekend.

UP NEXT: at Orlando Pride • Friday, July 7 @ 7 p.m. ET on Paramount+

PORTLAND THORNS
Becky Sauerbrunn
Season Stats – GP-GS: 5-4 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0 • Shots: 2 • Minutes: 351
                     Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 2-1 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 1 • Minutes: 82
Sauerbrunn returned to the pitch after a foot issue for the first time since April and logged 23 minutes in a 2-0 win against OL Reign on June 3. However, she has not seen action since as the foot issue recurred.

UP NEXT: at Gotham FC • Sunday, July 9 @ 5:30 p.m. ET on Paramount+

SAN DIEGO WAVE
Danielle Colaprico
Season Stats – GP-GS: 14-14 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 1 • Shots: 3 • Minutes: 1,165
                      Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 2-1 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 0 • Minutes: 73
Colaprico played the full 90 minutes in last weekends’s match against Chicago coming on the heels of a 30-minute outing in a Challenge Cup matchup with Angel City in which Colaprico scored the lone goal for the San Diego side.

Makenzy Doniak
Season Stats – GP-GS: 13-7 • Goals: 2 • Assists: 1 • Shots: 19 • Minutes: 721
                       Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 2-1 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 0 • Minutes: 105
Doniak like Colaprico, logged time in both matches last week as she saw time against both Chicago and Angel City last week. She appeared to have scored the equalizer in the game with the Red Stars, but it was called off due to an offsides violation after review.

Kristen McNabb
Season Stats – GP-GS: 13-13 • Goals: 1 • Assists: 0 • Shots: 6 • Minutes: 1,158
                        Challenge Cup Stats: GP-GS: 1-1 • Goals: 0 • Assists: 0  • Shots: 0 • Minutes: 45
McNabb did not see action last week after logging 78 minutes in the previous outing against OL Reign the weekend before.

UP NEXT: vs Washington Spirit • Saturday, July 8 @ 10 p.m. ET on Paramount+