Portland Thorns 2–1 North Carolina Courage · August 21, 2023
Final · Matchweek 16 · NWSL regular seasonAugust 21, 2023
Hannah Betfort ⚽ · Sophia Wilson ⚽
Tyler Lussi ⚽
Recorded resultRelease 2026-09-02
What happened and why does it matter?
No coverage is placed here today. Explore the league record below.
Scoring summary
Match statistics
Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.
Finishing funnelPortland Thorns · North Carolina Courage
10
9
5
3
2
1
shots → on target → goals
Control
413 passes · 75.8%′705 · 83.4%′
36 interceptions24
26 clearances7
Who was on the pitch
Portland Thorns
— off the bench
0′107′
North Carolina Courage
— off the bench
0′107′
Player statistics
| Bella Bixby |  Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelli Hubly | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emily Menges | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Olivia Moultrie | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Meghan Klingenberg | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Coffey | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Morgan Weaver | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Natalia Kuikka | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannah Betfort | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 67 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rocky Rodríguez | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meaghan Nally | Portland Thorns | No | 21 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taylor Porter | Portland Thorns | No | 67 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sophia Wilson | Portland Thorns | No | 67 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Reyna Reyes | Portland Thorns | No | 84 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Izzy D'Aquila | Portland Thorns | No | 84 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kaleigh Kurtz |  North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Williams | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Casey Murphy | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brittany Ratcliffe | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kiki Pickett | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Narumi Miura | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malia Berkely | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denise O'Sullivan | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Lussi | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 69 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Victoria Pickett | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tess Boade | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivia Wingate | North Carolina Courage | No | 45 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Brianna Pinto | North Carolina Courage | No | 59 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Haley Hopkins | North Carolina Courage | No | 69 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frankie Tagliaferri | North Carolina Courage | No | 82 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shot records
Portland Thorns 1.32 xG°
| 5 | Morgan Weaver | 0.10 | Attempt Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Morgan Weaver | 0.11 | Attempt Saved |
| 5 | Morgan Weaver | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 34 | Olivia Moultrie | 0.03 | Attempt Saved |
| 40 | Hannah Betfort | 0.35 | Goal |
| 53 | Olivia Moultrie | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 59 | Sam Coffey | 0.03 | Miss |
| 68 | Sophia Wilson | 0.65 | Goal |
| 69 | Morgan Weaver | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 84 | Morgan Weaver | 0.05 | Miss |
North Carolina Courage 0.71 xG°
| 8 | Tyler Lussi | 0.10 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Tyler Lussi | 0.25 | Goal |
| 36 | Tyler Lussi | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 42 | Tyler Lussi | 0.03 | Miss |
| 44 | Victoria Pickett | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 54 | Olivia Wingate | 0.16 | Attempt Saved |
| 54 | Kiki Pickett | 0.03 | Post |
| 57 | Olivia Wingate | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 77 | Haley Hopkins | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
Goals and assists
- 1 GTyler Lussiscorer
- 1 GHannah Betfortscorer
- 1 GSophia Wilsonscorer
- 1 AOlivia Moultrieassist
The table
Full table →| # | Team | GP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Wave | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns | 22 | 35 |
| 3 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 33 |
| 4 | Seattle Reign | 22 | 32 |
| 5 | Angel City | 22 | 31 |
View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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}The record
Portland Thorns 2–1 North Carolina Courage
NWSL regular season · Matchweek 16 · Aug 21, 2023
- Venue
- Providence Park
- Season
- 2023
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02