This week’s NWSL Lifetime Game of the Week featured “The
Mewis Bowl” as Kristie Mewis and the Houston Dash (0-3-2, 2pts) took on Sam
Mewis and the North Carolina Courage (5-0-1, 16pts). The Courage remain the NWSL’s only undefeated team after they defeated
the Dash 2-0 on Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas.
North Carolina
forward/midfielder/defender/everything Crystal Dunn got the Courage on the
board in just the 3rd minute of the match. Jess McDonald tossed a
long throw-in that found Dunn
at the edge of Houston’s six-yard box for her third goal of the season. The team scored their second goal of the
game in the 48th minute after Houston failed to clear a North
Carolina corner kick. Courage midfielder
Kristen Hamilton aka “Mrs. Irrelevant” (she was the final player selected in the 2014 NWSL Draft) settled
the bouncing ball and ripped a shot from 25 yards out that went past Dash
goalkeeper Jane Campbell for her
first goal of 2018.
The
Courage dominated the game from start to finish, allowing the Dash just two
real scoring chances. Houston's
best opportunity of the day also produced the match’s “save of the game”. In
the 27th minute, Dash defender Amber
Brooks had her header tipped away by Courage goalkeeper Sabrina
D'Angelo. The ball remained in play and fell to the feet of forward Nichelle Prince, but her shot was
saved by D'Angelo and cleared by the Courage.
What’s next?
The Courage will
return home to host the Chicago Red Stars at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer
Park on Sunday, May 6, at 3 pm ET. This match will be streaming live on go90.
Houston will hit
the road next weekend when they face Sky Blue FC at 6 pm on Saturday, May 5 in New
Jersey. This match will be streaming live on go90.
The
Portland Thorns will host Seattle Reign FC on Saturday, May 5 at 3:30pm ET in the next NWSL Lifetime Game of the Week.
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