The NC Courage have announced their final 23 woman 20 woman roster. Wait what? Since the Boston Breakers folded each team got an additional two players for their first teams. On the one hand, that’s great! It means that the teams can have a full 11v11 of actually paid rostered players. The 23rd player is Yuri Kawamura who is out with injury and will not count against the roster
NC Courage Roster
(23 out of 20 spots filled)
Goalkeepers (2): Sabrina D’Angelo (FED-CAN), Katelyn Rowland
Defenders (8): Abby Erceg (INTL-NZ), Abby Dahlkemper (FED-USA), Jaelene Hinkle, Merritt Mathias, Allysha Chapman (FED-CAN/DD), Kaleigh Kurtz, Julie King (DD), Yuri Kawamura (INTL-JPN/D45)
Midfielders (7): McCall Zerboni, Samantha Mewis (FED-USA), Denise O’Sullivan (INTL-IRL), Debinha (INTL-BRA), Elizabeth Eddy, Meredith Speck, Makenzy Doniak (SEI)
Forwards (6): Lynn Williams (FED-USA), Crystal Dunn (FED-USA), Jessica McDonald, Darian Jenkins, Kristen Hamilton, Frannie Crouse
ACTIVE ROSTER KEY: FED - Federation Player; INTL – International Roster Spot
The main pre-season departures for the Courage were Taylor Smith and Ashley Hatch who went to the Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights for Crystal Dunn.