On Thursday afternoon, the North Carolina Courage announced that they had made a series of five roster moves to accommodate the return of their four USWNT players from the 2019 Women’s World Cup. With the quartet of Crystal Dunn, Sam Mewis, Abby Dahlkemper, and Jess McDonald returning to the team, the Courage were forced to cut players to get back underneath the 22-player roster limit, with one additional supplemental player.
Leshnak’s signing challenges Rowland
The main focus of the team’s announcement was the permanent signing of goalkeeper Sam Leshnak.