After the Utah Royals FC lost to the North Carolina Courage on Saturday, coach Laura Harvey, her staff and couple of players stayed in the locker room watching the Seattle Reign and Sky Blue FC finish their game. The Royals had just dropped under the playoff line and, at the time, the Reign had taken over the fourth and final spot postseason berth.
Sky Blue eventually secured the 1-0 victory, dropping the Reign back to fifth and vaulting Utah to fourth — the same positions both teams occupied heading into Saturday’s games. The Royals were back above the line, and Harvey was happy.