The North Carolina Courage continued their recent run of bad form when they travelled to Tacoma, Washington where they were defeated 2-1 by Seattle Reign FC. The Courage have now gone four-straight games without a win while Reign FC picked up their second victory in a row.
The match began with both teams generating chances early on but unable to convert. However, Seattle would find their breakthrough in the 13th minute when Bethany Balcer fired a headed attempt into the net for her second goal of the season.
Both teams continued to create chances but it remained 1-0 to the hosts heading into halftime.