CARY, N.C. — From the opening minutes to the final whistle, the North Carolina Courage never backed down — until they won another National Women’s Soccer League championship.
The Courage beat the Chicago Red Stars 4-0 in front of an announced sellout crowd of 10,227 fans at WakeMed Soccer Park, capturing back-to-back NWSL titles and cementing their status as the top club in American women’s soccer.
With a boot from her right foot, Abby Dahlkemper launched the ball into the Chicago Red Stars’ penalty box from midfield. As Chicago keeper Alyssa Naeher closed in on the lob, North Carolina Courage midfielder Sam Mewis charged in, head-first with no fear, and guided her teammate’s delivery into the back of the net.