Today will mark a homecoming for Williamstown, New Jersey’s Brittany Ratcliffe when the North Carolina Courage visit Gotham FC at Red Bull Arena (Kickoff 5 p.m. / Paramount+).
The seven-year NWSL veteran and former NSCAA youth All-American out of Paul VI High School will venture north as the Courage (4-7-4 16 points) hope to close a ten-point gap for the final playoff spot with seven games remaining in the regular season.
For Ratcliffe, the trip brings a much anticipated return to her roots, shaped by a path that took her to the University of Virginia before a pro career that led her to Boston, Kansas City, and Utah, eventually landing in Carolina where she’s spent the last two seasons.