The undefeated North Carolina Courage continued their unbeaten run in devastating fashion at Providence Park, beating the Portland Thorns 4-1 off the back of three goals in 6 minutes in the second half. It was the first time since the 2016 semifinal against the then-Western New York that the Thorns shipped 4 goals at home and the most regular season goals the Thorns have let in in the Mark Parsons era.
Jaelene Hinkle, after being listed as questionable in the injury report, started for the Courage. Crystal Dunn moved into midfield to replace the absent Denise O’Sullivan.