In front of 18,000 fans Friday, Sept. 30, the San Diego Wave (10-6-6) ended their regular season with a scoreless draw against the North Carolina Courage (9-8-5) at Snapdragon Stadium.
In their previous game in Orlando, Wave FC lost multiple crucial players to injury. Alex Morgan was already out due to a knee injury, but later in the game, the Wave lost Abby Dahlkemper and Taylor Kornieck to injuries. They knew this would hurt them facing the Courage.
“We have a deep bench luckily, and obviously we miss those players because they are big leaders on our team, and the players that needed to, really stepped up and did their job for today’s game,” defender Kaleigh Riehl said.