Saturday was a game to forget for Seattle Reign FC, who visited the North Carolina Courage for the first time and lost 2-0 in a game that was delayed for nearly two hours due to inclement weather. The combination of cross-country travel, injuries, weather delays, and facing the top team in the league combined for what could have been a much worse outcome had the Courage been a bit more precise in their finishing.
Seattle used nearly the same lineup as the one that was so effective against Portland the week before, swapping only Naho Kawasumi in place of Beverly Yanez, and with Rumi Utsugi starting in the position where she replaced the injured Jess Fishlock one week prior.