For the third time in five games, Seattle Reign FC faced off against the North Carolina Courage, this time falling 2-1 at home as the league leaders once again put on a nearly flawless performance that stymied the Reign.
Seattle experimented heavily with their line-up and tactics last week, and made several more changes coming into this game to optimize their strategy based on the successes and failures they observed in last week’s game. The biggest change this week involved reverting back to their typical 4-3-3, but with several players moved around. First, Rebekah Stott and Lauren Barnes swapped roles, with Stott staying central and Barnes moving outside.