MATCH RECAP: NC COURAGE 1-1 UTAH ROYALS | News

CARY, N.C. (Sept. 6, 2025) — The North Carolina Courage drew the Utah Royals, 1-1, in a rain-soaked match Saturday evening at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park.

With the draw, the Courage are now 5W-7L-7D on the season.

Jaedyn Shaw gave the Courage a late lead with a penalty kick in the 89′, converting from the spot after Manaka Matsukubo drew the foul.

Utah responded in the 4′ of stoppage with Paige Monaghan knocking home a second-chance effort off a corner kick.

Marisa Jordan got the start in net, her first in the NWSL regular season. The former Purdue Boilermaker made four saves

Match Notes:

• The match was delayed in the 40′ due to inclement weather at 8:09 p.m. ET. The match resumed at 8:52 p.m. ET.
• Marisa Jordan made her first NWSL regular season appearance, making four saves.

Up Next:

The Courage remain at home to take on Angel City in a primetime matchup on CBS. The match is set to kick off at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 13.

Box Score

NCC (4-2-3-1): Marisa Jordan; Tyler Lussi (Talia Staude – 46′), Maycee Bell (Malia Berkely – 46′), Kaleigh Kurtz ©, Ryan Williams; Shinomi Koyama (Dani Weatherholt – 78′), Jaedyn Shaw; Cortnee Vine (Payton Linnehan – 66′), Manaka Matsukubo, Ashley Sanchez; Brianna Pinto (Aline Gomes – 78′)

Subs Not Used: Casey Murphy, Meredith Speck, Heather MacNab, Hannah Betfort

UTA (4-3-3): Mandy McGlynn; Kate Del Fava, Kaleigh Riehl, Nuria Rabano (Madison Pogarch – 84′), Janni Thomsen (Imani Dorsey – 64′); Claudia Zornoza, Ana Tejada (Dana Foederer – 78′), Cloe Lacasse (Brecken Mozingo – 64′); Paige Monaghan ©, Aisha Solorzano (Bianca St-Georges – 78′), Mina Tanaka

Subs Not Used: Mia Justus, Aria Nagai, KK Ream, Lauren Flynn

Score:

NCC: 1
UTA: 1

Goals:

NCC: J. Shaw – 89′ (PK)
UTA: P. Monaghan – 90′ +4′ (K. Del Fava)

Cautions:

NCC: J. Shaw – 22′
UTA: P. Monaghan – 87′

Ejections:

NCC: –
UTA: –

Venue (Location): First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)

Attendance: 6,358