Houston Dash vs North Carolina Courage: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Diego Martinez)
The Houston Dash ended their long winless streak at home by beating the North Carolina Courage 3-0 at Shell Energy Stadium Friday night. Houston will now have some time off for the FIFA international window before returning to play on June 7.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dash 3-0 North Carolina Courage
Friday, May 24, 2024
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Assistants: Art Arustamyan, Salma Perez
Fourth Official: Kaitlyn Trowbridge
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr.
Attendance: 4,732
Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy skies
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU: Ramona Bachmann (Avery Patterson) 43’
HOU: Bárbara Olivieri (Michelle Alozie) 68’
HOU: Diana Ordóñez (unassisted) 78’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
NCC: Haley Hopkins (caution; foul) 42’
HOU: Ramona Bachmann (caution; time wasting) 58’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dash: Jane Campbell (C); Tarciane, Natalie Jacobs, Paige Nielsen, Avery Patterson; Sarah Puntigam (Sophie Hirst 77’), Sophie Schmidt, Amanda West (Courtney Petersen 66’), Bárbara Olivieri (Andressa 77’), Ramona Bachmann (Diana Ordóñez 70’), Michelle Alozie
Unused Substitutes: Heather Hinz, Madison Ayson, Jyllissa Harris, Yuki Nagasato, Belle Briede
Total shots: 9 (Michelle Alozie 3)
Shots on goal: 6 (Michelle Alozie 2)
Fouls: 13 (Sarah Puntigam 4)
Offside: 5 (Michelle Alozie 4)
Corner kicks: 2
Saves: 3 (Jane Campbell 3)
North Carolina Courage: Casey Murphy, Kaleigh Kurtz (C), Malia Berkley, Felicitas Raunch (Landy Mertz 84’), Ryan Williams, Narumi Miura (Victoria Pickett 77’), Brianna Pinto (Riley Jackson 64’), Ashley Sanchez (Meredith Speck 84’), Haley Hopkins, Tyler Lussi (Bianca St. Georges 64’), Manaka Matsukubo
Unused substitutes: Marisa Bova, Julia Dorsey, Jenna Winebrenner, Maya McCutcheon
Total shots: 13 (Ashley Sanchez and Haley Hopkins tied with 3)
Shots on goal: 3 (Ashley Sanchez 2)
Fouls: 11 (three players tied with 2)
Offside: 1 (Tyler Lussi 1)
Corner kicks: 5
Saves: 3 (Casey Murphy 3)
HOUSTON DASH HEAD COACH FRAN ALONSO
On the match:
“We beat a very good team. I’m very proud of the players and the staff. It was a good day, the best day so far, I’m sure more days like today are coming.”
HOUSTON DASH FORWARD RAMONA BACHMANN
On what the win means to the team:
“It helps the confidence for sure, to win and to score a goal and I am really happy I could help the team with the goal. This was my first goal at home and to do it in front of the fans here is good for the confidence.”
On how the team can build on this performance:
“It's a process, have a lot of new players and a new coach. It takes time. We trust the process. We have had some disappointing games, but that's also part of the process.”
