Jessica McDonald before the game. (Shane Lardinois)
Jessica McDonald before the game.
Nicole Barnhart during pregame warm-ups. (Shane Lardinois)
Nicole Barnhart during pregame warm-ups.
North Carolina Courage captain Abby Erceg. (Shane Lardinois)
North Carolina Courage captain Abby Erceg.
Everyone heldps out. Sydney Leroux and Catherine Parkhill before the game. (Shane Lardinois)
Everyone heldps out. Sydney Leroux and Catherine Parkhill before the game.
Captains' handshake. Becky Sauerbrunn (4) and Abby Erceg. (Shane Lardinois)
Captains' handshake. Becky Sauerbrunn (4) and Abby Erceg.
FC Kansas City defensive line huddle. (Shane Lardinois)
FC Kansas City defensive line huddle.
Smalls battling for the ball. (Shane Lardinois)
Smalls battling for the ball.
FC Kansas City's Nicole Barnhart. (Shane Lardinois)
FC Kansas City's Nicole Barnhart.
Ashley Hatch celebrating her first professional goal with Sam Mewis. (Shane Lardinois)
Ashley Hatch celebrating her first professional goal with Sam Mewis.
Abby Erceg heads the ball toward goal. (Shane Lardinois)
Abby Erceg heads the ball toward goal.
Katelyn Rowland out of the box to clear the ball. (Shane Lardinois)
Katelyn Rowland out of the box to clear the ball.
Becky Sauerbrunn leads the attack out of the back. (Shane Lardinois)
Becky Sauerbrunn leads the attack out of the back.
Becky Sauerbrunn and Ashley Hatch battling for position. (Shane Lardinois)
Becky Sauerbrunn and Ashley Hatch battling for position.
Becca Moros of FC Kansas City. (Shane Lardinois)
Becca Moros of FC Kansas City.
Abby Dahlkemper. (Shane Lardinois)
Abby Dahlkemper.
Sydney Leroux tees it up. (Shane Lardinois)
Sydney Leroux tees it up.
This is awesome all-around. (Shane Lardinois)
This is awesome all-around.
FC Kansas City's Lo'eau LaBonta on the attack. (Shane Lardinois)
FC Kansas City's Lo'eau LaBonta on the attack.
Jaelene Hinkle of the North Carolina Courage. (Shane Lardinois)
Jaelene Hinkle of the North Carolina Courage.
Sydney Leroux in action. (Shane Lardinois)
Sydney Leroux in action.
Team celebration after a goal. (Shane Lardinois)
Team celebration after a goal.
Brittany Ratcliffe controls the ball. (Shane Lardinois)
Brittany Ratcliffe controls the ball.
Yael Averbuch clears the ball for FC Kansas City. (Shane Lardinois)
Yael Averbuch clears the ball for FC Kansas City.
Aftermath. (Shane Lardinois)
Aftermath.
Taylor Smith on the flank for the North Carolina Courage. (Shane Lardinois)
Taylor Smith on the flank for the North Carolina Courage.
Neither one got the ball. McCall Zerbonia and Lo'eau LaBonta (9). (Shane Lardinois)
Neither one got the ball. McCall Zerbonia and Lo'eau LaBonta (9).
McCall Zerboni shares a laugh with the ref. (Shane Lardinois)
McCall Zerboni shares a laugh with the ref.
McCall Zerboni (ground), Shea Groom (2), and Lo'eau LaBonta. (Shane Lardinois)
McCall Zerboni (ground), Shea Groom (2), and Lo'eau LaBonta.
FC Kansas City's Christina Gibbons. (Shane Lardinois)
FC Kansas City's Christina Gibbons.
Sam Mewis. (Shane Lardinois)
Sam Mewis.
Shea Groom (white) and McCall Zerboni (blue). (Shane Lardinois)
Shea Groom (white) and McCall Zerboni (blue).
Jaelene Hinkle and Shea Groom battle for the ball. (Shane Lardinois)
Jaelene Hinkle and Shea Groom battle for the ball.
Lo'eau LaBonta gets up over McCall Zerboni. (Shane Lardinois)
Lo'eau LaBonta gets up over McCall Zerboni.
North Carolina Courage's Makenzy Doniak. (Shane Lardinois)
North Carolina Courage's Makenzy Doniak.
Katie Bowen (6) and Sam Mewis. (Shane Lardinois)
Katie Bowen (6) and Sam Mewis.
Ashley Hatch, uh, misjudges a challenges on Becky Sauerbrunn. (Shane Lardinois)
Ashley Hatch, uh, misjudges a challenges on Becky Sauerbrunn.
Ashley Hatch getting a little aggro. (Shane Lardinois)
Ashley Hatch getting a little aggro.
McCall Zerboni and Katie Bowen. (Shane Lardinois)
McCall Zerboni and Katie Bowen.
FC Kansas City's Desiree Scott and North Carolina Courage's Lynn Williams. (Shane Lardinois)
FC Kansas City's Desiree Scott and North Carolina Courage's Lynn Williams.
Sam Mewis looks to distribute the ball. (Shane Lardinois)
Sam Mewis looks to distribute the ball.
Nicole Barnhart. (Shane Lardinois)
Nicole Barnhart.
The Captain. Becky Sauerbrunn. (Shane Lardinois)
The Captain. Becky Sauerbrunn.
North Carolina head coach Paul Riley. (Shane Lardinois)
North Carolina head coach Paul Riley.
Makenzy Doniak tries to get a head on it. (Shane Lardinois)
Makenzy Doniak tries to get a head on it.
Sam Mewis looks to control the ball. (Shane Lardinois)
Sam Mewis looks to control the ball.
FC Kansas City's Shea Groom. (Shane Lardinois)
FC Kansas City's Shea Groom.
FC Kansas City head coach Vlatko Andonovski. (Shane Lardinois)
FC Kansas City head coach Vlatko Andonovski.
Debinha of the North Carolina Courage. (Shane Lardinois)
Debinha of the North Carolina Courage.
Goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland of the North Carolina Courage. (Shane Lardinois)
Goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland of the North Carolina Courage.
Yael Averbuch and Lynn Williams battle for the ball. (Shane Lardinois)
Yael Averbuch and Lynn Williams battle for the ball.
Taylor Smith looks to move the ball. (Shane Lardinois)
Taylor Smith looks to move the ball.
Lynn Williams. (Shane Lardinois)
Lynn Williams.
Aftermath. (Shane Lardinois)
Aftermath.
Makenzy Doniak challenges Shea Groom for the ball. (Shane Lardinois)
Makenzy Doniak challenges Shea Groom for the ball.
Brittany Ratcliffe and Taylor Smith. (Shane Lardinois)
Brittany Ratcliffe and Taylor Smith.
Abby Dahlkemper and Maegan Kelly vie for the ball. (Shane Lardinois)
Abby Dahlkemper and Maegan Kelly vie for the ball.
Yael Averbuch. (Shane Lardinois)
Yael Averbuch.
Sam Mewis and Sydney Leroux. (Shane Lardinois)
Sam Mewis and Sydney Leroux.
Postgame high fives. (Shane Lardinois)
Postgame high fives.
All smiles postgame from McCall Zerboni. (Shane Lardinois)
All smiles postgame from McCall Zerboni.
High-five line. (Shane Lardinois)
Postgame hugs for Christina Gibbons and Katelyn Rowland. (Shane Lardinois)
Postgame hugs for Christina Gibbons and Katelyn Rowland.
Sabrina D'Angelo of the North Carolina Courage. (Shane Lardinois)
Sabrina D'Angelo of the North Carolina Courage.

Sights: North Carolina Courage vs. FC Kansas City in Week 8 of NWSL

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The North Carolina Courage defeated FC Kansas City, 2-0, off goals from McCall Zerboni and Ashley Hatch on June 3, 2017, at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

McCall Zerboni kicked off the scoring in the 60th minute.

Hatch notched her first professional goal in her first start this season and the Courage remained in first place in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) table.

 

Shane Lardinois was on the sidelines to capture all of the action.