Seattle Reign travel to Cary, North Carolina on Saturday afternoon to face the NC Courage in their first road game of the season. Both teams are coming off of 1-1 draws in their season openers last weekend – the Courage on the road at Louisville and the Reign while hosting Gotham.

Both sides come into this match with a number of knocks. For the Reign, Lynn Biyendolo will miss her second straight game with a lower leg injury, Nérilia Mondésir is out with a thigh injury, and Jordyn Huitema is questionable with a leg injury. Shae Holmes will also miss today's game with an excused absence due to another commitment.

The Reign have historically struggled when facing the Courage, with an all-time record of 4-11-3 and only one win in Cary, a 2-1 victory in 2022. The Reign have scored 13 goals in the matchup and conceded 25. In their most recent meeting, Seattle emerged with a 1-0 victory at home thanks to a Casey Murphy own-goal late in the match.

Keys to the game

• Don't worry about possession stats
• Be decisive and quick in transition
• Don't get baited out of shape defensively

Notes

• Jess Fishlock is one appearance away from becoming the fourth player in league history to play in 200 NWSL regular-season matches.
• North Carolina finished fifth in the 2024 regular season, with a 12-11-3 record, and were eliminated from the playoffs in the quarterfinal round by KC Current.

Injuries, absences, suspensions

Reign: OUT: Lynn Biyendolo (lower leg), Ryanne Brown (SEI – knee), Shae Holmes (excused absence), Veronica Latsko (SEI – lower leg), Nérilia Mondesir (thigh)

QUESTIONABLE: Jordyn Huitema (leg)

Courage: OUT: Brooklyn Courtnall (leg), Sydney Collins (SEI – ankle), Charlotte McLean (illness), Dani Weatherholt (IR45 – leg), Olivia Wingate (IR45 – leg)

QUESTIONABLE: Feli Rauch (illness), Cortnee Vine (illness)

Recent form

Reign: D (0-0-1; 6th place)
Courage: D (0-0-1; 5th place)

Officials

REF: Elvis Osmanovic; AR1: Katarzyna Wasiak; AR2: Kendall McCardell; 4TH: Lauren Aldrich; VAR: Kevin Broadley; AVAR: Tony Obas

How to Watch

Match date/kickoff time: Saturday, March 22, 4 PM PT

Venue: First Horizon Stadium, Cary, North Carolina

Broadcast: NWSL+ (Mike Watts & Lianne Sanderson)

Is this game available to stream for free? Yes

Lineups

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Highlights

35' - Maddie Mercado finds Jess Fishlock, who scores in her 200th regular-season game.

56' - Jordyn Bugg, have a hit!! She puts the Reign up 2-0.

59' - Courage get one back on a weird sequence where a side-booted effort by Aline Gomes trickles just inside the post.

Aline Gomes with just the right touch 🤌

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