Four NWSL Champions to Play on Loan in the W-League
November 18, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
North Carolina FC News Release
Cary, NC - Four players from the North Carolina Courage will play on loan in the W-League during the NWSL offseason, the club announced. Forwards Kristen Hamilton and Lynn Williams will play with the Western Sydney Wanderers for the season, while Denise O'Sullivan will join the team for seven matches. Defender Kaleigh Kurtz will join Canberra United.
The Westfield W-League is Australia's top women's professional soccer league. O'Sullivan is the only player of the four with W-League experience, playing every minute of seven games with Canberra United for the 2018-2019 W-League season.
The Western Sydney Wanderers kicked off the W-League season last Thursday morning against Adelaide United Women. While Williams and O'Sullivan were unavailable to play in the match, Hamilton started and played all 90 minutes.
After Adelaide United went up in the 39th minute, Hamilton answered with a goal five minutes later, scoring in her W-League debut. The Wanderers scored in the final minutes of stoppage time to win the match, 2-1. Western Sydney will play their second match of the season on Friday, November 22 at 1:00 a.m. ET.
Kurtz and Canberra United started their season with a win against Perth Glory on Sunday night. Kurtz started the match and played all 90 minutes. A full W-League schedule can be found here.
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