Orlando Pride Defeated, 5-0, by North Carolina Courage
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Orlando Pride Defeated, 5-0, by North Carolina Courage

Published on July 31, 2026 under National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Orlando Pride News Release


CARY, NC - The Orlando Pride (7-9-2, 23 points) dropped a 5-0 result to the North Carolina Courage (7-6-3, 24 points) on Friday night at First Horizon Stadium.

That match saw goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse make three saves on the night, which puts her at 292 career regular season saves and breaks the record previously held by Pride goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris (289) for the most regular season saves in Pride history. Moorhouse has made 90 regular season appearances and has the Pride record for most clean sheets in team history with 33.

Scoring Summary:

4' Lauryn Thompson (Erica Meg Parkinson) - NC 1, ORL 0

26' Evelyn Ijeh (Ashley Sanchez) - NC 2, ORL 0

35' Evelyn Ijeh (Lauryn Thomson) - NC 3, ORL 0

70' Evelyn Ijeh - NC 4, ORL 0

90+3' Ashley Sanchez (Riley Jackson) - NC 5, ORL 0

Head Coach Seb Hines:

"Frustrating game. It is always a tough place to come play and it is even more difficult when you allow teams like North Carolina to get involved in the game. We killed ourselves in the first half. They took an early lead and then we got into some good areas but weren't really threatening in those situations. Spoke to the players after the game that we have to compete more, we have to have that intensity that we do and be brave on the ball and clean on the ball as well. Teams like North Carolina can punish you in transition and they did tonight."

Match Notes:

Anna Moorhouse made three saves on the night and has now passed former Pride goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris for the most regular season saves in Orlando history.

Coming on as a second half substitute, Zoe Matthews made her Pride debut.

Head Coach Seb Hines made one change to his Starting XI, with Rafaelle entering the lineup. Next Match: The Pride will return home to Inter.co Stadium on Friday, Aug. 7, to take on Racing Louisville FC. That match is set to kick off at 7 p.m. ET and can be seen on NWSL+.

Teams 1 2 F

North Carolina Courage 3 2 5

Orlando Pride 0 0 0

Scoring Summary:

NC - Lauryn Thompson (Erica Meg Parkinson) 4'

NC - Evelyn Ijeh (Ashley Sanchez) 26'

NC - Evelyn Ijeh (Lauryn Thompson) 35'

NC - Evelyn Ijeh 70'

NC - Ashley Sanchez (Riley Jackson) 90+3'

Misconduct Summary:

ORL - Zara Chavoshi (Yellow Card) 10'

ORL - Haley McCutcheon (Yellow Card) 45+2'

Lineups/Substitutions:

Orlando Pride âˆ' GK Anna Moorhouse; D Cori Dyke, Rafaelle (Hailie Mace 46'), Zara Chavoshi, Oihane; M Haley McCutcheon, Angelina (Luana 82'), Ally Lemos (Zoe Matthews 82'); F Jacquie Ovalle (Simone Jackson 75'), Marta (c) (Summer Yates 68'), Solai Washington (Julie Doyle 71')

Substitutes Not Used: GK Cosette Morche, Cara Martin; F Nicole Payne

North Carolina Courage - GK Kailen Sheridan; D Natalie Jacobs, Ryan Williams, Maycee Bell; M Feli Rauch (Dani Weatherholt 72'), Riley Jackson, Erica Meg Parkinson (Vilde Boe Risa 80'), Shinomi Koyama (Carly Wickenheiser 53'); F Ashley Sanchez, Lauryn Thompson (Ally Schlegel 72'), Evelyn Ijeh (Hannah Betfort 80')

Substitutes Not Used: GK Madi White; D Uno Shiragaki, Natalie Staude; F Chioma Okafor

Details of the Game:

Time: 8 p.m. ET

Weather: Clear

Date: July 31, 2026

Stats:

Possession:

NC - 50%

ORL - 50%

Shots:

NC - 17

ORL - 12

Shots on Goal:

NC - 9

ORL - 2

Saves:

NC - 2

ORL - 3

Fouls:

NC - 14

ORL - 9

Offsides:

NC - 3

ORL - 3

Corners:

NC - 2

ORL - 10

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