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In This Episode The North Carolina Courage tie Bay FC at WakeMed Soccer Park, extending their home unbeaten streak. Ashley Sanchez scored, making her the first player in the NWSL to score against every team. We look ahead to Saturday's away match against Louisville's newly formulated squad and wrap up with some Courage and NWSL news. The NC Courage tie 1-1 against the Bay FC. Welcome to The Lion’s...

In This Episode The North Carolina Courage beat Alex Morgan and the San Diego Wave in Snapdragon Stadium. Alex Morgan was denied a PK from Casey Murphy, and four Courage players scored. Melia Berkley was credited with three assists in the first half, a first in the NWSL. Throw in a red card for the San Diego keeper, and calling it a fantastic game is an understatement—but probably not for Alex Mor...

In This Episode The North Carolina Courage maintained their unbeaten streak at home with a win against the KC Current. Despite extreme heat and a torrential downpour in the 80th minute (causing a 90-minute game delay), the Courage won with goals by brand new Australian international Cortnee Vine, and Durham local and UNC alum Brianna Pinto. We discuss the game, go over some stand-out stats and the...

In This Episode The North Carolina Courage lost on the road to Seattle Reign. We review the game and give a special shout-out to Megan Rapinoe, whose jersey was retired before the match. We look ahead at what now seems to be a more beatable KC team. We wrap things up by discussing the groundbreaking CBA that just dropped, which gives the players much of what they've been asking for! The NC Courag...

In This Episode After an summer Olympic break, we're back! In this episode, Katie gives her report from the Olympics. We take a look ahead at a newly formulate Seattle Reign game. And we review all the NWSL news from the past few weeks. Welcome to The Lion’s Pitch Podcast We discuss all things North Carolina Courage each week. Trevor and Katie will break down each match and discuss what to expect...

In This Episode On this very special episode, we are joined by CTID Cast , Six Point Weekend , and The Uproar . We kick off by talking about the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup game against Orlando Pride, which ended in a draw. The Courage clinched the victory in PKs, largely due to Marisa Bova's outstanding performance, which included two crucial saves in her professional debut. Even with the O...

In This Episode The North Carolina Courage beat Racing Louisville at home. For the first time in Courage history, they came back after being down at half. Trevor and Katie discuss the three beautiful goals and the impactful half-time subs of Meredith Speck, Olivia Wingate, and Manaka Matsukubo. We give special recognition to Narumi Miura and Ashley Sanchez for their outstanding performance and imp...

In This Episode The North Carolina Courage beat the Washington Spirit on the road. With Trevor out, long-time supporter Jeff joins us on the pod to discuss our first road win of the season. In this episode, we discuss the revenge goal from Ashley Sanchez, neutralizing Trinity Roadman and Croix Bethune, Denise O'Sullivan's continued outstanding performance, and Narumi Miura's best game yet. We end...

In This Episode The North Carolina Courage beat the Chicago Red Stars. The Courage ended their goal drought in exciting fashion, with three goals from three different players: Tyler Lussi, Ashley Sanchez, and Meredith Speck. Riley Jackson got her first start, and we discussed how she looked. We share our love of Brianna Pinto and how we would love to see her get more starts. Then we dive into stat...

In This Episode The NC Courage tie Orlando Pride. We discuss how we've never been so relieved with a tie and how great the team looked, in fact, perhaps the best they've looked. With Ryan Williams out on a red, the team stepped up and were able to play their game against the Pride. Since September of last year, no team has been able to keep the Pride from scoring. We take ahead to the Chicago Red...

In This Episode The NC Courage lose to the Portland Thorns. We discuss how we should have come out with at least a point, the Sophia Smith red card and where we have been lacking. We also touch on TST, look around the league and expansion. The NC Courage lose 1-0 to the Portland Thorns. Welcome to The Lion’s Pitch Podcast We discuss all things North Carolina Courage each week. Trevor and Katie wil...

In This Episode The NC Courage lost to the Houston Dash. We discuss yet another road loss, some fantastic standout player stats, and our optimism for our away game against the Portland Thorns. The NC Courage win 3-0 to the Utah Royals. Welcome to The Lion’s Pitch Podcast We discuss all things North Carolina Courage each week. Trevor and Katie will break down each match and discuss what to expect f...

In This Episode The NC Courage beat the Utah Royals in their return to WakeMed Soccer Park. We discuss Kaleigh Kurtz's beautiful goal, how aggressive the team looked and that winning feeling. We dive into the dominant stats, take a look around the league, and discuss the Courage roster for The Soccer Tournament (TST). The NC Courage win 1-0 to the Utah Royals. Welcome to The Lion’s Pitch Podcast W...

In This Episode The NC Courage fall to the KC Current. We discuss what's going on with our midfield, our scoring woes, and how we actually looked pretty good despite all that. We give a shout-out to Dani Weatherholt and Brianna Pinto, who had an excellent game. The NC Courage lose 1-0 to KC Current. Welcome to The Lion’s Pitch Podcast We discuss all things North Carolina Courage each week. Trevor...

In This Episode The NC Courage lost both away games against Orlando Pride and NJ/NY Gotham. We welcome Trevor back after his vacation to discuss the two losses and if we should worry yet. We wrap up looking forward to the KC Current game. The NC Courage lose 1-4 to Orlando Pride and 0-1 to NJ/NY Gotham. Welcome to The Lion’s Pitch Podcast We discuss all things North Carolina Courage each week. Tre...

In This Episode The NC Courage beat the Seattle Reign. With Trevor still on vacation, Katie recaps the game and jumps into an interview with Soccer Over Gotham host Gary. The NC Courage win against Seattle Reign 1-0. Welcome to The Lion’s Pitch Podcast We discuss all things North Carolina Courage each week. Trevor and Katie will break down each match and discuss what to expect from upcoming oppone...

In This Episode The NC Courage fall the Angel City in Los Angeles... again. We discuss why we can't seem to get that LA win, the fight until the final whistle and why folks should still be afraid of this team. We look ahead to Seattle and talk NWSL trades. The most important takeaway: We didn't get the win, but we never gave up. The NC Courage lose to Angel City in Los Angeles 2-1. Welcome to The...

In This Episode The NC Courage takes out our bitter rivals, the Portland Thorns after the international break at home in WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. We discuss the early goals, the growing relationship between Tyler Lussi and Ryan Williams, and trying to get our first win against Angel City FC at BMO stadium. The most important takeaway: It's hard to complain when our club is performing so we...

In This Episode The NWSL is on international break. so we took this opportunity to talk all things soccer with NC Courage investor, Sara Toussaint. We discuss what makes NWSL supporters and the Courage special. We wrap up with a quick discussion on SheBelieves and a look forward to our game with our nemesis, the Portland Thorns. Welcome to The Lion’s Pitch Podcast We discuss all things North Caro...

In This Episode The Courage are back at Wakemed Soccer Park! We discuss the gritty win against Gotham, a new lineup (four new people!), and how the defense helped keep our first clean sheet. We do a quick look around the league. And of course, we have to discuss the hot topic of the week, Korbin Albert. The most important takeaway: Wins like this will do wonders for our mental game. The NC Courage...

In This Episode We discuss the first loss away at Utah, finding out where we went right and where we went a little wrong. Looking ahead, we discuss what we expect to see from the newly formed super team, the Gothams. We wrap up with a quick look around the league. The most important takeaway: We're still early in the season. The NC Courage lose to the Utah Royals 2-1. Welcome to The Lion’s Pitch P...

In This Episode We discuss the first game of the 2024 NWSL Season. Find out our first impressions of the NC Courage and where we saw the team grow. We break down the handball call and the VAR check on Denise O'Sullivan. Looking ahead, we discuss what we can glean from the one Utah Royals game we've ever seen. We wrap up with a quick look around the league. Most important takeaway: We're at the top...

Welcome to The Lion’s Pitch podcast We discuss all things North Carolina Courage each week. Trevor and Katie will break down each match and discuss what to expect from upcoming opponents. We’ll even have bonus episodes with interviews and other surprises along the way. We’re looking forward to an exciting 2024 season with a reformulated Courage squad and two NEW expansion teams to face, ...