The Washington Spirit had to dig deep to secure a 2-2 draw with the North Carolina Courage at Audi Field. Just hours after the team announced that that Michele Kang is officially the club’s majority owner, a tale of two halves played out at Audi Field. The Spirit coughed up two first half goals to Debinha and Taylor Smith, but came roaring back in the second half. Trinity Rodman and Ashley Hatch both scored on similar plays, and Washington nearly found a third before splitting the points with the Courage.
Washington didn’t start the game well, and after most of the game played out in the Spirit’s defensive third, the Courage took a 5th minute lead.