Sky Blue FC (9-11-3, 30 points) returned to National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) action on Sunday, hosting the first-place North Carolina Courage (15-6-1, 46 points) and battling to a 1-1 draw at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, New Jersey. Sky Blue FC became the first team to tie with the Courage this season, and North Carolina will have to wait until its next game to potentially clinch the NWSL Shield.
Goalkeeper Caroline Casey earned her first start of the 2017 campaign and registered six saves for the match. The contest marked the first time Canadian international Kailen Sheridan did not start or play in goal since being drafted by the club this past January.