The Orlando Pride suffered their second straight loss of the season on Sunday in a 2-0 result against the North Carolina Courage. Here are three things we learned from the match:
The Pride’s scoreless result didn’t come from a lack of chances. The team took 19 shots and forced keeper Casey Murphy to make nine saves.
But outside of a shot in the opening 20 seconds from Sydney Leroux, none of those saves were particularly challenging for Murphy. Striker Leroux and forward Taylor Kornieck both found themselves in challenging spaces, but their ensuing shots lacked the pace or placement to truly threaten for a goal.