Saturday’s contest between the Thorns and Courage was another closely contested match-up. In fact, three of the previous four meetings had been decided by just a single goal. However, Lynn Williams scored twice inside a 10-minute window to give North Carolina the win on Saturday and continue WakeMed Soccer Park’s status as a haunted ground for the Thorns, who have yet to record a road win at the stadium.
Here are some takeaways from the loss at North Carolina.
New Club Record Set
The Thorns set a new club record for longest consecutive minutes shutout streak at 371 minutes, which spanned from May 26, at Orlando, through to Williams’ first goal in the 57th minute.