The Portland Thorns are still winless in the 2024, campaign falling 2-0 to the North Carolina Courage on the road. Tyler Lussi and Haley Hopkins had the goals for the Courage.
In just the 5th minute, on a North Carolina corner kick, Tyler Lussi would one-time a shot past Shelby Hogan, and the hosts had a 1-0 lead. In the 18th minute, Portland’s Sophie Smith had a 1-on-1 chance with Courage goalkeeper Casey Murphy, but would slide the shot just wide right. In the 33rd minute, the Thorns had a great chance when Morgan Weaver intercepted a pass deep in Courage territory, but her quick shot would be blocked.
In the 36th minute, the hosts would double their lead when Lussi’s pass into the box found the head of Haley Hopkins, who finished from just a few yards out, and the lead was 2-0, which would be the score at the break.
The Thorns would have a few good chances in the second half, but never found the net, and ended up on the short end of a 2-0 score.
