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Orlando Pride vs. Houston Dash: Final Score 1-1 as Pride Score Late To Claim a Point

The Pride matched Houston’s second-half goal with a late one of their own to claim a road point.

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The Orlando Pride (9-8-6, 33 points) ended their road trip with a 1-1 draw against the Houston Dash (7-10-6, 27 points) at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, TX tonight. Malia Berkely gave the hosts the lead with half an hour to go, but Simone Charley scored late to claim a valuable point for the Pride.

Pride Head Coach Seb Hines made two changes to the team that beat San Diego Wave FC 2-1 away from home a week ago tonight. Rafaelle and Carson Pickett came into the lineup for Zara Chavoshi and Julie Doyle.

The back line in front of goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse was Kerry Abello, Rafaelle, Emily Sams, and Oihane. Haley McCutcheon and Angelina were the defensive midfielders behind Pickett, Ally Lemos, and Jacquie Ovalle with Ally Watt up top.

The Pride really had no business being in this game. Houston desperately needed three points, and the Pride were a tired team that had been on the road for over a week. It showed as the hosts dominated the first 45 minutes and were unlucky not to be ahead. Charley’s inclusion in the second half was a difference maker, as she was the team’s biggest threat and ultimately scored the goal.

The Dash created the first attack of the game and earned a pair of corner kicks in the third minute, but it was the Pride that took the first shot. Angelina sent the ball down the left in the fourth minute for Watt, making a run behind the Dash’s back line. Berkely and Paige Nielsen caught up to apply pressure, but Watt spun to get a shot off, sending the ball directly to Houston goalkeeper Abby Smith.

The hosts created their first shot in the 12th minute when Berkely sent a cross into the box for Messiah Bright. Oihane headed it out, but only to Kiki van Zanten just outside the 18. The midfielder tried to lift her long-distance shot over Moorhouse, who tipped it wide of the post.

Two minutes later, Yazmeen Ryan got in the box, twisting and turning to create space from Sams. That allowed Rafaelle to get back into position and block the shot. The ball went to Bright making a trailing run and the former Pride striker sent her attempt wide.

The Pride turned over the ensuing goal kick, allowing the Dash to create another opportunity. Ryan was sent towards the end line on the right and Abello got back to knock it out of play. The corner kick ended up with van Zanten near the top of the box and the Jamaican international attempted a volley. However, she couldn’t get much on it, allowing the Pride to clear.

Michelle Alozie played a wonderful ball for Bright in the 17th minute, sending the forward behind the Pride back line. Moorhouse came off her line to block the shot, but the flag went up for offside. In the 28th minute, van Zanten found Bright on the right side of the box. It looked like the striker might get a shot at goal, but Abello knocked it off her foot for a corner kick. The ensuing set piece was over everyone but Ryan on the far side of the field. The playmaker sent a low cross that found Avery Patterson’s head, but Oihane blocked it out for another corner kick.

The Pride struggled to clear the ball, allowing Berkely to get off a shot that was blocked by Rafaelle. After Patterson’s ball in was blocked, Delanie Sheehan laid it off for Berkely, who sent her shot off target.

Despite Houston dominating the first half hour, the Pride nearly took the lead in the 35th minute when Lemos sent Watt behind the back line. The forward had enough space for a shot and put it on target, but Smith blocked it wide. The flag went up anyway, indicating Watt was offside.

Pickett lifted the ball over the Dash defense as the game entered the 37th minute, again sending Watt behind the back line. As Smith came out to cut down the angle, Watt sent her shot over the crossbar. The flag went up for offside again, though replays appeared to show that Watt was onside. It was irrelevant since her shot was off target.

Angelina played the ball forward for Watt — who was kept onside by Nielsen — in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time, and the forward used her speed to outrun Berkely. The striker got into the Houston box and took a shot, but it was from a tight angle and right at Smith, who made the easy save.

After 45 minutes of action, Houston had more possession (52%-48%), shots (8-2), crosses (18-4), and corner kicks (6-0). However, despite taking 80% of the first-half shots, Houston could only match the Pride’s two shots on frame.

“Just raising the intensity a little bit,” Hines said about his halftime message. “Doing everything a little bit quicker, both in possession and out of possession. But we’re doing all right so far. We just could raise our level. Hopefully get that first goal and it should settle us going into the rest of the game.”

The Pride had a flurry of opportunities in the 52nd minute when McCutcheon sent the ball into the box for Pickett. Nielsen blocked the midfielder’s shot, which fell for Ovalle, who put her shot on target but Smith blocked it away at the near post. The ball went to Ovalle again and she turned Berkely to cross. Smith collided with Patterson as she punched the ball away and McCutcheon was there to head it back in. This time Smith caught the ball as the flag went up for offside.

Sams sent Watt long in the 54th minute and the forward used her speed to reach the ball before Berkely. The striker entered the box and had enough space to shoot, but her attempt was wide of the far post. The Pride had another opportunity in the 59th minute when Lemos and van Zanten fought for the ball and the latter was called for a foul near the Houston box. Ovalle sent the ensuing set piece into the wall. It went right back to her and her second shot was into the wall again.

Alozie used her speed to dribble around Abello and reach the end line in the 61st minute. The left back took her out from behind, earning the game’s first booking.

Patterson took the set piece, sending the ball bouncing off a couple of players in the six-yard box. It fell for Berkely, who put it in to give the Dash the 1-0 lead.

Alozie made a run into the Pride half in the 65th minute before playing a ball to Ryan on the right. The attacker lifted the ball into the box, and it traveled through without taking a touch. Van Zanten picked up the ball with space on the far side. Her first touch was a shot that sailed over the crossbar.

Ryan made a run down the right in the 68th minute and sent in a cross that Sams cleared. Berkely collected the ball well outside the box and shot, but her attempt went just over the crossbar.

Hines used the stoppage in play to make his first two changes of the night, replacing Pickett and Oihane with Charley and Cori Dyke.

Charley looked to put her mark on the game, creating dangerous chances for the Pride with about 15 minutes left. She took a low shot that was well wide in the 75th minute. However, Watt was making a far post run, and she probably would’ve met the ball if she hadn’t pulled up after the shot. A minute later, Ovalle made a run down the left and sent a cross to the top of the six-yard box. Charley was there and tried to get her head on the ball, but it was just out of her reach.

Sams lifted the ball forward and across the field in the 79th minute where McCutcheon was making a run. The defensive midfielder went up with Danielle Colaprico, heading it back and towards the center of the box. Lemos ran onto the ball and took a first-touch shot, but it was right at Smith.

The Pride found their equalizer in the 85th minute, and it was the team’s most impactful player —Charley. Ovalle received the ball in the box with her back to goal. She laid it back for Lemos, who sent it left for McCutcheon. The midfielder sent the ball into the center of the box where Charley beat Berkely, heading it past Smith to even the game at 1-1. It was her first goal in three years as she’s dealt with a pair of longterm Achilles injuries.

“McCutcheon played a beautiful ball in, and I just threw my body across it and headed it.,” Charley said. “And when I saw it go in, I just fell out. And honestly, I just thought about the journey and how hard it’s been. And I’m just really grateful. It’s been a long time coming.”

“You can see her qualities in and around the box, getting across defenders,” Hines added. “And we do get a lot of crosses, so there’s a lot of opportunities for her to score more goals moving forward.”

Charley last scored a goal on Sept. 21, 2022, when she was a member of Angel City FC. This is the first season she’s been able to contribute since her last goal. The ability to play again is something not lost on the 30-year-old forward.

“It’s been so hard these past two and a half years. I think there’s so many times I wanted to quit,” an emotional Charley said after the game. “Honestly, there’s a lot of times I didn’t think I’d ever come back to play again, and I’m so grateful for the people in my corner, on the team, the medical staff, coaching staff, everyone. They’ve been with me every step of the way, and they’re the ones who kept me going and encouraging me when I didn’t think I’d be out here again, let alone scoring and doing what I love. And so, for me, that just kind of flashed in my head of just how grateful I am. I feel like this is the most joy and gratefulness I’ve had playing. And I just thank God for the strength that he’s given me, and the grace to just play, and to play is such a blessing. Playing is such a blessing. So, I’m just grateful.”

“It’s massive. I think, having experienced long-term injuries myself, waiting for that opportunity, just getting back into the field is a goal,” Hines said. “But actually contributing in the way that she did, she should be very proud of herself. As well as the medical team, as well, to put her in that position. She’s progressed really well from the start of this period right now, in the second half of the season. Credit to her and her determination.”

Houston needed three points much more than the Pride and looked to claim a late winner in the final minute of stoppage time. Anna Heilferty sent a high ball across for Ryan, who flicked it to the corner. Lisa Boattin was the first to reach it, knocking it off Dyke for a corner kick.

The Dash brought everyone up into the Pride box, including Smith. The set piece sailed into the six, where Moorhouse got a fist to it, knocking it away. A foul was called on Houston, and the referee blew the final whistle.

The Pride ended the game with more possession (51%-49%). While Houston had more shots (13-12), the Pride put more on target (6-3). The Dash had more crosses (29-9) and corner kicks (7-0), and both teams completed 80% of their passes.

“Hard fought draw. I think we’re disappointed that we didn’t come away with the three points,” Hines said. “Disappointed with the goal that we conceded. But showed a lot of grit, determination to get ourselves back into the game. Well taken goal from Simone as well. She’s been working hard to get that opportunity, so she took it well. And yeah, I think with the week that we’ve had, been on the road for 10 days, any points that you get away from home is a good point. So, overall, pleased with the performance. We move on. We look forward to the next week, being back home in front of our fans.”

“I think it was a hard-fought game,” Charley added. “We’ve had three games back to back, one internationally as well. And so I think for us, it was just about mentality and grit and digging deep. And I think you saw that with how we were able to fight back and get a tie. Obviously, we want three points, and that’s what we were heading for. But at the end of the day, I feel like we showed our grit, and I’m proud of us for that.”

The point moves the Pride up to fourth in the standings, even on points with the Seattle Reign and one point behind NJ/NY Gotham FC. However, this was the only Friday night game, so the rest of the league has a game in hand.

The Pride return home for the first time since Sept. 19 on Oct. 10 as they welcome the Portland Thorns to Inter&Co Stadium.

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Orlando Pride vs. Racing Louisville FC: Final Score 3-1 as Pride Continue Slide Toward NWSL Basement

The Pride lose another lopsided game and are only spared another shutout defeat by Kerry Abello’s late goal.

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Unfortunately, if you’re at the bottom of the NWSL table, the remedy is to play the Orlando Pride. The Pride (7-10-2, 23 points) had never lost to Racing Louisville FC (5-11-2, 17 points) at Inter.co Stadium entering tonight, but that streak ended emphatically with a 3-1 home loss.

Audrey McKeen got her first NWSL goal in the 16th minute and Emma Sears added two more  to the tally at the 68th and 86th minutes. It could have been worse with a comically bad goal that was overturned after video review. Kerry Abello chalked up a goal for the Pride in the fourth minute of added time in the second half to spoil the shutout.

Louisville has now won three of its last four games.

“Louisville is very aggressive – they like to put pressure on,” Orlando Pride Head Coach Seb Hines said after the game. “We didn’t execute the best we could have – we were close in moments but close isn’t good enough.”

The Pride made four changes to the lineup amid a hefty number of players out on the availability report and were not even able to field a full bench of nine substitutes, dressing two backup goalkeepers. Anna Moorhouse started in goal with Hailie Mace, Rafaelle, Cori Dyke, and Zara Chavoski on the back line. Angelina (with the captain’s armband) and Ally Lemos played central midfield in front of them with Simone Jackson, Jacquie Ovalle, and Nicole Payne attacking from the midfield. Julie Doyle started up top as the attack focal point.

Both teams generated an opportunity in the first 90 seconds, with Jackson almost connecting with Payne before Racing Louisville goalkeeper Jordyn Bloomer snuffed it out. Sears then came down the other side and forced a save from Moorhouse. The ensuing corner generated a bit of chaos in the box before it was cleared, but it was a sign of things to come.

Both teams continued to trade possession without any real dangerous moments. Doyle had a shot blocked in the seventh minute and Louisville had a shot saved in the 11th.

Racing Louisville then managed to hold the attack in Orlando’s defensive end for a while. On the third corner of the set at the 16-minute mark, Katie O’Kane sent a great ball into the center of the six-yard box. McKeen broke loose and got a head on the cross to opening the scoring. Louisville had played most of its previous corners short and caught the Pride a bit off with a normal cross.

Orlando could not generate much of a response in the following minutes. Jackson broke loose down the left side but her cross was not threatening. Meanwhile, Sears hit the crossbar at the 26-minute mark on a ball that seemed to surprise the whole defense.

Orlando was able to generate a corner off an Angelina shot from 25 yards out, but nothing came of it. On the next possession, Doyle got on the end of a Payne through ball but could not create danger from it.

At the hydration break, there were plenty of areas for Hines to correct as not a lot had gone right. Jackson was able to get by her mark multiple times but there wasn’t a lot else.

In the 35th minute, Doyle worked herself free at the top corner of the box and sent a searching cross to the back post. Jackson ran it down but hit the crossbar with a lot of net to shoot at, wasting one of the team’s best chances of the night. The Pride kept up the pressure and finally generated something. Orlando should have scored in the 38th minute, with a great ball sending Doyle into the area, but her shot was a weak one and easily saved, when any pace on the ball at all would have put the Pride on the board.

The Pride thought they’d gotten a break as Mirann Gacioch slid into Doyle as she got her shot off, and referee Muhammad Hassan awarded a penalty. However, as Lemos held the ball at the penalty spot, the video assistant referee sent Hassan to the monitor and he reversed his call.

Nothing much occurred after the incident, although O’Kane picked up a yellow card for a tactical foul for pulling Ovalle back in the first minute of stoppage time. Neither team created any threats in the added time and the half ended without further excitement.

The Pride led in possession (54%-46%), while Racing Louisville held the advantage in shots (9-7), shots on target (4-1), and passing accuracy (83%-82%). The teams each won four corners in the opening period.

The second half started even worse, with the Pride hemmed into their defensive end for the first seven minutes. The crossbar continued to get hammered as Lauren Milliet put one off it from the top of the box. After that, Orlando finally got out of its end and Jackson’s shot was deflected by Gacioch near the right post and had to be parried away by Bloomer.

The Pride used their first substitution window to replace Jackson and Payne with Summer Yates and Solai Washington at the 55-minute mark.Jackson had done well to get into some good areas but there was no final product from the young forward.

Racing Louisville responded with its own subs in the 62nd minute as Ella Hase replaced Quincy McMahon and Maja Lardner replaced Kayla Fischer. The game had settled into a sloppy back-and-forth without either team generating any danger.

Doyle then sat down in the 65th minute after a tangle and was replaced by Abello. Coming out of the restart, Louisville again picked up the pressure and, off a Mace turnover, Sears dribbled down the right side, easily stepped inside of Rafaelle, and blasted a shot from a tight angle past Moorhouse and into the inside netting at the back post for the game’s second goal in the 68th minute.

Three minutes later, Racing Louisville made changes by putting Rachel Hill and Sarah Weber in for Makenna Morris and McKeen. The Pride used their final substitutes to pull Mace and Angelina for Zoe Matthews and Luana.

In the 78th minute, Washington was unable to get on the end of a dangerous Yates cross. Louisville immediately responded, as Sears beat Abello down the left and the dribble somehow went right through Moorhouse’s legs, allowing Sears to tap it in. However, Sears was deemed offside on the pass that turned her loose after video review, sparing Orlando its most embarrassing goal of the evening.

The Pride picked up their energy level after that and were able to generate some danger. Bloomer saved Ovalle’s shot at the 84-minute mark, and Matthews put a header off the crossbar right afterwards.

Unfortunately, on Louisville’s response, Sears broke loose down the right, easily blew past the much slower Rafaelle, and put another goal past an ineffective Moorhouse in the 86th minute.

With 10 minutes added to the end of the game, the Pride showed some life, though it was too late to change the outcome. After a couple of aborted attacks, Abello took a long dribble off a blocked cross and smashed a goal into the corner in the fourth added minute. That kept Louisville from getting its first clean sheet of the season.

Orlando kept up the pressure and Yates should have added a second goal for the Pride off a saved shot from Washington in the eighth added minute, but it skipped just inches wide of the right post. Racing Louisville put in one more substitute by pulling O’Kane for Avery Ciorbu. The Pride weren’t able to generate anything in the last 90 seconds and the game ended without any further attacks.

The Pride finished the game with the lead in possession (52%-48%), with Racing Louisville ahead in shots (20-18), shots on target (7-6), passing accuracy (78%-77%), and corners (9-8).

“I’m really proud of our fight in the last 20 minutes, but we have to do that from the first,” Abello said. “We played into their hands and let Louisville play their game. They’re good at set pieces – they’re all six feet tall.”

The Pride travel the next two weekends to Portland and Washington, D.C., before returning home on Aug. 29 against Utah. All three teams are above the Pride in the NWSL table.

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Orlando Pride vs. Racing Louisville FC: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, Match Thread, and More

The Pride return home looking to get back in the win column against Racing Louisville.

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Welcome to your match preview and live thread as the Orlando Pride (7-9-2, 23 points) face Racing Louisville FC (4-11-2, 14 points) at home (7 p.m., NWSL+). This is the second and final time these two teams will meet during the 2026 NWSL regular season.

Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s game.

History

This is the fifth season of existence for Racing Louisville, and the Pride have played the Kentucky-based side 14 times in that span, with Orlando going 3-5-4 in NWSL games and 3-5-6 in all competitions (0-0-1 in both the NWSL Challenge Cup and the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup). The Pride are undefeated at home against Louisville with a 3-0-3 record in league play and a 3-0-4 record in all competitions.

The most recent meeting between the two teams occurred on April 24 in Louisville. Lauren Milliet gave the hosts the lead in the 19th minute before Barbra Banda equalized just before halftime. The hosts separated themselves early in the second half with goals by Sarah Weber and a second by Milliet, both within five minutes of the restart. Banda scored a second in the dying minutes, but it wasn’t enough as the Pride fell 3-2.

The first meeting in 2025 took place June 20 in Louisville. Arin Wright gave the hosts the lead at the half-hour mark and former Pride midfielder Taylor Flint doubled the advantage in the second half as the Pride fell 2-0 to end the first half of the season. On Aug. 9, 2025, in Orlando, Marisa DiGrande scored against her old team just before halftime to give Louisville the halftime lead. It looked like the visitors would claim all three points until an Ary Borges own goal in second-half stoppage time resulted in a 1-1 draw.

The teams first met in 2024 on March 16 in Louisville. The season opener for both teams looked like it would be a long day for Orlando, as Elexa Bahr and Uchenna Kanu gave the hosts a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes. The Pride got on the board with an own goal by Elli Pikkujämsä, but the task was made more difficult when Kylie Strom received her second yellow card in the second half. However, Amanda Allen and Summer Yates combined on a late goal by Yates, as the Pride pulled out an unlikely 2-2 draw.

On May 5, 2024, in Orlando, an Emily Sams cross in the 17th minute found Banda’s head at the back post, and she nodded home the game’s only goal in a 1-0 Pride win. On Aug. 1, 2024, in the Summer Cup, Evelina Duljan scored her lone Pride goal to give the Pride the lead. However, Reilyn Turner equalized, sending the game into penalties. The Pride took the early shootout lead when Jaelin Howell missed, but saves by Jordyn Bloomer on Morgan Gautrat and Ally Watt saw Louisville take the extra point.

The first meeting of 2023 was held on May 6 at Exploria Stadium. Messiah Bright gave the Pride an early lead, and the hosts held on for 69 minutes for the 1-0 win. The second meeting that season took place on Oct. 6 in Louisville. The Pride got off to a great start with goals by Marta from the spot early and an excellent individual effort by Kerry Abello to make it 2-0. However, Bright took Savannah DeMelo down in the box just before halftime and Nadia Nadim converted the penalty. A five-minute swing with a goal by Kristen Davis and an own goal by Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse resulted in the Pride losing the critical game 3-2.

The first meeting between the two teams in 2022 took place Sept. 16 in Louisville. Racing struck first when Nadim was left open in front of goal for a tap-in. The hosts doubled their lead on a great strike by DeMelo from outside the box, and the Pride fell 2-0.

Back in 2022, the first meeting was in a unique setting, taking place at Daytona International Speedway on July 3. The game was a part of the 2022 Daytona SoccerFest and was the first time a professional soccer game was played at a racetrack. Emina Ekic gave Louisville a halftime lead and DeMelo doubled the lead shortly after the break. However, the Pride fought back with goals by Strom and Darian Jenkins, pulling out a 2-2 draw.

The first year the two teams met was in 2021 during the NWSL Challenge Cup in Louisville. CeCe Kizer gave the hosts the lead early, but Taylor Kornieck equalized just before halftime. It looked like the Pride would win when Abi Kim scored late, but Brooke Hendrix equalized in second-half injury time and the teams drew 2-2.

The teams played three times in the 2021 regular season, with the first meeting coming on July 9 in Orlando. Ebony Salmon gave Louisville the lead, but Sydney Leroux scored to force a 1-1 draw with a goal in second-half injury time. The second meeting was held Sept. 11 in Orlando. The Pride took a 2-0 lead into the break with goals by Leroux and Marta. Kizer got one back, but Alex Morgan’s conversion sealed three points for the Pride.

The final meeting of 2021 came in the penultimate game of the year for both teams. The Pride needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive and they got off to a good start when Jodie Taylor scored in the third minute. However, the game slipped away as Salmon and Katie McClure scored on either side of halftime and Yuki Nagasato made the final 3-1.

Overview

The Pride have struggled since the FIFA World Cup break. They’ve lost four of the last six games and have failed to score in each of those losses. The two wins were a 3-0 win over the Kansas City Current and a slim 1-0 victory over Chicago Stars FC.

The most recent game against the North Carolina Courage saw the Pride lose 5-0, their worst loss since Seb Hines’ first game as interim head coach on June 19, 2022. It was arguably the worst performance of the season, with multiple goals coming from defensive mistakes and the attack unable to create any clear-cut chances.

The play of the back line was the most surprising thing about the loss in North Carolina. While the team has struggled to score goals, the defense has been excellent in recent games. Two of the four losses have been 1-0 and the two wins were clean sheets.

The attacking problems are largely due to the absence of Banda and the lack of a secondary scorer on the team or an identity of how to play without her. The star striker leads the league with 12 goals this year, but she saw few minutes as she worked her way back to full fitness. Just before she was able to play significant minutes, she departed to represent Zambia in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

The impact of the 5-0 loss in North Carolina is on display in the NWSL standings. The Pride are tied on points with Angel City FC and Seattle Reign FC for the eighth and final playoff position. But their -4 goal difference is three behind Seattle and 11 behind Angel City. The poor goal difference is something that could haunt the team as the Pride look to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive year.

The Pride desperately need wins and they should be able to claim three points against tonight’s opponent. Racing Louisville sits in 15th in the 16-team league. Tonight’s visitors have just 14 points from 17 games and a -13 goal difference. Their 21 goals are fifth-most in the league and their 34 goals conceded are the most in the league.

Similar to the Pride, Louisville has had a tough restart to the season. The Kentucky-based side suffered three crushing losses, including a 4-0 loss to the Portland Thorns, a 2-0 loss to Bay FC, and a 5-1 loss to the Current. However, while the Pride are looking to rebound from a devastating performance, Louisville is coming off a 2-1 win over Chicago.

Louisville is led in the attack by Kayla Fischer with four goals, followed by Weber and Flint with three goals each. Emma Sears, Katie O’Kane, Milliet, and Maja Lardner are the other players with multiple goals this year, recording two each. Sears, Fischer, and O’Kane also lead the team in assists with four, three, and two, respectively.

The assumption was that Louisville would improve on its defensive performance last season, which was good enough to claim seventh in the league. But, despite reutrning regular starters like Ellie Jean, Arin Wright, and Bloomer, Racing has been worse this season.

“They’re very direct. They use their goalkeeper. She’s part of their buildup play,” Hines said ahead of tonight’s game. “They’ve got some aerial threats and they’re going to make it a physical game. We always talk about how there’s no excuses, no matter how tall you are or how short you are. It’s the fight in the beast and stuff. And so we have to stand up to that challenge. We’ve got to make sure we’re challenging the first, winning the second, getting the ball down, play through their press, and create opportunities to score.”

The Pride are missing several players tonight, including Hannah Anderson (lower leg), Marta (head), Haley McCutcheon (suspension), Kylie Nadaner (maternity leave), Oihane (lower leg), Viviana Villacorta (knee), and Banda (international duty). Louisville will be without DeMelo (illness), DiGrande (maternity leave), Taylor Flint (thigh), Macey Hodge (arm), Natalia Mitchell (knee), and Taylor White (knee).

Projected Lineups

Orlando Pride (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Anna Moorhouse.

Defenders: Kerry Abello, Rafaelle, Zara Chavoshi, Cori Dyke.

Defensive Midfielders: Ally Lemos, Angelina.

Attacking Midfielders: Jacquie Ovalle, Luana, Solai Washington.

Forward: Julie Doyle.

Racing Louisville FC (3-4-3)

Goalkeeper: Jordyn Bloomer.

Defenders: Mirann Gacioch, Arin Wright, Ellie Jean.

Midfielders: Quincy McMahon, Katie O’Kane, Makenna Morris, Kayla Fischer.

Forwards: Emma Sears, Lauren Milliet, Sarah Weber.

Referees

REF: Muhammad Hassan.
AR1: Christian Clerc.
AR2: Adam Cook.
4TH: Benjamin Meyer.
VAR: Jaclyn Metz.
AVAR: Melissa Gonzalez.

How to Watch

Match Time: 7 p.m.

Venue: Inter.co Stadium — Orlando.

TV: None.

Stream: NWSL+.

Social Media: For live updates and rapid reaction, follow @themaneland.bsky.social and the Orlando Pride’s official Twitter (@ORLPride) or Bluesky (@orlpride.com) feed.

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SkoPurp Soccer Episode 132: North Carolina Rewind, Louisville Preview, and More

The Pride hit a new low for 2026 and must regroup for the upcoming Racing Louisville match.

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Just when you think the Orlando Pride have bottomed out and things might start to turn around, the team shows you there’s a new, lower level possible. The Pride played an apathetic and inept brand of soccer on the road against a struggling North Carolina Courage team, which put Orlando on full blast. The 5-0 loss could have been even worse, and the attack rarely created much threat for the Courage back line to deal with. If this is what life is like without Barbra Banda, the Pride are literally a one-player team, and that’s simply not good enough.

We look back at a lopsided loss for as long as we could bear it, checked our score predictions, deferred our selections for Player of the Match to any fan who sat through the entire game, and pondered what the club’s general manager is doing, whether the players have tuned out Head Coach Seb Hines, and what exactly the plan is to fix the mess that the 2024 double winners have quickly become.

This week’s mailbagbox is understandably bitter and cynical, although we did get to reminisce about shopping for school supplies and Trapper Keepers. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We’d also appreciate any ratings or reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we’ll find them easily and read them on the show.

Finally, we looked ahead to Friday’s home game against Racing Louisville. Both of your hosts will be in the stadium as fans for that one (our first time seeing a match together), and we’re curious whether Orlando will show some…err…pride…after such a dreadful showing at North Carolina. We look at the series history, the teams’ relative positions in the standings, and who has been creating danger for Louisville. Then we provide our key matchups and score predictions.

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Here’s how Episode 132 went down:

0:15 – The Pride were awful on Friday against the Courage.

14:40 – The mailbagbox has had it.

33:47 – Orlando prepares for Racing Louisville at home.

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