Riley Jackson and the North Carolina Courage will take the pitch against Reilyn Turner and the Portland Thorns FC on Saturday night.

The North Carolina Courage will head on the road in Week 3 of the regular season in the National Women’s Soccer League on Saturday night for a showdown with the Portland Thorns in Oregon at Providence Park. The Courage are 0-1-1 through the team’s first two games of the season. With one point on the table, they are tied with Utah, their opponent, Louisville, and NY/NJ Gotham FC. They have a negative-one-goal differential, which keeps them tied with Utah and one goal on the differential above the other three tied teams.

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Game Date: Saturday, Mar. 29, 2025

Game Time: 10 p.m. ET

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They opened up their season with a draw against Louisville 1-1, with the team’s lone goal scored by Riley Jackson in the 69th minute after Louisville scored in the first half. Their second game ended in a 2-1 defeat from Seattle. After going down 2-0, Aline Gomes netted a goal in the 59th minute, but they couldn’t find the equalizer in the final 31 minutes.

The Thorns find themselves in the same boat with a 0-1-1 record through the first two games. However, they are one of the three teams tied with a negative-two-goal differential. They are one point up on Chicago, who is the only team on the table with an 0-0-2 record and a negative-seven-goal differential.

They opened the season with their loss against Kansas City in a 3-1 defeat. Kansas City put the brakes on the game after scoring three games in the first 38 minutes. That is when Olivia Moultrie netted Portland’s only goal in the 49th minute. In the second game, they took on Angel City FC and drew 1-1 with the team’s only goal coming from Reilyn Turner in the 30th minute.

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