FIVE What has been your favor- What’s your You’re an What did you get your master’s You’re currently working 1ite moment as a Portland 2 favorite football 3 avid traveler, 4 degree in, and what do you hope to 5 on getting your coaching QUESTIONS Thorn? league, team, or what’s your favor- do with it? license, do you see that as a Oh, wow, that’s a hard player to follow? ite place you’ve I got my master’s in clinical men- potential part of your future? question.“ Honestly, I feel I watch the EPL been to and where tal“ health counseling and athletic Yeah, I also have a passion THORNS like right now has been every“ Saturday do you still want counseling. The long-term goal is for“ coaching. I really like my favorite moment just and Sunday, and to go? to have my own practice working college coaching, or obviously because of this team, the I’m so happy it’s My favorite with athletes, doing mental health it’d be great to get into the energy, the vibe, and the back. Manchester place“ I’ve been and mental performance combi- NWSL. I’ve thought about genuineness within the United is who I to is Thailand, nation. So I’m kind of doing those being an assistant coach and group. So I can’t say there’s support, but I just and I’m thinking separately right now, individual bringing in all the mental been one specific moment, enjoy watching all South America training and then meeting with performance and mental but I would say just this good games.” is next on the people for mental performance, health work. So coaching in year in general has been bucket list.” but ideally I would like to kind of the NWSL or in college would really special.” combine it all into one.” be another goal of mine.” WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25 7:30 PM PROVIDENCE PARK FC ANGELA # PLAYER POS. # PLAYER POS. 4 Becky Sauerbrunn D 1 Kailen Sheridan GK 5 Emily Menges D 2 Brianna Pinto M PORTLAND 7 Simone Charley F GOTHAM 3 Caprice Dydasco D 9 Sophia Smith F 4 Paige Monaghan F 10 Lindsey Horan M 5 Nicole Baxter M VERSUS 6 Jennifer Cudjoe M 11 Rocky Rodríguez M 7 McCall Zerboni M 12 Christine Sinclair F GOTHAM 8 Erica Skroski D 14 Natalia Kuikka D 9 Nahomi Kawasumi M SALEM 15 Madison Pogarch D FC 10 Carli Lloyd F THORNS FC 18 Christen Westphal D 11 Sodam Lee M 19 Crystal Dunn M 12 Gina Lewandowski D 20 Kelli Hubly D 13 DiDi Haracic GK 22 Morgan Weaver F VS. 14 Kenie Wright D 23 Yazmeen Ryan M 15 Sabrina Flores D 25 Meghan Klingenberg D 16 Allie Long M 30 Celeste Boureille M 17 Domi Richardson M 31 Bella Bixby GK 18 Delanie Sheehan M 34 Tyler Lussi F 19 Elizabeth Eddy M FC MIDFIELDER FREYA 20 Evelyne Viens F MARK 35 Abby Smith GK COOMBE PARSONS HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 21 Amanda McGlynn GK 36 Angela Salem M 22 Mandy Freeman D 39 Meaghan Nally D 23 Midge Purce F 36 40 Marissa Everett F 24 Estelle Johnson D 41 Hannah Betfort D 25 Ifeoma Onumonu F 42 Olivia Moultrie M HEIGHT: 5-5 COLLEGE: FRANCIS MARION 27 Gaëtane Thiney F/M 43 Shelby Hogan GK 28 Imani Dorsey D DOB: 07/24/1988 HOMETOWN: AKRON, OHIO 45 Taylor Porter M 35 Megan Hinz GK MATCHPREVIEW THIS MATCH WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25 7:30 PM PROVIDENCE PARK PRESENTED BY: THORNS VS. 9-3-2 2021 RECORD 5-3-6 HEAD COACH DEFENDER GOALKEEPER FORWARD MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER 21 2021 GOALS SCORED 16 2021 LEADING GOAL Ifeoma Onumonu (7) Simone Charley (5) SCORER Meghan Klingenberg (3) 2021 ASSIST LEADER Nahomi Kawasumi (4) Mark Parsons 41 Hannah Betfort 31 Bella Bixby 30 Celeste Boureille 7 Simone Charley 19 Crystal Dunn 9-6-6 ALL-TIME RECORD 6-9-6 MIDFIELDER DEFENDER DEFENDER DEFENDER FORWARD VS. OPPONENT GOALKEEPER FC RECORD VS. OPPONENT 4-4-3 AT PROVIDENCE PARK 4-4-3 40 Marissa Everett 43 Shelby Hogan 10 Lindsey Horan 20 Kelli Hubly 25 Meghan Klingenberg 14 Natalia Kuikka MATCHNOTES VERSUS ortland enters tonight’s match against NJ/ MIDFIELDER DEFENDER DEFENDER DEFENDER MIDFIELDER FORWARD NY Gotham FC unbeaten in its last seven P GOTHAM matches with a record of 5-0-2. During that span, Thorns FC have conceded just two goals, while recording five shutouts. Portland is unbeaten in its last five home matches with four wins and four clean sheets. 34 Tyler Lussi 5 Emily Menges 42 Olivia Moultrie 39 Meaghan Nally 15 Madison Pogarch 45 Taylor Porter uring their unbeaten stretch, Thorns FC have scored in six of their seven matches. FORWARD GOALKEEPER MIDFIELDER DEFENDER D MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER Their only match without a goal during that span was a scoreless draw at home against Gotham FC on July 11. This match features two of the top defenses in the NWSL in 2021. Portland has conceded the fewest goals (8), while Gotham FC FC has the third-fewest (12) goals allowed in 2021. 11 Rocky Rodriguez 23 Yazmeen Ryan 36 Angela Salem 4 Becky Sauerbrunn 12 Christine Sinclair 35 Abby Smith horns FC have the second-most goals in DEFENDER the league with 21 goals, which have been FORWARD FORWARD T scored by nine different players. In addition, 10 different players have recorded at least one assist for the club in 2021. Five players have scored two or more goals for Portland this season: Simone Charley (5), Sophia Smith (4), Rocky Rodríguez (2), Marissa Everett (2) and Christine Sinclair (2). 9 Sophia Smith 22 Morgan Weaver 18 Christen Westphal.