2023 Angel City FC season

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Angel City FC

2023 season
Owners	List of Angel City FC owners
General manager	Angela Hucles Mangano
Head coach	Freya Coombe (until Jun 14) Becki Tweed (interim, Jun 14-Nov 2) (Nov 2-)
Stadium	BMO Stadium (capacity: 22,000)
League	5th
Challenge Cup	Group stage
Playoffs	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Alyssa Thompson (4) Savannah McCaskill (4) All: Savannah McCaskill (6)
Highest home attendance	22,000 (five times)
Lowest home attendance	16,682 (Jun 5 vs. CHI)
Average home league attendance	19,427
Biggest win	5–1 (Oct 15 vs. POR)
Biggest defeat	1–4 (May 27 vs. RGN)
Home colors Away colors
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of November 2, 2023.

The 2023 Angel City FC season was the team's second season as a professional women's soccer team. Angel City FC played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

On January 11, 2023, Angel City FC announced the hiring of NJ/NY Gotham FC assistant coach Becki Tweed to the same role, reuniting her with head coach Freya Coombe.^[1] Angel City then hired Melissa Phillips as first assistant coach on January 22.^[2]

Angel City FC hosted Club América in an international club friendly on March 8, 2023, winning 3–0. High-school draft pick Alyssa Thompson made her professional debut and scored her first professional goal in the match.^[3]

HBO announced on March 23 a three-party documentary series titled Angel City that covered the club's founding.^[4] The series aired in May.^[5]

As of March 24, Angel City FC reportedly had 16,000 season ticket holders.^[6]

Angel City played its season and home opener on March 26, against NJ/NY Gotham FC. The match featured Thompson's first regular-season goal, and the first use of video assistant referee (VAR) in the NWSL, which overturned a Jun Endo goal for Angel City scored from midfield. The club lost the match 1–2.^[7]

On March 29, Angel City announced the transfer and signing of Mexican national team forward and San Diego native Scarlett Camberos from Club América of Mexico's Liga MX Femenil for an undisclosed fee. Camberos had experienced persistent harassment from a fan while playing for América and requested the transfer for her safety.^{[8] [9]}

During a match against Orlando Pride on April 2, Angel City forward Simone Charley suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. On April 11, the club placed her on its season-ending injury list.^[10] The 2–1 match was Angel City's first win of the regular season, but it would be their only win of the month, ending April with a 1–2–2 record on the season in league play and a loss in the month's only match of the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup.

On April 7, assistant coach Melissa Phillips accepted the role of manager at Brighton & Hove Albion of the English Women's Super League.^[11]

On April 17, Angel City announced the signing of United States national team midfielder Julie Ertz to a one-year contract.^[12]

On May 13, Angel City FC lost a match against Washington Spirit 1–0 after Ashley Hatch scored a penalty kick. Referee JC Griggs awarded the penalty as the result of a handball call, ruling the foul was a result of a deflection of the ball off Angel City defender M.A. Vignola's body and into her shoulder, which her arm movement had been made "unnaturally bigger, blocking the path of the ball". The call was reviewed and confirmed by VAR. Following the match, coach Freya Coombe obstructed club president Julie Uhrman from confronting officials on the pitch. On May 17, Uhrman was fined an undisclosed amount by the league for violating league policies against approaching officials.^[13]

On May 20, goalkeeper DiDi Haračić and the Angel City defense registered its first shutout in a 0–0 draw against North Carolina Courage.^[14] On the same day, Angel City announced that defender Vanessa Gilles's loan to Olympique Lyon would be extended to June 2024^[15] from its previous expiration of the end of Lyon's 2022–23 season in June.^[16]

On May 25, Sports Business Journal named the club its 2023 sports team of the year, over the NFL's Buffalo Bills, NHL's Florida Panthers, and NBA's Golden State Warriors.^[17]

On May 27, Angel City FC suffered its worst loss since June 3, 2022, losing 1–4 to OL Reign in Seattle despite going up early on a Claire Emslie goal scored directly from a corner. The Reign outshot Angel City 25–7, and Megan Rapinoe assisted on all the Reign's first three goals.^[18] Angel City closed the month with a May 31 Challenge Cup loss at Portland Thorns FC, fighting back from a 0–2 deficit to equalize in the second half but conceding a goal in the 3rd minute of second-half stoppage time to lose 2–3.^[19]

On June 1, Angel City announced the signing of French midfielder Amandine Henry, formerly of Olympique Lyon.^[20]

On June 5, forward Sydney Leroux made her return from an ankle injury and scored in a 1–2 defeat against Chicago Red Stars.^[21]

On June 15, 2023, Angel City FC announced that it had "parted ways" with head coach Freya Coombe the previous day.^[22] A report by Meg Linehan in The Athletic published on June 14 claimed the team had fired her. Her firing followed a 2–6–3 start to the season, and Angel City were in 11th place of 12 teams at the time of her exit. The team named assistant coach Becki Tweed as Coombe's interim replacement.^[23]

Following the departure of Coombe, in interim coach Becki Tweed's first official game as head coach, Angel City was able to comeback from a 1–0 deficit to defeat rivals San Diego Wave away in San Diego in a 1–2 victory with M.A. Vignola scoring the match winner.^[24]

On June 25, Angel City was able to keep their undefeated streak going in a 0–0 draw against Houston Dash in the last match before players who had been called up for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand departed.^[25] Four Angel City players, Jun Endo, Ali Riley, Julie Ertz, and Alyssa Thompson had been selected by their respective national teams to represent their countries at the World Cup. Due to the unavailability of those players during this period, Angel City announced on June 28 that they would be signing defenders Elizabeth Eddy and Kelsey Hill as National Team Replacement Players (NTRP).^[26]

On June 28, Angel City once again defeated rivals San Diego Wave in their first meeting of the group stage in the 2023 Challenge Cup.^[27]

On July 2, Angel City was once again held to a scoreless draw against NJ/NY Gotham FC in New Jersey.^[28]

On July 5, M.A. Vignola was selected in the NWSL Best XI for June.^[29]

On July 9, in the last match before a three-week break for the World Cup, Angel City was able to secure a 2–1 home victory against North Carolina Courage due to a late own goal by Courage defender Kaleigh Kurtz to continue their unbeaten run under interim coach Tweed.^[30]

On July 29, Angel City returned to the pitch in the 2023 Challenge Cup in a match against Portland Thorns at home which was won 2–1 a brace from Savannah McCaskill as well as penalty save against Olivia Moultrie by Angelina Anderson in her first professional appearance to secure the win.^[31]

On August 2, the NWSL announced that Savannah McCaskill was selected as the Player of the Month for July and was also selected in the Best XI of the month along with Sarah Gorden.^[32]

On August 5, Angel City traveled to play rivals San Diego Wave in their final match of the 2023 Challenge Cup group stage which finished in a 1–1 draw. At the completion of the group stage Angel City finished second in the West Division overall, behind OL Reign with 8 points from a 2–2–2 record. Despite being possibly eligible to possibly advance to the knockout stage by finishing second, Angel City was ultimately ranked third among the second-placed teams behind Racing Louisville FC and NJ/NY Gotham FC and were eliminated from the tournament.^[33]

On August 14, Angel City officially announced that defender Alyson Swaby who was already out on loan to Paris Saint-Germain, would not be returning to Angel City and be permanently transferred to AC Milan for an "agreed-upon fee".^[34]

On August 17, Angel City announced that they had re-signed NTR players Elizabeth Eddy and Kelsey Hill to new contracts that would keep them at the club until the end of the season.^[35]

On August 20, in the first NWSL regular season match since the World Cup break, Angel City traveled to play Racing Louisville FC which ended in a 1–1 draw. A week later on August 27, in the first home game after the World Cup break, Angel City defeated OL Reign for the first time in the clubs history in a 2–1 victory which also saw Madison Hammond score her first NWSL goal against her former club which eventually was the match winner.^[36]

On August 31, Julie Ertz announced her retirement from professional soccer and that she would not finish the remainder of the season.^[37]

On September 1, Angel City extender their unbeaten steak under interim coach Tweed to ten matches with a 0–1 victory against Kansas City Current which saw Jasmyne Spencer score her first goal for Angel City and Amandine Henry make her debut after recovering from a calf injury which also forced her to pull out from the French World Cup squad.^[38] On September 17, Angel City traveled to Chicago to play Chicago Red Stars which ended in a 2–2 draw.^[39]

On September 26, it was announced that Angel City would be extending Sydney Leroux's contract through December 2024.^[40]

On October 2, Angel City's thirteen game unbeaten steak came to an end with a 1–0 defeat against Orlando Pride after a goal from Adriana.^[41] On October 8, in a must win game to keep their playoff hopes alive, Angel City came down from a 1–0 deficit against Houston Dash to win the match 1–2 with goals from Alyssa Thompson and Savannah McCaskill.^[42]

On October 15, the final day of the NWSL regular season, Angel City had the chance to secure their first spot in the playoffs in their match against the defending champions Portland Thorns. Angel City went on to win the game 5–1 in their biggest victory ever and successfully secured a spot in the NWSL Playoffs as they eventually finished fifth overall with a record of 8–7–7 despite being in 11th of 12th place when former head coach Freya Coombe was fired in June.^[43]

On October 18, it was announced that M.A. Vignola, Sarah Gorden, and Savannah McCaskill were selected in the NWSL Best XI of the month for September/October.^[44] Gorden also became Angel City's second Iron Woman after playing every minute of the 2023 regular season.

On October 20, Angel City competed in their first NWSL Playoff Match against OL Reign at Lumen Field in Seattle which ended in a 1–0 defeat after a late goal from Veronica Latsko.^[45]

On November 2, it was announced that Becki Tweed would officially assume the role of head coach after her successful term as interim head coach since her appointment in June.^[46]

On November 6 after the conclusion of the season, it was announced that defender Sarah Gorden was selected in the 2023 NWSL Best XI team with M.A. Vignola and Savannah McCaskill being named to the 2023 Best XI Second Team.^[47]

Under head coach Freya Coombe, Angel City deploy a four-player backline with a focus on possession and building play from the back.^[48]

Angel City FC continued to play in BMO Stadium, their home since the team's inaugural season in 2022. The stadium's name changed from Banc of California Stadium in 2022.^[49]

On April 25, 2023, Angel City FC announced a partnership with Bally Sports SoCal to broadcast eight live matches on the regional sports network and Bally Sports app, and also to rebroadcast matches and feature Angel City on the Bally Sports website. Bally Sports SoCal also broadcast Angel City's preseason friendly against Club América on March 8.^[50]

As of June 14, 2023.^[51]

Technical
General manager	Angela Hucles Mangano
Interim head coach	Becki Tweed
Assistant coach	Eleri Earnshaw
Goalkeeper coach	Daniel Ball
Medical
Director of medical and performance	Canada Sarah Smith
Head of sports science	United States Dan Jones
Head athletic trainer	United States Manny De Alba

As of June 28, 2023.^[52]

No.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	Previous team	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	United States	Brittany Isenhour	(1997年09月22日)September 22, 1997 (aged 25)	2021	United States Orlando Pride
13	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	(1992年04月12日)April 12, 1992 (aged 30)	2021	United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
19	United States	Angelina Anderson	(2001年03月22日)March 22, 2001 (aged 22)	2023	United States University of California-Berkeley
Defenders
4	Canada	Vanessa Gilles	(1996年03月11日)March 11, 1996 (aged 27)	2021	France Bordeaux	LOAN[a]
5	New Zealand	Ali Riley	(1987年10月30日)October 30, 1987 (aged 35)	2022	United States Orlando Pride
6	United States	Megan Reid	(1996年07月09日)July 9, 1996 (aged 26)	2022	United States Lamorinda United
11	United States	Sarah Gorden	(1992年09月13日)September 13, 1992 (aged 30)	2021	United States Chicago Red Stars
12	United States	Merritt Mathias	(1990年07月02日)July 2, 1990 (aged 32)	2023	United States North Carolina Courage
14	United States	Paige Nielsen	(1993年10月14日)October 14, 1993 (aged 29)	2021	United States Washington Spirit
16	United States	M.A. Vignola	(1998年02月11日)February 11, 1998 (aged 25)	2021	Iceland Valur (via Washington Spirit)
25	Jamaica	Allyson Swaby	(1996年10月03日)October 3, 1996 (aged 26)	2021	Italy AS Roma	LOAN[a]
36	United States	Kelsey Hill	2023	United States Pepperdine Waves	NTR[b]
99	United States	Madison Hammond	(1997年11月15日)November 15, 1997 (aged 25)	2022	United States OL Reign
Midfielders
8	United States	Julie Ertz	(1992年04月06日)April 6, 1992 (aged 30)	2023	United States Chicago Red Stars
9	United States	Savannah McCaskill	(1996年07月31日)July 31, 1996 (aged 26)	2021	United States Racing Louisville FC
17	United States	Dani Weatherholt	(1994年03月17日)March 17, 1994 (aged 29)	2021	United States OL Reign
21	United States	Alyssa Thompson	(2004年11月07日)November 7, 2004 (aged 18)	2023	United States Total Futbol Academy
24	United States	Mackenzie Pluck	(2000年04月12日)April 12, 2000 (aged 22)[53]	2023	United States Duke University
26	France	Amandine Henry	(1989年09月28日)September 28, 1989 (aged 33)	2023	France Olympique Lyon
28	United States	Lily Nabet	(1999年09月24日)September 24, 1999 (aged 23)	2022	United States Duke University
29	France	Clarisse Le Bihan	(1994年12月14日)December 14, 1994 (aged 28)	2022	France Montpellier
44	United States	Elizabeth Eddy	(1993年09月13日)September 13, 1993 (aged 29)	2023	United States Houston Dash	NTR[b]
Forwards
2	United States	Sydney Leroux	(1990年05月07日)May 7, 1990 (aged 32)	2022	United States Orlando Pride
3	United States	Jasmyne Spencer	(1990年08月27日)August 27, 1990 (aged 32)	2021	United States Houston Dash
7	United States	Simone Charley	(1995年02月04日)February 4, 1995 (aged 28)	2021	United States Portland Thorns FC	SEI[c]
10	Scotland	Claire Emslie	(1994年03月08日)March 8, 1994 (aged 29)	2022	United States Orlando Pride
15	Mexico	Scarlett Camberos	(2000年11月20日)November 20, 2000 (aged 22)	2023	Mexico Club América
18	Japan	Jun Endo	(2000年05月24日)May 24, 2000 (aged 22)	2021	Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza
23	United States	Christen Press	(1988年12月29日)December 29, 1988 (aged 34)	2021	England Manchester United (via Racing Louisville FC)	SEI[c]
33	Mexico	Katie Johnson	(1994年09月14日)September 14, 1994 (aged 28)	2023	United States San Diego Wave FC

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

R	P	Nat.	Player	Pos.	College/school	Status	Ref.
1	1	United States	Alyssa Thompson	FW	Harvard-Westlake School	Signed to a three-year contract.	[54] [55]
3	27	United States	Angelina Anderson	GK	California	Signed to a one-year contract.	[56]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
November 15, 2022	United States	Hope Breslin	MF	Contract expired.	[57]
	England	Miri Taylor	FW
	United States	Katie Cousins	MF
	Germany	Almuth Schult	GK
	Brazil	Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel	MF

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
December 4, 2022	United States	Jasmyne Spencer	DF	Re-signed to a two-year contract with a third-year option.	[58]
December 7, 2022	United States	Megan Reid	DF	Re-signed to a one-year contract.	[59]
December 15, 2022	United States	Paige Nielsen	DF	Signed a two-year contract extension.	[60]
March 2, 2023	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	GK	Signed a two-year contract extension with a third-year option.	[61]
June 29, 2023	New Zealand	Ali Riley	DF	Signed a contract extension through the 2025 season.	[62]
September 26, 2023	United States	Sydney Leroux	FW	Signed a contract extension through the 2024 season.	[63]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 30, 2023	United States	Gisele Thompson	MF	United States Total Futbol Academy	U18 trialist; not signed.	[55]
	United States	Mia Minestrella	MF	United States Beach FC	U18 trialist; not signed.	[55] [64] [65]
	United States	Rachel Diodati	DF	United States Michigan State University	Not signed.	[55] [64]
	United States	Kelsey Hill	DF	United States Pepperdine University	Not signed.	[55] [64]
	United States	Taylor Aylmer	MF	United States Washington Spirit	Not signed.	[55] [64]
	United States	Molly McLaughlin	MF	United States Xavier University	Not signed.	[55] [64]
	United States	Mackenzie Pluck	MF	United States Duke University	Signed to a one-year contract.	[55] [66] [64]
	United States	Domi Richardson	MF	United States NJ/NY Gotham FC	Not signed.	[55] [64]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
September 19, 2022	Canada	Vanessa Gilles	DF	France Olympique Lyon	Expected to return after the 2023–24 Division 1 Féminine season.	[16] [15]
January 30, 2023	Jamaica	Allyson Swaby	DF	France Paris Saint-Germain	Loaned until June 2023.	[67]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 19, 2023	United States	Merritt Mathias	DF	United States North Carolina Courage	Acquired in exchange for Tyler Lussi with a contract through 2023 with a one-year option.	[68]
January 25, 2023	Mexico	Katie Johnson	FW	United States San Diego Wave FC	Signed to a two-year contract.	[69]
March 29, 2023	Mexico	Scarlett Camberos	FW	Mexico Club América	Transferred for an undisclosed fee and signed to a two-year contract.	[70]
April 17, 2023	United States	Julie Ertz	MF	United States Chicago Red Stars	Signed to a one-year contract.	[71]
June 1, 2023	France	Amandine Henry	MF	France Olympique Lyon	Signed to a three-year contract with an option for a fourth year.	[20] [72]
June 28, 2023	United States	Elizabeth Eddy	DF	United States Houston Dash	Signed as short-term national team replacement players.	[73]
	United States	Kelsey Hill	DF	United States Pepperdine Waves

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 19, 2023	United States	Tyler Lussi	FW	United States North Carolina Courage	Traded in exchange for Merritt Mathias.	[68]
January 25, 2023	United States	Cari Roccaro	MF	United States Chicago Red Stars	Traded in exchange for 65,000ドル in allocation money.	[57]
August 14, 2023	Jamaica	Allyson Swaby	DF	Italy AC Milan	Traded in exchange for an undisclosed sum.	[74]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Ref.
November 15, 2022	United States	Maia Pérez	GK	[57]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	List	Injury/Notes	Ref.
United States	Christen Press	FW	Season-ending injury	Continuing recovery from a right knee anterior cruciate ligament tear.	[75] [76]
April 11, 2023	United States	Simone Charley	FW	Season-ending injury	Ruptured Achilles tendon.	[10]

Angel City finished fourth in the West Division during the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup and did not advance. Angel City FC returned to the West Division in the 2023 tournament.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RGN	LA	POR	SD
1	OL Reign	6	4	2	0	7	0	+7	14	Advance to knockout stage	—	0–0	0–0	1–0
2	Angel City FC	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8	0–2	—	2–1	2–1
3	Portland Thorns FC	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	7	0–1	3–2	—	4–1
4	San Diego Wave FC	6	1	1	4	4	11	−7	4	0–3	1–1	1–0	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	North Carolina Courage	22	9	6	7	29	22	+7	33	Playoff quarterfinals
4	OL Reign	22	9	5	8	29	24	+5	32
5	Angel City FC	22	8	7	7	31	30	+1	31
6	NJ/NY Gotham FC (C)	22	8	7	7	25	24	+1	31
7	Orlando Pride	22	10	1	11	27	28	−1	31

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	8	7	7	31	30	+1	31	4	2	5	16	15	+1	4	5	2	15	15	0

As of matches played October 20, 2023.^[80]

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Playoffs	Total
MF	9	United States	Savannah McCaskill	4	2	0	6
FW	10	Scotland	Claire Emslie	3	1	0	4
MF	21	United States	Alyssa Thompson	4	0	0	4
FW	18	Japan	Jun Endo	3	0	0	3
FW	35	Mexico	Katie Johnson	3	0	0	3
FW	29	France	Clarisse Le Bihan	1	2	0	3
DF	9	United States	M.A. Vignola	3	0	0	3
FW	15	Mexico	Scarlett Camberos	1	1	0	2
MF	99	United States	Madison Hammond	1	1	0	2
FW	2	United States	Sydney Leroux	2	0	0	2
MF	8	United States	Julie Ertz	1	0	0	1
DF	14	United States	Paige Nielsen	1	0	0	1
DF	5	New Zealand	Ali Riley	1	0	0	1
FW	3	United States	Jasmyne Spencer	1	0	0	1
Own goals				3	0	0	3
Total				32	7	0	39

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Playoffs	Total
FW	15	Mexico	Scarlett Camberos	3	2	0	5
FW	10	Scotland	Claire Emslie	5	0	0	5
FW	29	France	Clarisse Le Bihan	2	0	0	4
MF	9	United States	Savannah McCaskill	3	0	0	3
FW	18	Japan	Jun Endo	2	0	0	2
FW	21	United States	Alyssa Thompson	2	0	0	2
MF	99	United States	Madison Hammond	1	0	0	1
FW	35	Mexico	Katie Johnson	1	0	0	1
FW	2	United States	Sydney Leroux	1	0	0	1
DF	14	United States	Paige Nielsen	0	1	0	1
FW	3	United States	Jasmyne Spencer	0	1	0	1
DF	9	United States	M.A. Vignola	1	0	0	1
MF	17	United States	Dani Weatherholt	1	0	0	1
Total				22	4	0	28

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Playoffs	Total
GK	13	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	3	0	0	3
GK	19	United States	Angelina Anderson	1	0	0	1
GK	1	United States	Brittany Isenhour	0	1	0	1
Total				4	1	0	5

Player				NWSL		Cup		Playoffs		Total
Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Yellow card	Red card	Yellow card	Red card	Yellow card	Red card	Yellow card	Red card
MF	9	United States	Savannah McCaskill	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
FW	33	Mexico	Katie Johnson	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
DF	99	United States	Madison Hammond	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
GK	13	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF	14	United States	Paige Nielsen	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF	5	New Zealand	Ali Riley	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF	11	United States	Sarah Gorden	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
MF	29	France	Clarisse Le Bihan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF	3	United States	Jasmyne Spencer	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
DF	16	United States	M.A. Vignola	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MF	17	United States	Dani Weatherholt	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MF	8	United States	Julie Ertz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	28	United States	Lily Nabet	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	24	United States	Mackenzie Pluck	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	21	United States	Alyssa Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				29	0	5	0	1	0	35	0

Month	Player of the Month	Statline	Ref.
July	Savannah McCaskill	Scored three goals in three matches, leading the team to a 2-0-1 record	[81]
September/ October	Savannah McCaskill (2)	Scored two goals and one assist in five matches, leading the team to their first playoffs appearance	[82]

Month	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Ref.
June	DF	United States USA	M.A. Vignola	[83]
July	DF	United States USA	Sarah Gorden	[83]
	MF	United States USA	Savannah McCaskill
September/ October	DF	United States USA	M.A. Vignola (2)	[44]
	DF	United States USA	Sarah Gorden (2)
	MF	United States USA	Savannah McCaskill (2)

Month	Rookie of the Month		Statline	Ref.
March/April	United States	Alyssa Thompson	Scored 11' into debut; 2G in 6 matches	[84]

As of July 3, 2023.

Wk.	Nat.	Player	Won	Ref.
1	United States	Alyssa Thompson	Nom.	[85]
3	United States	Savannah McCaskill	Nom.	[86]
6	Japan	Jun Endo	2nd	[87]
10	United States	Sydney Leroux	Won	[88] [89]
12	United States	M.A. Vignola	Nom.	[90]
15	United States	Savannah McCaskill	Nom.	[91]

Wk.	Nat.	Player	Won	Ref.
8	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	Nom.	[92]
11	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	Nom.	[93]
12	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	Nom.	[94]
14	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	2nd	[95]
17	United States	Angelina Anderson	Won
18	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	Nom.
20	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	Nom.
21	United States	Angelina Anderson	Won
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	DiDi Haračić	Nom.

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