Starting XI: Reign FC vs. North Carolina Courage
Seattle Reign FC Head Coach Laura Harvey names her lineup as Seattle Reign FC takes on the North Carolina Courage at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. The match kicks off at 7:00 p.m. PT and airs on NWSL+. Full watch details can be found here.
Lineup Notes:
Tonight’s Starting XI is the same lineup from last week’s 2-0 home win over Boston Legacy FC. Since the start of the season, Laura Harvey has listed 21 unique starting lineups across all 27 matches.
Reign FC enters tonight’s match on a seven-game home unbeaten streak dating back to July 12. During that span, Seattle has recorded six shutouts, including five consecutive clean sheets at Lumen Field: 1-0 vs. Chicago on August 14, 1-0 vs. Houston on August 30, 1-0 vs. San Diego on September 6, 2-0 vs. Bay FC on September 12 and 2-0 vs. Boston on September 25. The Reign have not conceded a goal at home in the last 468 minutes. The club record for longest stretch without conceding a goal at home is 527 minutes, which ranks third in league history.
Seattle fell 3-1 to the North Carolina Courage in their first meeting this season on July 4 at First Horizon Stadium. Eight players from Seattle’s starting XI that day are featured in tonight’s lineup, including Sofia Huerta, who earned an assist in that match and was named to the NWSL Best XI of the Month for September earlier today.
With tonight’s start, Jordyn Bugg is set to make her 50th NWSL regular season appearance. The 20-year-old would become the youngest defender in league history to reach the milestone. Bugg signed a multi-year contract extension on October 1 to remain in Seattle through 2030 and become one of the longest-contracted players on the roster.
Claudia Dickey has seven shutouts this season, tied for her single-season career high set in 2025, and 20 across her NWSL regular season career. Last week’s 2-0 win, marked her 27th regular season win, which broke a tie with Hope Solo for most goalkeeper wins in Reign FC history.
Jess Fishlock is coming off another record-breaking performance. The 39-year-old, who already holds the club record for regular season assists (30), recorded a brace in last week’s 2-0 win over Boston, with her two goals tying and surpassing Megan Rapinoe for the regular season goal scoring club record (52). Tonight’s start marks her eighth of the season (14th appearance) and 209th of her NWSL career (229th appearance).
Sofia Huerta has six goal contributions this season, bringing her career total to 76 regular season goal contributions (41 goals, 35 assists), which ranks ninth in NWSL history. Her next goal or assist would tie Megan Rapinoe for the eighth-most NWSL goal contributions all-time.
Phoebe McClernon is the only Reign FC player to start all 27 matches this season, while Maddie Mercado is the only other player on the team set to make her 27th appearance of the year (24 starts).
Sam Meza continues to lead the league in tackles and tackles won this season. The third-year midfielder currently has 95 tackles and 61 tackles won. She also led the league in 2025 with 106 tackles, while her 64 tackles won ranked second.