June 18, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Racing Louisville FC News Release
Racing Louisville forward Emma Sears
(Racing Louisville FC, Credit: Jordan Prather/NWSL)
In its first mid-week match of the season, Racing Louisville heads to the West Coast for a 10 p.m. Wednesday meeting at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles against 11th place Angel City FC.
The match will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network immediately following the Louisville City at Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC contest that kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET. You can follow the radio broadcast of the game on News Talk 1080 AM, online at talkradio1080.iheart.com or the iHeart Radio app.
After a defeat to the reigning NWSL champions NJ/NY Gotham over the weekend, Racing Louisville (3-3-6, 15 points) heads into its California encounter in eighth place in the NWSL table, one point above the playoff cutline. Three points would vault the Louisvillians into sixth, tying the highest position they have reached in the table this season.
“Whenever you have a loss, you just want to get back on the field and right it,” said Racing midfielder Marisa DiGrande. “It’s a great opportunity for us quickly to get back and get back to where we want to be.”
Angel City FC (3-6-3, 12 points) has failed to record a win from its last five games, placing coach Becki Tweed’s team three points below the postseason cutline. Despite looking the more dangerous of the two sides, the LA outfit failed to score for the third time since the beginning of May, drawing 0-0 on Saturday in Houston. Eight of ACFC’s 12 points have come away from home.
This will be the first time the Louisvillians meet Angel City this season. Racing is 1-1-2 all-time in the series, with a win and a draw in the two previous contests in Los Angeles. Kirsten (Davis) Wright and Savannah DeMelo scored in a 2-2 draw there last season, and Wright also scored in Racing’s 3-1 win at BMO stadium in 2022.
Racing is one of four NWSL clubs with fewer than two losses in away matches this year. Its seven goals allowed on the road are tied for the third-fewest conceded.
Scottish international Claire Emslie has been ACFC’s go-to offensive threat. Across the league, she ranks second in key passes (28), behind Racing’s Carson Pickett, as well as top three in shots on target percentage (66.7%) and tied for second in chances created (27). One of her counterparts in the attack, 19-year-old Alyssa Thompson, is tied for fourth in the league in assists with four.
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