North Wake News

The North Carolina Courage have announced their updated preseason roster, adhering to the National Women’s Soccer League's 32-player limit deadline. The roster currently includes 30 players in camp, with 21 under contract and five players on international duty.

These five players are contracted, bringing the total number of rostered players to 26, with one player on the season-ending injury list. The team is using all six available international spots. One spot was traded to San Diego Wave FC as part of the acquisition of midfielder Jaedyn Shaw, who is with the United States Women’s National Team for the SheBelieves Cup.

The current roster is categorized by position and listed alphabetically. Contracted players are followed by non-roster invitees.

Goalkeepers include Marisa Bova, Hensley Hancuff, Casey Murphy, and Katie Cappelletti (NRI). Defenders consist of Maycee Bell, Malia Berkely, Sydney Collins (SEI), Brooklyn Courtnall, Kaleigh Kurtz, Charlotte McLean (INT), Natalia Staude, Ryan Williams, Taylor Jacobson (NRI), and Italia Gemelli (NRI).

Midfielders are Riley Jackson, Shinomi Koyama (INT), Brianna Pinto, Ashley Sanchez, Meredith Speck, Dani Weatherholt, Ashlyn Miller (NRI), Jillian Martinez (NRI), and Amber Nguyen (NRI). Forwards include Hannah Betfort, Tyler Lussi, Cortnee Vine (INT), Olivia Wingate, Grayson Lynch (NRI), Heather MacNab (NRI), and Jilly Shimkin (NRI).

Players on international duty are Aline Gomes (INT), Manaka Matsukubo (INT), Denise O’Sullivan, Felicitas Rauch (INT), and Jaedyn Shaw.

"NRI" denotes Non-Roster Invitee; "SEI" indicates Season-Ending Injury list; "INT" signifies International Spot.