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Houston (4-5-2) ended a six-game winless streak.<\/p>\n<p>Kat Rader brought on Houston in the 17th minute. Angel City (4-5-1) tied the score nine minutes later on Maiara Carolina Niewes&#8217; penalty kick.<\/p>\n<p>Houston was sidelined by goalie Jane Campbell after sustaining a head injury in Wednesday&#8217;s game against San Diego. In her place, Caroline Delisle made her first career NWSL start. <\/p>\n<h2>North Carolina State achieves 100th regular season win with 2-1 win<\/h2>\n<p>Ashley Sanchez scored her seventh goal of the season and Evelyn Ige scored her second goal in two games as North Carolina State defeated Racing Louisville FC for the 100th regular season win in Courage history. <\/p>\n<p>Courage (4-3-3) won its second straight.<\/p>\n<p>Allyn Wright scored in stoppage time for Louisville (2-7-1).<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nwsl-soccer-d9a48c4539119812656b67047158f5ea\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiana Palacios and Mina Tanaka scored and the Utah Royals defeated the Denver Summit 2-1 on Saturday night in the National Women&#8217;s Soccer League, extending their unbeaten streak to nine games. 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