Canada’s Pickett scores in debut with Courage, leading to draw against Thorns | CBC Sports

By Charlie On May 7, 2023

Newly acquired midfielder Victoria Pickett scored in the 70th minute for the North Carolina Courage in a 3-3 draw with the Portland Thorns on Saturday in Cary, N.C.

The Courage (2-3-1) acquired the Newmarket, Ont., native from NJ/NY Gotham FC on Apr. 27 in exchange for $200,000 US in allocation money, with Pickett first suiting up for the team on Saturday night.

The 26-year-old was on the bench for the first four goals of the game, with two by the Courage (an own goal attributed to Emily Menges in the first minute, and a 26th-minute marker by Kerolin) and two by the Thorns — both scored by Crystal Dunn in the 22nd and 52nd minute.

Pickett entered the game via substitution in the 59th minute, quickly making an impact just 11 minutes later.

Olivia Wingate slipped the ball through the legs of Thorns defender Menges just as Pickett found space in front of the net to collect a pass from her teammate and fire it past goalkeeper Bella Bixby.

WATCH | Pickett scores in debut with Courage:

Canada’s Victoria Pickett scores in 1st game with Courage

Midfielder Victoria Pickett of Barrie, Ont., scores for the North Carolina Courage in the 70th minute against Portland Thorns FC. Pickett was acquired on April 27 from NJ/NY Gotham FC in exchange for $200,000 US in allocation money. The Courage and Thorns would end up settling for a 3-3 draw.

It marks the first goal the 26-year-old has scored in the NWSL since April 2022, when Pickett scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 Kansas City Current win over the Houston Dash in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup.

The lead lasted 13 minutes before Olivia Moultrie evened the game at three for the Thorns (3-0-3), extending Portland’s unbeaten streak to six games to open the season.

Canadian Christine Sinclair had two shots for the Thorns in 67 minutes of action.

The Thorns travel to Houston to take on the Dash next Friday, while North Carolina is set to host OL Reign next Sunday.

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