"The North Carolina Courage spoiled Bay FC's last home game of the season Friday night as Manaka Matsukubo's hat trick led to a resounding 4-1 win, matching the most lopsided home loss in Bay's two-year history. Bay FC (4-13-8) also played its 14th consecutive winless match, equaling the last-place Chicago Stars FC for the longest winless streak in the NWSL this season. Bay, which sits in 13th place, right ahead of Chicago, has one more shot at achieving a victory when it closes its season in Louisville on Sunday, Nov. 2."
"Regardless of Friday's outcome, and despite Bay FC's last victory coming 4 months ago, outgoing Bay FC coach Albertin Montoya found reason to put a positive spin on another unfortunate result for his club. Regardless of the score, they never gave up. And that's something we've seen from them, Montoya said in a postgame news conference. They've got so much character, they play with a lot of pride and joy."
"North Carolina came into PayPal as a desperate squad, sitting just outside the playoff line in the league standings, a point below Racing Louisville in the eighth and final spot, with one game left in the regular season. The victory snapped a three-game winless streak for the Courage and kept its postseason hopes alive. Matsukubo scored her first goal in the third minute that Bay goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz tried to stop but the ball rolled into the goal. She added a second in the eighth."
North Carolina defeated Bay FC 4-1 as Manaka Matsukubo recorded a hat trick, producing a decisive road result that matched Bay's worst home defeat in two years. Bay FC extended its winless run to 14 matches and remains 13th in the standings with one final game in Louisville. North Carolina, sitting just outside the playoff line, snapped a three-game winless streak and kept postseason hopes alive. Bay's Penelope Hocking scored a restricted-minute goal before being rested, and Shinomi Koyama added a goal for the Courage late in the match.
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