**CHICAGO (September 1, 2020)** – The National Women’s Soccer League today released the schedule for the first three weeks of the 2020 fall series. The North Carolina Courage will face the Houston Dash on Friday, September 11 at 7 p.m. at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. The team will then play the Orlando Pride on CBS on Saturday, September 19 at 1 p.m. The opening matchup of the fall series is between Sky Blue FC and Washington Spirit on September 5, 2020, at 1 p.m. ET at Segra Field. The opening match will also be the NWSL Game of the Week, airing on CBS Television Network. There will be a televised NWSL Game of the Week on the CBS Television Network every Saturday in September, and on CBS Sports Network three Saturdays in October. *CBS All Access* will exclusively stream four games as well as the CBS broadcast coverage in September. Twitch will exclusively stream seven games globally, including in the United States, and every game internationally. The NWSL fall series will include 18 matches over the course of seven weeks, featuring three, three-team pods that will all play one another and enable the league to minimize travel. “I’m thrilled that we’ve been able to put together a schedule that gets our players back out on the pitch and showcases their talent for a global audience, while limiting travel as much as possible and keeping player and staff health and safety our top priority,” said NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird. “I want to thank our players, club staff and our entire ownership group for their collaboration and continued flexibility as we navigate this unique moment in time. I can’t wait to watch this fall series unfold.” The three teams in each regional pod will each play four games. Those pods are: **West** OL Reign Portland Thorns FC Utah Royals FC **Northeast** Chicago Red Stars Sky Blue FC Washington Spirit **South** North Carolina Courage Orlando Pride Houston Dash The full schedule for the initial three weeks of the series is available below. Highlights include the NWSL Game of the Week on CBS each Saturday in September and on CBSSN on three Saturdays in October. Those games will feature every NWSL club at least once, including OL Reign at Portland Thorns FC on September 12 and Orlando Pride at North Carolina Courage on September 19. The remaining games will be announced in the next week. The NWSL’s return to play protocols reflect the best practices previously developed by the NWSL Medical Task Force and successfully implemented during the Challenge Cup. Those protocols have been updated to reflect the reality of home-market matches and regional travel and will influence all league and club actions outside the field of play. **2020 NWSL Fall Series Schedule (Weeks 1-3)** ** CBS Game of the Week highlighted in bold** ** Twitch to stream all games internationally [here](https://www.twitch.tv/nwslofficial)**

DATE	TIME (EST)	VENUE	HOME	AWAY	PLATFORM
Saturday, Sept. 5	1:00 PM	Segra Field	Washington Spirit	Sky Blue FC	*CBS & CBS ALL ACCESS***
Friday, Sept. 11	7:00 PM	Sahlen’s Stadium	NC Courage	Houston Dash	TWITCH
Saturday, Sept. 12	12:00 PM	Segra Field	Washington Spirit	Chicago Red Stars	TWITCH
Saturday, Sept. 12	3:30 PM	Providence Park	Portland Thorns FC	OL Reign	*CBS & CBS ALL ACCESS***
Saturday, Sept. 19	1:00 PM	Sahlen’s Stadium	NC Courage	Orlando Pride	*CBS & CBS ALL ACCESS***
Sunday, Sept. 20	1:00 PM	SeatGeek Stadium	Chicago Red Stars	Sky Blue FC	CBS ALL ACCESS
Sunday, Sept. 20	3:00 PM	Providence Park	Portland Thorns FC	Utah Royals FC	TWITCH