Matchday Recap: DeMelo returns after more than a year as #RacingLou ends six-game losing streak despite late equalizer.
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Racing "has to be a better second half team" according to Yanez. With their 4th loss in a row and continued lack of a clean sheet, Racing is entering (inauspicious) rarified air in NWSL history. Is Sears on the bench something to worry about? And McKeen's journey with the U20 WNT continues in Poland
Win streak begins and ends with Chicago as defensive struggles are too much for offense to overcome despite remaining hot. For the first time in club history Racing has scored multiple goals 5 matches in a row.
Morris scores in just 28 seconds for her first goal in lavender. McKeen earns call up to US U-20 Women's National Team for FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Matchday Recap: If you thought we were running out of firsts, you were wrong! Racing wins 4 in a row for the first time in club history and Lauren Milliet becomes the first player with double digit career assists for Louisville.
Fischer's brace leads Racing Louisville to first ever 3 game winning streak as Louisville beats Boston 4-1. Also, revisiting the playoff hunt and looking forward to Seattle on Wednesday.
Audrey McKeen's first professional goal, Emma Sears' brace, and Lauren Milliet's assist brace lead Racing to first ever road win against Orlando.
Racing now has a chance to win 3 in a row for first time in club history next week against Boston Legacy FC.
Lots of low grades for a team sitting in 15th place but managed to justify one A (minus)! How does each line measure up? What about coaching and the front office?
Doing a little double duty here as I'll be taking a family trip this week before attending the match in Orlando.
Defenders Arin Wright and Mirann Gacioch connect for Gacioch's first professional goal as Racing now turns attention to a Banda-less Pride team.
McKeen earns first professional start amid heavy rotation to starting XI. No time to linger as Racing faces another short turn around before match-up with Stars on Saturday.
Racing earns first win since May, first road points of the year, and first win without Taylor Flint since she joined the club as rookie Maja Lardner leads team with her first professional goal and brace.
Racing ends 5 match losing streak with a new formation but conceded late goal to settle for draw. There were mixed feelings about the result but some warranted positive energy postgame.
Racing set for rematch with Houston Dash. The first match-up of the year featured 7 goals, 5 yellow cards, and four penalty kicks.
New from the Butchertown Rundown
Financial flexibility, honoring player requests, development opportunity for young forwards vs losing lone USWNT player on roster and potential impact on ticket sales
Racing puts out cleanest availability report yet as they look to avoid the first 5 match losing streak in club history
Yanez confident the scoreline doesn't reflect the performance on field.
Rookie Audrey McKeen has earned her first call up to the US U-20 Women's National Team after regular call ups to the U17 and U18 teams.
Goalkeeper Jordyn Bloomer is excited to play in front of the fans at Providence Park for the first time
Alright...bring out your torches and pitchforks. You might want them! Part 3 of our summer series brings 3 increasingly bold ideas for Racing Louisville as they look to turn their season around.
Put this together for a piece I was writing for the Butchertown Rundown examining Racing Louisville's roster construction. I was genuinely surprised to find that they are not the first team in league history to have zero international players on their roster (thank you 2015 FC Kansas City) but I thought the NWSL community might enjoy looking at this.
*Data was pulled from fbref.com
*Thanks to icy Manufacturer5397 for pointing out I'd highlighted Bay instead of Gotham as a playoff team in 2025. That's been updated in the article but I can't change it here.
Back for Part 2: The good and bad of Racing's early season. Taking a look at roster construction, player health, and standout players from Racing's first 11 matches.
First piece of the summer break looking at where Racing currently stands, what they need to do if they are actually going to make the playoffs, and exploring what success might look like for the rest of the year.
The plan over the next couple weeks is to take a closer look at where things have gone wrong, where they've gone right, and some bold ideas for the rest of Racing's season