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April\u2019s gone and along with it, memorable performances all around the league.<\/p>\n
Who stood out in the rookie, coach and player of the month department?<\/p>\n
North Carolina\u2019s Ashley Sanchez was chosen as Player of the Month for April by the NWSL Media Association and the league\u2019s on-air broadcast crew.<\/p>\n
The Courage went unbeaten in April and a lot had to do with her contributions. Three goals in three matches, with one of those goals being the winning one against Houston. The other two tallies were against Boston and Portland.<\/p>\n
Washington Spirit\u2019s coach Adri\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez was chosen as Coach of the Month for the month of April after leading the team to an unbeaten streak during that month.<\/p>\n
Washington collected three clean sheets and scored seven goals catapulted the team to third place in the table by the end of April.<\/p>\n
Gotham FC\u2019s Jordynn Dudley was chosen as Rookie of the Month for April.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old scored the first goal of her professional career against Chicago and contributed with an assist in the win over Bay FC.<\/p>\n
Those performances will surely make a case for her to continue starting for the Bats.<\/p>\n
The league chose the Best XI for April, which includes:<\/p>\n
Washington Spirit Sandy MacIver, who kept three clean sheets in three games played in April. Washington\u2019s defenders Esme Morgan and Tara Rudd who helped goalkeeper MacIver with such a feat. Also, as part of the backline, there are Portland Thorns\u2019 centerback Sam Hiatt and San Diego Wave\u2019s Kennedy Wesley. The first one has helped Portland to climb to the top of the table and Wesley played every minute and scored her first goal of the year last month.<\/p>\n
If we talk about midfielders, Player of the Month Ashley Sanchez is included here, as well as Washington\u2019s Leicy Santos, who scored a brace against Kansas. Gotham\u2019s Rose Lavelle also scored two goals in April, except that she did so in two different games, helping her team to get the wins in both matches.<\/p>\n
The forwards are Washington\u2019s Trinity Rodman, who had three goal contributions last month; Orlando Pride\u2019s Barbra Banda, who\u2019s at the top of the Golden Boot race, and Houston Dash\u2019s Kiki van Zanten, who tallied her second brace of the season, this time against Racing Louisville.<\/p>\n