Some ladder-related capstones to the weekend: Despite only getting a draw, the Courage have guaranteed a home semifinal between the extra point they earned and other results across the weekend. The Orlando-Seattle draw has eliminated Orlando from Shield contention. On the other side of the table, Washington were eliminated from the postseason with their loss to Houston, who keep their narrow playoffs hopes alive. NJ were similarly eliminated from the playoffs with their loss to Portland. The only reason Sky Blue was eliminated on the same weekend as Washington was that Sky Blue has two games in hand. There's only one game next week, so it won't change much in the ladder, but Chicago need the win to stay in Shield contention. In a similar vein, a loss for Sky Blue gets Houston within one point of escaping Spoon contention.