We're back for the fourth week of the season, with four Saturday games and a single game on Mother's Day, with special sponsorship by Coppertone for the NWSL this weekend. The first game is...
The Washington Spirit hosting the Portland Thorns. Adrianna Franch and Stephanie Labbe protect the nets. Watch the game here. Portland had a shot in the third minute from Meleana Shim, blocked by Megan Oyster of Washington. The Spirit had their first true chance with Crystal Dunn up the left wing, crossing in directly at Thorns keeper Franch. Alyssa Kleiner earned a corner for Washington in the ninth minute, and Diana Matheson's service was headed by Ali Krieger but saved by Franch. The Spirit kept up good pressure through Dunn, but Emily Menges proved strong in defense as another corner kick comes up, with Franch snagging Matheson's service this time. Washington had another shot in the fourteenth minute by Cali Farquharson, but it was wide right. The corner produced a high and wide Shelina Zadorsky shot. Tobin Heath of Portland drew a foul by Oyster on the left side of the box in the seventeenth minute, earning Oyster a yellow card and the Thorns get a free kick. Heath served it in, but Kleiner knocked it out for a corner, and eventually Joanna Lohman knocked it out to the sideline. On the counterattack, Krieger's cross was defended by Menges as the game is wide open through about 20 minutes. In the twenty-fourth minute, Heath had a half-chance for Portland. In the twenty-fifth minute, Emily Sonnett fouled Dunn outside the box in a very similar situation to the foul by Oyster, and Sonnett earned a yellow card for it. Matheson's service was sent back across for a shot by Tori Huster, but Franch tipped it over the bar. The corner saw Krieger head Matheson's service out of bounds as the Spirit get another wave of attack. On a thirtieth minute attack from the Thorns, Labbe came off her line strong, blocking Heath, Allie Long, and then ushering Meghan Klingenberg's chip attempt over the bar. Lindsey Horan was swarming around the box, and Kleiner cleanly knocked the ball away in what could have been called for a foul. A pair of Portland corner kicks, Dagny Brynjarsdottir had a chance go wide and Oyster made a clearance on the second service before there was a foul to give the Spirit possession. In the thirty-fifth minute, Krieger had a cross into Dunn that went past Franch, but Dunn was called offside and the game remains scoreless. Washington charged again, with Krieger serving in to Farquharson, who missed on a shot, and then Dunn deflected it off a Thorn for a corner kick. Lohman tried to volley the ball in, but Brynjarsdottir cleared it for Portland. In the fortieth minute, Franch did well to challenge Farquharson, who shot wide left to give the Thorns a goal kick. In the forty-fourth minute, Dunn kept the traffic going toward Franch's net, but she shot high as the half winds down with a bit less action. Heath had a late corner cleared by Estefania Banini. The first half ended with no score. Playing well for the Thorns are GK Franch, CB Menges, and LW Heath, while the Spirit have seen strong efforts from CB Oyster, RB Krieger, LB Kleiner, LW Matheson, DCM Huster, and striker Dunn. In the forty-eighth minute, Nadia Nadim had her first real look for Portland, getting stopped by Labbe on the right side of the goal. The Thorns had some pressure with Brynjarsdottir, Long, and Heath all taking touches before the Spirit could clear. Shim and Labbe had a collision in the fifty-third minute as Portland has seen the better of the attacks in the early stages of the second half. In the fifty-ninth minute, Heath took a yellow card for interfering with Krieger's free kick. When she did get the kick off, Franch plucked it up to relieve the pressure for Portland. In the sixty-second minute, Heath crossed in after Long dummied, and Oyster cleared it out for a corner kick. Labbe punched the Heath service out, and Banini moved it along further. In the sixty-fifth minute, Lohman and Nadim collided, with Lohman drawing the foul. Long got sandwiched between Labbe and Zadorsky in the sixty-seventh minute as she charged up the center toward goal, and she stayed down awhile, but there was no call on the play. After a Spirit corner kick, they buzzed around Franch's net, ending with Matheson shooting straight at Franch. Cheyna Williams fed Dunn with a pass in the seventy-third minute, but Franch palmed it aside for a Spirit corner kick. In the seventy-sixth minute, Heath's free kick was cleared by Williams for a corner kick, cleared out by the Spirit again. On another attack by Long, Oyster came up big for the defensive stop. Portland has applied some pressure late in the half as they look to break the deadlock. In the eighty-eighth minute, Heath did her best Rob Gronkowski, spiking the ball after fouling Oyster. This drew her second yellow card of the game, and the Thorns are down to ten women. Despite the disadvantage, Horan managed a shot in the ninetieth minute after a block initially by Zadorsky. In stoppage time, Matheson cramped up but came back into play to finish the game. The Spirit created a flurry in stoppage time, mostly through sub Christine Nairn, ending with a shot that went wide. Dunn had a shot about three minutes into added time, but it went off the left post after beating Franch. A minute later, Horan took a yellow card for a handball. Nairn's free kick found Huster, but nothing happened with it. Hayley Raso pushed Krieger down on the wing without a call. Nairn took a shot high on the next Washington attack. The game ended 0-0, with Dunn the Outsider Sports Woman of the Match. The players named at halftime stayed strong in the second half without much else from the other players, aside from maybe CBs Sonnett and Zadorsky and DM Long.
Along to Boston, where the Breakers welcome the Chicago Red Stars. Alyssa Naeher faces her former team and Abby Smith in goal. Watch the game here. Chicago earned a corner kick in the third minute with pressure from Arin Gilliland. The service from Danielle Colaprico went short to Vanessa DiBernardo, but nothing came of it. Boston had some services from Stephanie McCaffrey and Mollie Pathman from the left side in the fifth minute, but Sam Johnson came up strong to start the counter through Jen Hoy for the Red Stars. Christen Press challenged the Breakers keeper Smith with a shot, and they're holding the zone now. Chicago's Hoy received a yellow card for a foul on Boston defensive midfielder on McCall Zerboni in the eighth minute. The Red Stars saw Julie Johnston break up three crosses by the Breakers. Chicago has had some pressure early in the first half, with Gilliland and Alyssa Mautz earning a throw in in the Breakers defensive third. Smith took care of the throw. Boston had a great chance as Kyah Simon set up McCaffrey for a narrow angle shot that just crossed the face of goal in the fifteenth minute. Red Stars keeper Naeher blocked headers from Julie King and Simon, and then Engen crossed one in before it was cleared. DiBernardo and Colaprico did the defensive work to keep out what should have been a goal. Kassey Kallman went deep for Simon in the sixteenth minute, but Naeher snatched it up. Gilliland found Sofia Huerta with a pass, but they had to go out wide and Smith distributed from the cross. Chicago had a shot from the top of the box in the twentieth minute by Huerta, stopped by Smith after it bounced off the post. Boston made a foray forward in the twenty-second minute, ending when Louise Schillgard was taken down legally in the box. On the other end, Hoy just barely shot wide in the twenty-third minute, earning a corner kick with Smith getting fingertips on it. Gilliland had the final cross on that attack, and Smith picked it up to send Boston forward. Smith had to make a huge save against Hoy when Kallman failed to break up a through ball from the Red Stars back line. Smith took a bad step and was hurt on the play, and Libby Stout was forced to replace Smith in goal. Boston had a decent attempt in the thirty-eighth minute, as Angela Salem set up Schillgard, who knocked it off a Red Star to create a corner kick. Kristie Mewis' service was punched out by Naeher. In the thirty-ninth minute, Johnston fouled Mewis as they battled for a King cross in the penalty area, but Mewis took her own penalty kick and hit the post before it rebounded off Naeher's arm, good for a save to keep it scoreless. In the forty-second minute, Salem and Mautz tangled, with Mautz called for the foul on a somewhat dangerous play. Chicago had a big counterattack in the forty-fifth minute on a Casey Short cross, cleared out for a corner. The service was knocked over the bar by the Red Stars. The teams went into halftime tied at 0. Impressing for the Red Stars are GK Naeher, RB Gilliland, CB Johnston, DMs Colaprico and DiBernardo, and LF Hoy. On the Boston side, RB King, LB Pathman, AM Mewis, and RF Simon have done pretty well so far. The Breakers had early pressure in the second half, with Sam Johnson turning the ball out for a corner kick. Mewis sent one in for Zerboni and Kallman, but they couldn't connect. In the fiftieth minute, Mewis sent in a cross, which King sent wide as the Breakers have done well to keep the ball so far. McCaffrey also found Simon on the next foray forward, but the shot from Simon was off target. Chicago had a shot in the fifty-third minute, tipped away by Stout. The Red Stars got things going in the scoring department with a sixtieth minute goal by Press. The Breakers had a bad clearance on a DiBernardo corner kick, and Press struck it to the top left corner to give Chicago the 1-0 lead. Boston looked to have a good chance as Simon strung a pass to Schillgard, but the latter was offside. On the other end, in the sixty-fourth minute Huerta had a shot go wide. Boston has had trouble breaking the Chicago defensive shell after the goal, creating a battle in the midfield. Mewis had an attempt in the seventy-second minute, blocked by Casey Short. Huerta was called offside on the counterattack, after Whitney Engen fell down, setting the line accidentally. Johnston had to clear one off the line in the seventy-fourth minute after Schillgard sent one into a mob of players, where Katie Schoepfer shot it in. In the eighty-third minute, Press had another shot toward Stout's right, but the keeper turned this one out for a corner kick this time. Colaprico's service was deflected out for another corner, and nothing came of the second offering. Mewis nearly had a golden chance in stoppage time, but Mewis was smothered by Naeher and her defenders to preserve the score. The Red Stars held on for a 1-0 win. Julie Johnston earned the Outsider Sports Woman of the Match honors, providing solid defense and a clear off the line to help the win. In addition to the players mentioned at halftime, striker Press did really well in the second half.
In New Jersey, Sky Blue FC hosts the Western New York Flash. Sabrina D'Angelo and Caroline Stanley guard the nets. Here's the game. In the second minute, Western New York's Adriana Leon had a good foray forward broken up by Sky Blue's Kelley O'Hara. In the fourth minute, the Flash's Abby Dahlkemper had to shove Natasha Kai of Sky Blue on her run, and this earned Dahlkemper a yellow card for the foul. Sarah Killion's free kick was caught by Flash keeper D'Angelo. O'Hara had a brilliant cross into the box in the eighth minute, where Kai headed it wide right despite being very open. Sky Blue has had the better of the play in the first ten minutes. Jaelene Hinkle of Western New York did have a questionable non-foul against O'Hara, throwing a hip that knocked the Sky Blue star down. Maya Hayes fed a pass toward O'Hara in the twelfth minute, and while D'Angelo bobbled the ball, she was able to recover with no added danger. The Flash had their first good work when Elizabeth Eddy beat Erin Simon, but the cross was cleared by Erica Skroski. On the other end, Eddy shut down Taylor Lytle as Sky Blue made a counterattack in the sixteenth minute. In the eighteenth minute, Killion found O'Hara, who ran toward goal and shot at D'Angelo. The keeper again struggled to handle the ball, but covered before Sky Blue could do anything. In the twentieth minute, Hayes had a run forward, getting around Flash defender Abby Erceg but with a heavy touch that D'Angelo sent to the sideline. Samantha Mewis had a shot in the twenty-first minute, a low shot grabbed easily by Stanley in the Sky Blue six-yard box. Christie Rampone had a rare bad pass, picked off by Alanna Kennedy, who sent it to Leon, but the service in was sent away. Taylor Smith of Western New York eventually got it and shot high over Stanley's goal. Sky Blue broke down on defense after Dahlkemper's free kick resulting from Nikki Stanton's foul on Jeon Ga-eul, with Smith and Jessica McDonald both getting shots, and Leon got tangled up, allowing Stanley to cover it with help from Rampone to shield her. Eddy once again got around Simon on the Flash's right attacking flank, showing a bit of a mismatch to favor Western New York. The Flash had a corner kick that saw Rampone clear for Sky Blue, and while they got numbers forward, they didn't produce a shot. Mewis had a shot going back the other way that went over the bar. In the thirty-first minute, Leon hit the post as Simon fell down in defense, keeping Western New York's pressure high. In the thirty-third minute, Hayes earned a free kick, taken by Rampone short as they move up the field. The Flash held off the pressure, including a Raquel Rodriguez shot that went over the bar as Sky Blue has shifted the pressure away from their goal and toward D'Angelo. In the thirty-fifth minute, Hayes scored on a pass from Rodriguez, giving Sky Blue the 1-0 lead. Western New York had Kennedy take a shot in the thirty-eighth minute, but Stanley took care of it. In the fortieth minute, Sky Blue saw Lytle shoot one deflected back at her by Dahlkemper, and then Stanton shot one over the bar. In the forty-first minute, Stanton took a yellow card for her foul against Mewis at the top of the penalty area. The Flash's free kick was taken by Mewis, but it went over the goal. Sky Blue had a counter with O'Hara passing to Hayes, but her shot was blocked by Hinkle. Sky Blue went into halftime up 1-0. Impressing for the Flash are RB Eddy, CB Dahlkemper, DM Mewis, and RF Leon, while Sky Blue have seen great efforts from GK Stanley, RB O'Hara, CB Rampone, DM Killion, and forwards Hayes and Kai. In the fifty-first minute, Sky Blue saw Kai called offside in the first real offensive attack of the second half. On the other side, McDonald sent a pass to Ga-eul at the top of the six-yard box, but she didn't get a clean kick and Stanley covered it. The Flash had some pressure around the fifty-fifth minute, but they haven't had any good crosses on the possession. A free kick in the fifty-eighth minute found McDonald but went wide of Stanley's net. Hayes had a good cross for Sky Blue in the fifty-ninth minute, headed away by Dahlkemper. On the ensuing throw in, Rodriguez took a low shot saved by D'Angelo. On the next Sky Blue attack, Hayes laid off for O'Hara, who shot just wide left from the right side of the box. Eddy had a shot for Western New York that went straight at Stanley in the sixty-third minute. Hinkle managed a shot at Stanley in the sixty-fifth minute. In the sixty-seventh minute, Sky Blue's Rodriguez took a shot saved by D'Angelo. In the sixty-ninth minute, Kai took a hard shot at D'Angelo, and then nearly trickled the ball in, but Dahlkemper saved her keeper with the clearance. In the seventy-first minute, Skroski committed a handball in the box, and Western New York's Hinkle took and made the penalty kick to tie the game. Stanley also received a yellow card for arguing with the referee's judgement on the call. O'Hara tried a cross for Sky Blue in the seventy-fourth minute, but Dahlkemper came up big again with the clearance. In the seventy-fifth minute, Hinkle again pushed O'Hara down without being called for a foul, as she toes the line between physical and reckless. A McDonald long throw in the eighty-first minute found substitute Makenzy Doniak, but she couldn't get enough power on it to challenge Stanley. Kelly Conheeney of Sky Blue challenged D'Angelo with a long shot on the counter attack. D'Angelo had to come far out to clear a through ball from Sky Blue, and it bounced to McDonald, who shot high over Stanley's goal. Western New York had a lot of pressure, with Hinkle crossing in, Stanley dropping the service and falling down, and Mewis pounding in the rebound in the eighty-sixth minute to put the Flash up 2-1. Sky Blue had three straight corners, with the second producing Danielle Schulmann's header tipped over by D'Angelo, while the third did nothing. In stoppage time, Kristen Hamilton of the Flash took a yellow card for her foul. O'Hara had a shot immediately after, but it went off target. Mewis fouled Schulmann to give Sky Blue one last chance in the very final seconds of the game, taken and shot high by O'Hara. The final held at 2-1 for Western New York, with the Outsider Sports Woman of the Match being Samantha Mewis, the defensive midfielder. Also playing well in the second half was LB Hinkle for the Flash, and DM Stanton for Sky Blue, in addition to the players mentioned at half time.
The last game on Saturday has FC Kansas City bringing in the Houston Dash (while the men's teams from the same cities tangle down in Houston). Lydia Williams and Nicole Barnhart are the gloved women. Houston's Rachel Daly very quickly had a shot go high in the first minute after kickoff, receiving the pass from Chioma Ubogagu. Kansas City didn't get a lot of possession early, but one foray forward saw Heather O'Reilly stuffed by the Dash's Allysha Chapman. Becca Moros again turned over the ball to the Blues, but O'Reilly's cross to Erika Tymrak didn't produce a shot. Another cross from Brittany Taylor caught Mandy Laddish offside. The Blues kept going in the ninth minute as Shea Groom crossed into Laddish, who popped the shot very high. In the eleventh minute, O'Reilly flicked one in to Groom, who also shot over the bar. Chapman beat O'Reilly on a Houston attack, but Taylor got the ball to Becky Sauerbrunn for the clear in the thirteenth minute. An O'Reilly ball over the top in the fourteenth minute was handled by Ellie Brush to keep it away from Groom. The game has been pretty open-ended in the first 15 minutes. The Blues had another chance as Jen Buczkowski crossed into Groom, whose header was snatched by Williams. Groom continued to be a pain in the neck for Williams, deflecting a cross from Laddish on goal. In the twenty-first minute, Laddish took a shot tipped over by Williams for a corner kick. O'Reilly's service for the Blues was easily cleared. In the twenty-fourth minute, Daly played in Chapman, and Barnhart made a kick save to create a corner kick. The Blues had a shot from Buczkowski in the twenty-sixth minute after a serve in from Amanda Frisbie. The true chances have dried up a bit around the half hour mark as the teams bounce around the midfield. Yael Averbuch had a chance broken up by a good slide as Houston has proven very strong defensively. As Groom received a pass, Brush knocked her down cleanly to break up the Kansas City attack. In the thirty-sixth minute, Laddish forced Williams to make a massive, diving save. Tymrak was fouled at the top of the penalty area by Amber Brooks, giving Kansas City a dangerous free kick chance. Averbuch bounced the free kick off the wall and shot the rebound wide without any true threat to Williams. Going the other way in the fortieth minute, Daly took a shot on a rebound from Ubogagu that went high over the Blues net. Laddish embarrassed the Houston defense, beating both Moros and Brush, but shooting narrowly wide of the left post in the forty-second minute. In first half stoppage time, Daly took a yellow card for her foul on Tymrak. The game went to halftime scoreless. Playing well for the Dash are GK Williams, LB Chapman, CB Brush, CF Daly, and LF Ubogagu, while the Blues have seen RB Taylor, RW O'Reilly, DM Buczkowski, AM Laddish, and striker Groom all play very well so far. Houston attacked in the forty-sixth minute as Denise O'Sullivan crossed to Ubogagu, parried out to Brooks by Barnhart, with a foul called to alleviate the pressure. The second half saw a bit of passing around without any true crosses or shots to create dangerous play. Houston tried an attack in the fifty-fifth minute as Daly got by Sauerbrunn but failed to fool Averbuch. In the fifty-eighth minute, O'Reilly ran to the end line and then at Williams, who turned her away in the Blues' best chance so far this half. Averbuch served one in to Groom in the sixty-third minute as Kansas City has taken a bit more possession after the hour mark. In the sixty-fifth minute, Daly took a shot after breaking free from Sauerbrunn and Averbuch, earning a corner as Barnhart tipped it aside. On the corner, Moros got a shot from outside the box that went over the bar. In the sixty-eighth minute, Houston dented the scoreboard on an O'Sullivan goal, set up by a bicycle kick by Ubogagu who shot it to the left side with Barnhart unable to react. Kealia Ohai had the original service into Ubogagu on the play. In the seventieth minute, Daly passed one to Ubogagu from the top of the box, and she slotted it home to make it 2-0 Dash in quick succession. O'Sullivan had what would be the secondary assist. Houston continued to look dangerous, with Ubogagu getting blocked by Barnhart, and then Andressa fired a shot that got knocked out by Frisbie. Houston's Brush redirected the service from the short corner kick right at Barnhart with good pace. In the seventy-sixth minute, Andressa cracked another shot on goal toward Barnhart. Andressa nearly found Ohai on another foray forward for the Dash, but Sauerbrunn broke the play up. Sauerbrunn showed some offense steel for a run forward, where Brush fouled her just outside the box. Averbuch's shot on the kick was deflected out for a corner kick by O'Reilly. Taylor and Groom each had shots in the eighty-sixth minute, and one deflected off a Houston player's hands. Averbuch came up for the penalty kick, and buried it in the eighty-seventh minute, making it a 2-1 game. Taylor had a shot in stoppage time, but wide left, as Houston has done pretty well in killing the game. Houston sealed it for a 2-1 win, with the Outsider Sports Woman of the Match being Ubogagu for her role in both goals. Also impressing alongside the first half mentions were the Dash's sub O'Sullivan and LW Andressa, while Kansas City saw a decent performance from CBs Averbuch and Sauerbrunn despite them being responsible for the defensive lapses.
On Sunday, the week ended with the Orlando Pride hosting the Seattle Reign. Hope Solo faces her national team backup Ashlyn Harris in goal. The game can be found here. Seattle had chances from Elli Reed and Keelin Winters disrupted by Laura Alleway and Kaylyn Kyle in defense. The Pride saw a chance by Jasmyne Spencer die with a heavy touch, allowing Solo to pick it up. Josee Belanger did well to block a Reign cross from Manon Melis in the fifth minute. Merritt Mathias made a nice run toward goal, deflecting her shot off Alleway and Harris, as well as the Pride's post to earn a corner kick. Lauren Barnes served into Rachel Corsie, but the header was caught by Harris in the ninth minute to allow Orlando to break out. Sam Witteman had a shot in the tenth minute, but went wide of Solo's net. In the eleven minute, Alex Morgan tracked down a ball into space, serving into Sarah Hagen who headed it past Solo for a 1-0 Pride lead on a strong goal. Spencer and Hagen connected for a decent chance in the fourteenth minute, but it deflected off of a Seattle defender for a corner kick. Beverly Yanez defended it, and Kristen Edmonds tried from the other side on another corner kick that was cleared by Reed. Mathias was called offside for a sixteenth minute try for Seattle. Mathias was caught offside again on a Carson Pickett pass in the seventeenth minute. Melis earned the Reign a corner in the twentieth minute with her right wing run. Kim Little has had trouble connecting with the forwards so far. Spencer earned a corner off of Corsie in the twenty-sixth minute. Edmonds had the service, but it was punched away by Solo. In the thirtieth minute, Kyle had a pretty hard foul on Yanez at midfield, giving Seattle a free kick. Seattle built out the back on the right side, but they ended up with nothing when Melis and Fletcher miscommunicated, giving the Pride a throw-in. In the thirty-ninth minute, Kyle was fouled hard by Winters, in what could be seen as a make-up for what happened to Yanez earlier. Edmonds had a corner kick in to Monica in the fortieth minute, but it rolled out for a Solo goal kick. Reed made a good run up the left wing, and Monica proved strong in defense, keying an Orlando counter. Barnes had a corner in the forty-fifth minute, but Winters couldn't get it on target, and Harris watched it go out harmlessly. Witteman, Edmonds, and Spencer all connected for a good play after Witteman dispossessed Barnes, but Spencer's shot went into the arms of Solo. The Pride lead 1-0 at halftime. The best efforts have come from RW Witteman, LW Spencer, ACM Edmonds, and forward Hagen for Orlando, while Seattle's CB Barnes, AM Yanez, and CF Mathias have been decent. Orlando's Morgan took Barnes off the ball, but Barnes disrupted her run up the left wing to create two straight corner kicks from Edmonds that didn't produce a shot. In the forty-ninth minute, Steph Catley tried a long cross to Kyle, but Solo picked it up. Corsie had no choice to foul Edmonds in the fifty-first minute, giving the Pride an odd angle free kick. Solo punched it straight to Spencer, who shot it high. Orlando continued to press early in the second half, with Morgan earning a corner kick off Fletcher. Solo had to cover a deflected ball in the box to prevent a goal. In the fifty-sixth minute, Little fed one in to Yanez, but the latter was offside as Seattle continues to try a north-south style of play. Catley had the best of Melis in the fifty-ninth minute when Melis tried to use footwork to get around her. In the sixty-first minute, Alleway broke up a combination that saw Little charging forward as the Reign have gained some attacking possession. In the sixty-fifth minute, Mathias just lost control of a ball in the box before she could shoot. In the sixty-ninth minute, Corsie fouled Fletcher just outside the top of the box, and the free kick taken by Lianne Sanderson, who deflected it off the wall for a corner kick, and nothing came from it. In the seventy-first minute, Sanderson served to Morgan, who was saved by Solo, and then Spencer and Morgan nearly connected before it was cleared away. In the seventy-fourth minute, Catley took a through ball and shot off the bar. Witteman had a big play, beating multiple Reign defenders to set up Morgan for a shot that Solo just saved. Witteman tried again to pass to Morgan after Catley's long ball, and Solo's punch to Spencer created a high shot in the eightieth minute. Seattle had a big chance in the eighty-third minute, with Yanez taking a long shot that Harris palmed off her bar, and then Michelle Cruz shot on the rebound and crashed into Harris. In the eighty-sixth minute, Morgan took a shot when she got around Cruz, and the shot took Solo out of the play, allowing Sanderson to bash home the rebound, and make it 2-0 for Orlando. Havana Solaun had a decent bit of footwork but couldn't get through all of the Pride. In stoppage time, Solaun passed to Reed, who shot straight at Harris. The game ended 2-0, with the Outsider Sports Woman of the Match being RW Witteman, who grew into the game. Also impressing for Orlando in the second half were LB Catley, striker Morgan, ACM Sanderson, and DCM Kyle, while the Reign had DCM Winters play well.
Outsider Sports Best XI - Week 4
GK Alyssa Naeher
RB Elizabeth Eddy
CB Julie Johnston
CB Abby Dahlkemper
LB Allysha Chapman
DCM Kaylyn Kyle
RW Samantha Witteman
LW Samantha Mewis
RF Chioma Ubogagu
CF Crystal Dunn
LF Rachel Daly
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