The Chicago Red Stars continued their climb up the NWSL standings on Sunday, moving into fourth place. Goals from Casey Short and Yuki Nagasato lifted the Red Stars (5-3-7, 22 points) to a 2-0 victory over the Washington Spirit in front of an announced crowd of 2,858 at Toyota Park. Short gave the Red Stars […]
Author: Mike Gramajo
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Pride were looking to bounce back after their Wednesday loss to the Houston Dash. The league-leading North Carolina Courage, however, scored three goals in four minutes to seal a 3-0 win over the Pride (6-5-4, 22 points) Saturday afternoon in front of an announced crowd of 4,017 at Orlando City […]
The Portland Thorns returned to their winning ways, earning a 3-1 victory over the Houston Dash Friday night in front of an announced crowd of 3,480 at BBVA Compass Stadium. It was Portland star Christine Sinclair’s 100th career National Women’s Soccer League game. She finished with a goal and assist. The Canadian international orchestrated Portland’s […]
SANFORD, Fla — Things haven’t been going well for Sky Blue FC this season. A winless start to the 2018 campaign has the New Jersey side sitting at the bottom of the NWSL table, but Orlando coach Tom Sermanni thinks Sky Blue still poses a threat when it faces the Pride at Orlando City Stadium […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — After two years with the Seattle Reign, Florida State alum Carson Pickett was surprised when she found out in January she was heading back to the Sunshine State to play for the Orlando Pride. “The transition has been relatively smooth … I’m home,” said Pickett, who grew up in Fleming Island near […]
The Houston Dash came close to snapping the North Carolina Courage’s unbeaten start to the season. But a late goal from Frannie Crouse sealed the Courage’s 1-1 draw against the Dash Sunday afternoon in front of an announced crowd of 2,941 at BBVA Compass Stadium. Houston (3-4-5, 14 points) almost took an early lead in […]
Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni knew his side was going to be short-handed entering its weekend match against the Seattle Reign. He called on all his players to collectively provide leadership prior to the game and was pleased to see the Pride earn a a scoreless draw against the Reign Sunday night in front of […]
Goals from Sam Kerr and Yuki Nagasato lifted the Chicago Red Stars to a 2-0 win over the Washington Spirit Saturday night at the Maryland SoccerPlex. It was Chicago’s first win since April 18 and snapped a seven game winless run. Kerr, who leads the Red Stars in scoring, recorded her fifth goal in seven […]
The Utah Royals secured their first road win and Sky Blue FC’s winless run continued Saturday. Back and forth attacking proved pivotal for the Royals (3-2-5, 14 points) when a cross sent from Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir resulted into an own-goal by Mandy Freeman in the 85th minute, sealing the visiting Royals’ 2-1 victory over Sky […]
Rachel Daly delivered a two-goal performance, helping the Houston Dash earn a 3-2 victory over the Washington Spirit Sunday night in front of an announced crowd of 4,045 at BBVA Compass Stadium. It was the second win of the week for the Dash, who also recorded a victory on Wednesday. Daly opened the scoring for […]