The Portland Thorns (6-5-5, 23 points) took a lead in the second minute of play Friday night, beginning a dominant display that ended with a 4-0 victory over the Utah Royals (5-4-6, 21 points) in front of an announced 17,930 at Providence Park. Tobin Heath scored that opening goal, and then Lindsey Horan and Ana-Maria Crnogorčević […]
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The Seattle Reign earned a 1-0 win over rival Portland Saturday night and moved into second place in the National Women’s Soccer League table. Megan Rapinoe dribbled to the end line and drew Portland goalkeeper Adrianna Franch to the left side of the box in the 89th minute. Rapinoe then crossed to Julie Taylor, who […]
Sky Blue FC got a late goal from star Carli Lloyd, but it wasn’t enough to avoid taking over the record for the National Women’s Soccer League’s longest winless streak. Lloyd was fouled in the box and converted a penalty kick in the 77th minute, but Sky Blue couldn’t tack on another goal and settled […]
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 […]
The Portland Thorns have been one of the best teams in the National Women’s Soccer League in recent years. The club won the NWSL Shield in 2016 before earning the NWSL Championship title last season. But at the halfway mark of the 2018 season, the Thorns sit in fifth place in the NWSL standings, just […]
The Portland Thorns posted back-to-back losses in their first two games at Providence Park this month after suffering just two defeats at home over the entirety of the last two seasons. But they didn’t allow that home losing streak to continue Friday night. The Thorns (4-3-3, 15 points) put in a dominant performance to beat […]
Ellie Carpenter made NWSL history Saturday night. The 18-year-old Australian right back scored a late goal in the second half, becoming the youngest goal scorer in league history and lifting the Portland Thorns to a 1-0 road victory over the Washington Spirit at the Maryland SoccerPlex. The win snapped a five-game winless streak for the […]
Things looked dangerous for the Orlando Pride for a while in Providence Park. The Pride scored two goals in the first 21 minutes of their Saturday match against the Portland Thorns, a club they’ve never beaten. Despite the early lead, the Pride never had much control over the match, and the Thorns quickly responded with […]
The Portland Thorns scored first and had an opportunity to take all three points in Houston Wednesday night. But they couldn’t grind out the win. Swiss forward Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic scored her first goal as a Thorn, but it wasn’t enough as Portland (2-2-3, 9 points) settled for a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dash (1-3-3, […]
The National Women’s Soccer League announced it will host its championship game at the stadium where it consistently draws the biggest crowds. Providence Park, home of the Portland Thorns, will host the NWSL Championship on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The game will air nationally on Lifetime. “It is tribute to the […]