SEATTLE – The Seattle Reign and Chicago Red Stars played to a scoreless draw at Memorial Stadium. The Red Stars pushed Seattle back on its heels in the first half, but a late surge from the Reign saw several near misses skip wide as both teams settled for a point Wednesday evening. “I thought it […]
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SANDY, Utah — Here are three things we learned from the Utah Royals’ 1-0 loss to the Seattle Reign. 1. Smith knows how to keep up with her teammates Despite being out for nearly a month, Abby Smith showed no signs slowing down. Smith last played on July 14 against the Orlando Pride — a […]
SANDY, Utah — Third time’s the charm wasn’t exactly the case for the Utah Royals FC (7-7-7) Saturday. Competing in its third match in eight days, URFC looked gassed for much of the night and the Seattle Reign (10-4-6 ) used that to its advantage. Seattle needed only a single goal to get three points […]
ORLANDO — In a battle between two of the National Women’s Soccer League’s top three teams, the Orlando Pride (8-6-5, 29 points) blew a 1-0 lead midway through the second half and settled for a 1-1 draw with Seattle Reign (8-4-6, 30 points) Saturday afternoon at Orlando City Stadium. It was the teams’ third draw […]
For Ali Krieger, the Orlando Pride’s loss to the Houston Dash last Wednesday led to a shift in the Pride’s team mentality. There’s no shortage of talent on the Pride’s roster. But there have been some lackluster performances lately. Orlando has lost three of its past five games. Still, the Pride bounced back from their […]
Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni said his club’s focus is clear with six regular-season games remaining: Perform well and win games. It’s a simple concept, but easier said than done. The Pride are in third place in the NWSL, but at times have struggled to live up to the promise of their loaded roster. Of […]
For Orlando Pride goalkeeper Haley Kopmeyer, most of the emotions that came with facing her former club are just about gone. The first time Kopmeyer faced the Seattle Reign, she did so at Memorial Stadium, which was her home for years. She managed the emotions that came with the match and helped the Pride secure […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Sam Kerr was at the source of almost everything dangerous from the Chicago Red Stars, but it took until the last few minutes of the game for her to get an important goal for her team. Yuki Nagasato intercepted a Michelle Betos goal kick with a header and found a wide open […]
Megan Rapinoe’s header lifted the Seattle Reign to a 1-0 win over the visiting Utah Royals Saturday, helping the Reign hold onto second place in the NWSL table. The two clubs were both hungry for wins and the match marked Royals coach Laura Harvey’s return to Seattle, a club she coached before jumping to Utah […]
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 […]