ORLANDO, Fla. – For the Orlando Pride, Saturday night’s 2-1 victory over the Washington Spirit wasn’t necessarily a must-win game, but a match the Pride couldn’t afford to lose. Trailing early, goals from Sydney Leroux and Marta sealed a comeback win for Orlando. Coach Tom Sermanni credited a unique determination from his players this season […]
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ORLANDO, Fla. — For Orlando Pride defender Ali Krieger, it’s crunch time. The veteran leader acknowledged there’s a lack of cohesion among players on the team, which has led to back-to-back home losses for the Pride. Seeing that lack of cohesion is the first step to fixing it, she said. It must be fixed if […]
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 […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Pride’s 4-3 loss to the North Carolina Courage last month was weird, to say the least. The first half of the match was the worst the Pride have ever played, coach Tom Sermanni said. Not just the worst the club has played this season. The worst 45 minutes ever from […]
Through 13 matches so far this season, the Orlando Pride haven’t yet played – by coach Tom Sermanni’s standards – a complete match. The Pride (6-3-4, 22 points) are in second place in the NWSL and are getting strong individual performances from various players, which is why Sermanni is having some trouble pinpointing exactly why […]
Orlando Pride midfielder Alanna Kennedy’s sensational goal from near the halfway line was the second jaw-dropping goal from distance the Pride have scored this season. So, naturally, comparisons are being drawn. Kennedy’s was the lone goal in a 1-0 victory for the Pride over the Washington Spirit. With Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe off her line, […]
The Orlando Pride held on for a 1-0 road win over the Washington Spirit Saturday, extending the team’s road unbeaten streak to six matches. Here are three things we learned from the Pride victory. There is room to improve The Pride (6-3-5, 22 points) are in second place in the National Women’s Soccer League table […]
Orlando Pride midfielder Alanna Kennedy apologized to coach Tom Sermanni after what she considered a sub-par first half last week. Kennedy was slightly sluggish and managed to pick up the pace during the second half of a win over Sky Blue FC. Seven days later, Kennedy showed Sermanni she was ready to play with much […]
The Orlando Pride haven’t had much trouble putting the ball in the back of the net lately. After a slow start, the Pride (5-3-4, 19 points) are second in the NWSL in goals scored with 19 and have scored multiple goals in four of their last five matches. Orlando had just one multi-goal game through […]
The Orlando Pride’s 3-2 victory over Sky Blue FC was a strange one for Australian midfielder Alanna Kennedy. The normally-sound distributor had a rough first half. Early on, she waited in the middle third for a ball from Emily van Egmond to come to her, and while she waited, Imani Dorsey pounced and started the […]