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Portland Thorns 4, Houston Dash 1
Pietra Tordin opened her professional account in the 26th minute before Payton Linnehan doubled the lead four minutes later. Sam Coffey then buried a first-half stoppage-time penalty and Caiya Hanks added a post-halftime strike to cap the rout. Bella Bixby’s two saves were the lone blot on Portland’s back line, and the Thorns stretched their unbeaten run to five matches.
Kansas City Current 1, Orlando Pride 0
Temwa Chawinga raced onto a long ball in the 52nd minute and finished clinically to secure the top spot for KC. Lorena’s four saves preserved the shutout against a Pride side that generated seven corner kicks but managed only five shots.
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San Diego Wave 1, Gotham FC 0
Seventeen-year-old Kimmi Ascanio struck in the 30th minute—her third goal in four matches—after a pinpoint feed from Perle Morroni. Kailen Sheridan’s two-save clean sheet capped San Diego’s fifth consecutive unbeaten outing, while Ann-Katrin Berger made a lone stop for Gotham.