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NWSL match results, postgame analysis, club news, and the weekly swings shaping the league.
Orlando beat Houston 3-1 after Barbra Banda set a club scoring record, while Seattle held San Diego 1-0 after an early red card.
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Orlando 3, Houston 1: Banda set the standard
Barbra Banda's record-setting 14th goal of the season and Haley McCutcheon's career-best fourth lifted Orlando past Houston 3-1.
Seattle 1, San Diego 0: The red card changed the math
Seattle turned San Diego's early red card into Maddie Mercado's winning header, then held off the Wave for a 1-0 home victory.
Gotham 1, Portland 1: The record stayed unbeaten
Jaedyn Shaw put Gotham ahead and Sophia Wilson answered from the penalty spot, leaving Gotham unbeaten in 10 straight matches and Portland with a hard-earned road point.
San Diego 3, Racing Louisville 2: Byars turned the match
Racing led 2-0 after 23 minutes, but Trinity Byars scored twice and Kenza Dali completed San Diego's comeback in a 3-2 win.
Denver Summit 0, North Carolina Courage 2: Jackson and Schlegel made the road trip count
Riley Jackson converted a penalty and Ally Schlegel added a second goal as North Carolina Courage shut out Denver Summit 2-0.
Current 5, Racing 1: Kansas City made every wave count
Haley Hopkins and Debinha scored twice each as Kansas City turned 17 shots into five goals and made Racing's pressure feel like background noise.
Gotham 1, Bay 0: Purce made one early chance enough
Midge Purce scored in the second minute, and Gotham kept its foot on the match by putting ten of its 16 shots on target.
Utah Royals 4, Courage 1: Dead balls became the attack plan
Three corner sequences and a stoppage-time penalty produced every Utah goal in the highest-scoring game in club history.