Sophia Smith and the Portland Thorns FC will take the pitch against Makenzy Doniak and the San Diego Wave FC on Saturday night.
The Portland Thorns FC will head on the road in the 22nd week of the NWSL season to take on the San Diego Wave FC at Snapdragon Stadium in California on Saturday night. The Thorns are the No. 7 team in the league with a record of 8-3-9 through 20 games this season. They have a point differential of one goal which is tied with Louisville who is two points behind them on the table. With a total of 27 points, they are also two points behind the Chicago Red Stars and five points behind the North Carolina Courage. Since the start of the month, they have lost three straight games getting taken down by Washington, Chicago, and Angel City just earlier this week. Sophia Smith, the Team USA star, leads the team in scoring with 11 goals in 17 appearances. She is followed by Olivia Moultrie who has just three goals in 16 matches this season.
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Game Date: Sept. 28, 2024
Game Time: 10 p.m. ET
TV: ION
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The Waves are the No. 12 team in the league with a 4-7-10 record. They have just 19 points on the table which is eight points behind Portland. It is also one point behind Seattle and two points ahead of the Houston Dash. San Diego has won just one game this month beating Utah 2-1 two weekends ago.
Makenzy Doniak and Jaedyn Shaw lead the team in scoring with three goals each through 19 and 17 appearances respectively. Kyra Carusa is the only other player on the team with more than one goal, while there are eight other ladies tied with one goal each.
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