Overview

• Ryan Gareis’ 69th-minute first NWSL goal lifted Houston to a 1-0 win over Kansas City, halting the Current’s 17-match unbeaten streak and preserving the Dash’s faint postseason chance.
• Kansas City outshot Houston 20-6 before reigning MVP Temwa Chawinga departed in the 29th minute with a leg injury.
• Orlando edged Washington 3-2 on Marta’s 72nd-minute penalty, ending the Spirit’s 12-match unbeaten run at Audi Field.
• Washington was without Trinity Rodman due to a sprained knee ligament sustained earlier in the week, and the loss did not change the club’s locked-in No. 2 seed.
• San Diego routed Chicago 6-1 to secure a playoff spot, recording the Wave’s first six-goal game as Dudinha scored twice.