Overview
- Rose Lavelle scored in the 80th minute off a Bruninha cutback and was named the Championship game MVP.
- Gotham’s path featured road upsets of No. 1 Kansas City and defending champion Orlando, powered by midseason arrival Jaedyn Shaw after a record $1.25 million transfer.
- Washington’s Trinity Rodman returned from an MCL sprain as a second‑half substitute but could not change the game and appeared to land awkwardly late.
- The No. 2 seed Spirit fell in a second straight final as Gotham limited them to six shots and none on target at PayPal Park.
- The title match sold out at roughly 18,000 with national coverage on CBS/Paramount+, as the NWSL reports a 22% year‑over‑year rise in regular‑season viewership.