Overview
- Gift Monday tapped in the opener in the 27th minute after Rosemonde Kouassi’s end‑to‑end break, and Croix Bethune added an 83rd‑minute insurance goal off a Portland turnover.
- Trinity Rodman returned from a Grade 1 MCL sprain as a 90th‑minute substitute and narrowly missed a stoppage‑time chance.
- A sellout crowd of 19,365 packed Audi Field as Portland goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold kept the score close with six saves.
- Washington reaches a second straight championship game and its fourth overall after last year’s 1-0 final loss to Orlando.
- The NWSL Championship kicks off Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET at PayPal Park, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.