Overview
- Semifinals are Saturday and Sunday: Washington vs. Portland at noon ET on CBS, Orlando vs. Gotham at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, with the championship on Nov. 22 at PayPal Park on CBS.
- The remaining teams are the past four NWSL champions, and No. 8 seed Gotham reshaped the bracket by eliminating top-seeded Kansas City in extra time.
- Washington’s Trinity Rodman remains day-to-day with a Grade 1 MCL sprain after not featuring in the quarterfinal, as the Spirit advance behind Aubrey Kingsbury’s penalty-shootout heroics.
- Portland enters on three straight shutouts after a 1-0 overtime win over San Diego sparked by Olivia Moultrie’s assist to Reilyn Turner, with Sam Coffey steering a balanced midfield.
- Orlando reached the semis with a 2-0 win over Seattle despite Barbra Banda’s season-ending injury, while Gotham rides a quarterfinal surge from Jaedyn Shaw and Katie Stengel as Esther González remains questionable with a hip issue.