Overview
- San Diego led on Savannah McCaskill’s 56th-minute strike, her first goal of the season.
- Olivia Moultrie’s free kick struck the underside of the crossbar before Reyna Reyes put away the rebound in the 86th minute.
- Portland goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold recorded six saves at Providence Park in front of 18,443 fans.
- The Wave started DiDi Haracic for her first club start with Kailen Sheridan unavailable and were also without Delphine Cascarino; Haracic made two saves.
- Portland avoided a third straight home loss after recent shutouts by Kansas City and Utah, and the Thorns lost Julie Dufour to an early injury.