Overview
- Gift Monday finished in the 27th minute from a Rosemonde Kouassi end-to-end assist, and Croix Bethune sealed it in the 83rd.
- The semifinal drew a sellout crowd of 19,365 at Audi Field, with Washington holding the edge in shots on goal and corners.
- Trinity Rodman returned in the 90th minute from an MCL sprain and came close to scoring in stoppage time.
- The win sends the Spirit to their fourth league final after falling 1-0 to Orlando in last season’s championship.
- Rodman’s future remains unresolved, with European offers reported as the NWSL stresses parity under a $3.5 million team salary cap and says it is doing everything to keep her.