Overview
- An announced 10,127 attended at Northwestern’s 12,000-capacity Martin Stadium, the Stars’ highest home crowd this season.
- Ludmila and Julia Grosso each logged a goal and an assist, with Ludmila netting her 10th of the year to sit third in the Golden Boot race.
- After a scoreless first half, Sam Staab opened from a free kick, Carson Pickett equalized, and Chicago pulled away through Jameese Joseph, Bea Franklin and Grosso before Haley McCutcheon scored late for Orlando.
- Orlando forward Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle made her NWSL debut following a reported world-record transfer from Tigres and the Mexico national team.
- Players said switching to Martin Stadium’s turf required different preparation compared with the grass surface at SeatGeek Stadium.