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39 - With her goal on Tuesday, Mallory Swanson has scored 39 times for the #USWNT#, equaling Lindsey Heaps for the most goals by an active player since she made her national team debut in January 2016.
Equalizer.
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35 - Philadelphia Union's 35 points (W11 D2 L0) since returning from the World Cup break are the most any team has collected in a span of 13 matches within a single #MLS# regular season in the post-shootout era (since 2000).
Turnaround.
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12 - Twelve different #NWSL# teams had at least one player appear for the #USWNT# against Spain on Saturday, the most ever in a single match.
Depth.
87 - The #USWNT# trailed for 87 minutes against Spain after conceding in the 3rd minute on Saturday.
They've only trailed longer in a match once this century: 88 minutes after conceding at 2' vs. Norway in a 2-0 loss in the 2008 Olympics.
Unfamiliar.
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7 - There were seven goals scored by teenagers for the #USMNT# in this international window, equaling the most in a single calendar year in program history (2017).
2026
Julian Hall 3
Justin Ellis 2
Mathis Albert
Cavan Sullivan
2017
Christian Pulisic 6
Weston McKennie
Youth.
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13 - Since the beginning of matchday 15 (July 29), @WashSpirit has earned 16 points in 11 matches, with 13 of those coming in five matches on the road (W4 D1 L0) compared to just three in six matches at home (W1 D0 L5).
Travelers.
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15 - @GothamFC's Jaedyn Shaw recorded her 15th goal contribution of the season Sunday (10 goals, 5 assists), equaling Manaka Matsukubo's 2025 total (11 goals, 4 assists) for the most by a player 21 years old or younger in a single regular season in #NWSL# history.
Redemption.
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18 - @denversummitfc's Janine Sonis has 18 goal contributions this season, including a goal and an assist Sunday, the most by a player on a team in their first #NWSL# season (excluding original 2013 teams), surpassing Alex Morgan's 17 for San Diego in 2022.
Spark.
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6 - @UtahRoyals have come from behind to avoid defeat six times this season (W3 D3), including on Saturday, after doing so just seven times in their first four #NWSL# seasons combined (W2 D5).
Character.
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2 - Two of Debinha's three goals in her hat-trick for @thekccurrent Saturday were headers after only one of her previous 50 regular-season #NWSL# goals dating back to August 2018 was scored via a header.
Bobble.
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6 - @NWSLBoston Amanda Gutierres' two goals off the bench on Saturday took her to six substitute goals this season, twice as many as any other player in a single season and tied for third-most in a career in #NWSL# history (Makenzy Robbe 9, Brittany Ratcliffe 7).
Super.
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17 - Two 17-year olds (Mathis Albert, Cavan Sullivan) have scored in the #USMNT#'s last two matches after only two 17-year-olds had scored in the first 813 matches in team history (Juan Agudelo, Christian Pulisic).
Revolution.
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78.8 - Following its win at Seattle on Friday, @thenccourage's playoffs chances increased from 47.7 percent to 78.8 percent, according to the Opta Predictor.
Leap.
65.2/47.7 - Entering their meeting in Seattle on Friday, the Opta Predictor gives eighth-placed Seattle Reign a 65.2 percent chance to make the playoffs and ninth-placed North Carolina courage a 47.7% chance.
Crucial.
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65.2/47.7 - Entering their meeting in Seattle on Friday, the Opta Predictor gives eighth-placed Seattle Reign a 65.2 percent chance to make the playoffs and ninth-placed North Carolina courage a 47.7% chance.
Crucial.
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8 - With a one-point lead entering the final four weeks, eighth-placed Seattle Reign has the third-easiest schedule the rest of the season while North Carolina, currently ninth, has the fifth-toughest, including a game at Seattle on Friday.
Run-In.
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8 - Eight different teenagers have made an appearance for the #USMNT# over the last two matches, as many as in the entire previous World Cup cycle (59 matches) dating back to the beginning of 2023.
Future.
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92.2% - With a six point lead, the Opta Predictor gives @GothamFC a 92.2 percent chance of winning the #NWSL# Shield with four matches to play.
Overwhelming.
8 - On Sunday, Cloé Lacasse (goal) and Mina Tanaka (assist) contributed to a goal in the same match for @UtahRoyalsFC for the eighth time this season, tied for the second-most such games by teammates in a season in #NWSL# history (S. Kerr, Y. Nagasato - 9 for CHI in 2019).
Pair.
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2 - On Sunday, @ORLPride's Haley McCutcheon became the first player in #NWSL# history to score in the first 2 minutes of both halves of a regular-season match.
She is only the 12th player in league history to score in the first 2 minutes of both halves in her career.
Number.
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160 - With 7 shots and 2 chances created, including assisting Marie Müller's equalizer, on Saturday, @ThornsFC's Sophia Wilson has been involved in 160 shots in 2026 (117 shots, 43 chances created), the most in a single #NWSL# regular season on record (since 2016).
Busy.
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