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7 - @RacingLouFC have collected as many points in their last four matches (7 - W2 D1 L1) as they did in their first 13 matches of the regular season (7 - W2 D1 L10).
Signs.
15 - @TheNCCourage's Evelyn Ijeh scored her first career #NWSL# hat-trick Friday in her 15th regular-season appearance. Only one player in the last decade played fewer games before scoring their first regular-season hat-trick (Cloé Lacasse - 8 games in 2024).
Acclimated.
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11 - The @WashSpirit have won 11 of their first 17 games of an #NWSL# season for the third time (2016, 2024 & 2026), the most such occurrences by any club in NWSL history. Washington reached the NWSL Championship in both 2016 and 2024.
Upward.
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2 - @thekccurrent's Haley Hopkins and Debinha are the first pair of teammates to score multiple goals in a single regular-season #NWSL# match in over two years, since Barbra Banda and Marta did so for Orlando in June 2024.
Doubles.
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119 - Midge Purce scored the only goal in @GothamFC's win on Wednesday just 119 seconds into the match, the second-earliest goal in a 1-0 win in #NWSL# history (Sophia Wilson after 32 seconds for Portland vs. HOU in July 2021).
Enough.
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8 - Maja Lardner's brace on Sunday was the eighth regular-season multi-goal game by a @RacingLouFC player with eight different players recording them.
Variety.
4 - @WashSpirit's Trinity Rodman and Sofia Cantore have combined for four goals this season (Rodman➡️Cantore 3x, Cantore➡️Rodman 1x), equaling the most goal/assist connections by any combo in the #NWSL# this season.
Link.
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4 - All four of @UtahRoyalsFC's goals on Saturday were scored on set pieces (incl. penalties), the first #NWSL# team on record (since 2016) to score four set-piece goals (incl. penalties) in a single regular season match.
Specialists.
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8 - @NWSLBoston is the first #NWSL# team to score in eight straight regular-season home matches in their first season since Boston Breakers (11 straight) and Western New York (9 straight) in the league's inaugural 2013 season.
Colonies.
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59 - Sam Kerr's goal for @GothamFC on Friday was the 59th regular-season #NWSL# match in which she scored at least once, breaking a tie with Lynn Biyendolo (58) for the most games with a goal in league history.
Inevitable.
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3 - @HoustonDash is the second team in #NWSL# history to score three stoppage-time winners in a single regular season (Orlando in 2025):
April 3 - Sarah Puntigam vs. LOU (98:05)
May 23 - Maggie Graham vs. LA (90:26)
July 24 - Linda Ullmark vs. BAY (90:23)
Dramatic.
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+14 - Including Julie Doyle's 88th-minute winner on Friday, @ORLPride has a +14 goal difference (23 scored, 9 conceded) in the 80th minute and later of regular-season matches since 2024, the highest in the #NWSL# over that time.
Persistence.
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7 - FC Cincinnati's 4-3 win over Vancouver on Wednesday was its sixth match this season to feature seven or more goals, the most such matches in a single regular season in #MLS# history.
Entertainers.
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🚨The Opta 2026 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament is here.
The XI features four players from Spain's World Cup-winning side, and we have shuffled Kylian Mbappé out to the left wing to accommodate the excess of attacking talent present at the tournament.
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1 - Today against the Reign, @GothamFC became the first #NWSL# team to win a match (across all competitions) despite trailing by multiple goals in the 80th minute or later.
Comeback.
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100 - In her #NWSL# return today, Lindsey Heaps of @denversummitfc won all six of her aerial duels. The only other NWSL player this season to have 100% success on at least six aerial duels in a match was Evelyn Shores of Angel City on May 23 (7/7).
Hops.
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90+ - There have been five match-tying goals scored in the 90th minute or later in the #NWSL# this season and two of those have been scored by Trinity Byars of @sandiegowavefc.
Timely.
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5 - @GothamFC is the first team to keep clean sheets in five straight meetings with Washington Spirit across all competitions.
Impenetrable.
1 - @NWSLBoston is the first team to win on the road against Orlando during their inaugural #NWSL# season.
Upset.
2 - Lionel Messi is the first #MLS# player to record multiple assists in a FIFA World Cup match.
Heroics.
