The San Diego Wave rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Denver Summit 3-2, highlighting an action-packed slate of league matches.
The San Diego Wave orchestrated a dramatic turnaround to secure a 3-2 victory against the Denver Summit. During the opening half, Denver built a 2-0 advantage courtesy of strikes from Melissa Kössler and Natasha Flint.
The momentum shifted following the break. In the 49th minute, Lia Godfrey found the back of the net, registering her fourth goal of the campaign and establishing a new club record for rookie scoring. Just eight minutes later, Kennedy Wesley leveled the match with a header off a delivery from Godfrey. The deciding moment arrived in the 65th minute when a strike from Dudinha forced an own goal by Denver's Carson Pickett, sealing the victory for San Diego.
Gotham FC celebrated its first home triumph of the season by blanking Bay FC 3-0. Guro Reiten made her club debut, stepping into the starting lineup to replace the injured Lilly Reale.
The hosts opened the scoring through a Bay FC own goal in the 20th minute. Shortly before halftime, Jordynn Dudley set up Rose Lavelle, who opened her season scoring account in the 40th minute. Esther González capped off the performance by successfully converting a penalty kick during stoppage time.
The Chicago Stars successfully halted a three-match losing streak by taking down the Boston Legacy 2-0. Jordyn Huitema gave Chicago an early advantage with a goal in the 10th minute, while Nádia Gomes doubled the lead shortly after halftime in the 51st minute.
Defensively, goalkeeper Katie Atkinson was instrumental in preserving the clean sheet. She delivered an eight-save performance, matching her career best.
A solitary goal proved sufficient for the North Carolina Courage to edge past the Houston Dash 1-0. Manaka Matsukubo provided the assist for Ashley Sanchez, who netted her fourth goal of the year. Despite losing Ally Schlegel to a red card in the 77th minute, North Carolina maintained their defensive composure with ten players to claim all three points.
