December 14, 2021
(Editor's note: Welcome to Jaiden Cirioli who will be contributing NWSL and
women's soccer columns to the Victory Press!)
The NWSL's expansion draft will take place on Thursday, December 16, during
which newcomers Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC get to select one
August 29, 2021
I've been trying to gather my thoughts on the past week and a half of NWSL
soccer – a time over which we saw the International Champions Cup (which I was
at), the Women's Cup (which I wasn't), and a handful of
non-tournament-affiliated NWSL games (which
July 28, 2020
The Houston Dash's revamped team culture and counterattacking style carried them all the way to the championship in the 2020 Challenge Cup.
July 25, 2020
This past Wednesday saw the elimination of two more teams – both during
regulation this time – in the semifinal round of the Challenge Cup. In the first
match, the Portland Thorns fell 1-0 to the Houston Dash off a 69th minute
scramble-in-the-box Rachel Daly goal. Sky
July 21, 2020
Fourth Challenge Cup Notebook; four remaining teams; three games to go.
Last Friday, the eighth-seeded Portland Thorns pulled out a 1-0 victory over the
first-place North Carolina Courage to advance to the semifinals. The match marks
the first time that North Carolina have lost a
July 16, 2020
Well, that's a wrap on the preliminary round. After relying on a four-way
tiebreaker to determine teams four through seven, our next round is set.
The takeaways so far? We've seen a lot of really good soccer – especially
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