## **Saturday, March 22** ### North Carolina Courage 1, Seattle Reign 2 Seattle Reign secured a 2-1 victory over the North Carolina Courage in front of a club-record home opener crowd. In her 200th career appearance, Jess Fishlock opened the scoring in the 35th minute, finishing a cross from Maddie Mercado, and Jordyn Bugg doubled the lead early in the second half with a long-range strike that made SportsCenter the following morning. Aline Gomes cut the deficit for the Courage in the 59th minute, capitalizing on a rebound from close range. North Carolina pushed for an equalizer in the final half-hour, but Seattle held firm defensively to secure the result. Watch the highlights ### Washington Spirit 0, Kansas City Current 2 Kansas City Current earned its second win of the season with a 2-0 road result over the Washington Spirit in front of a sold out Audi Field, the Spirit’s third home sellout in a row. Following a scoreless first half, Lo’eau LaBonta converted a penalty in the 56th minute to break the deadlock. Temwa Chawinga added a second in stoppage time, scoring on a rebound after her initial shot was saved. Washington controlled possession in the second half and had several close chances, including a disallowed goal from Trinity Rodman and a late penalty review, but could not find a breakthrough. The win marks Kansas City's second straight shutout to open the season. Watch the highlights ### San Diego Wave FC 3, Utah Royals FC 2 San Diego Wave delighted its home crowd to their first win of the 2025 season with a 3-2 victory over Utah Royals FC. San Diego opened the scoring with a Delphine Cascarino low skidding ball across the goal for María Sánchez to send home before Adriana Leon doubled the lead, set up by Gia Corley. Utah responded in the second half with goals from Claudia Zornoza and Mina Tanaka to level the match. Corley had the final say, intercepting a goal kick and scoring the game-winner in the 74th minute. The match featured the first goal contributions of the season for several San Diego players, including Leon’s first for the club. [Watch the highlights](https://plus.nwslsoccer.com/video/776698) ### Bay FC 2, Racing Louisville FC 0 Bay FC earned its first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Racing Louisville FC in its home opener at PayPal Park. Bay Area native Joelle Anderson opened the scoring in the 12th minute, and rookie Karlie Lema, also a Bay Area native, doubled the lead with a coast-to-coast long-range strike just before halftime. Bay FC maintained control for much of the match, and goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz recorded three saves to secure her first NWSL shutout. Rookie Hannah Bebar made her professional debut in the second half. Watch the highlights