Seattle forward [Nahomi Kawasumi](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/7flxdnsd0pp5nxhldypcxeled) notched four assists, her team scored four goals in ten minutes and the Reign won 6-2 vs. the Washington Spirit at Memorial Stadium.Kawasumi’s four assists are a new single game record in NWSL history. She also scored a goal, contributing on five of Seattle’s six goals in the game. Through the first 68 minutes, the score was just 2-1 thanks to goals from Seattle’s [Christine Nairn](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/4tgpaf43xg2ehk4u4bkt8k2c5) and [Beverly Yanez](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/1xbmnft5hiqiqzmghn87c6vp), as well as a penalty kick from Washington’s [Havana Solaun](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/70bj6elm2g05zf0tfvbbta2mt). But the Seattle offense exploded over a ten minute span in the second half with goals from Kawasumi, [Lindsay Elston](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/8evcuui59rvnhf67xhq56mj85) and two from [Megan Rapinoe](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/29vjl1iba9rz14yd1g9qi4pn9). Nairn’s goal was her first since returning to Seattle, where she played in 2013. Spirit midfielder [Kristie Mewis](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/4t91su0ns46r00vjynp0on5qt) added a goal for Washington in the 88th minute to make it 6-2. With the result, Seattle improves to 2-1-2, while Washington falls to 1-3-1. Before the game, the NWSL announced that U.S. women’s national team forward [Mallory Pugh will be joining the Spirit](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news#mallory-pugh-to-join-the-washington-spirit). She is expected to make her NWSL debut in Washington’s next game, when [the Spirit host FC Kansas City on Saturday, May 20 (**7 p.m. ET, go90**)](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/games/info/7l9m22xf3c7pyz69xl3nngxk9) at Maureen Hendricks Field at the Maryland SoccerPlex.

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