PORTLAND, Ore. (Sunday, August 2, 2026) – Despite an early lead in the match, the Portland Thorns fell 5-1 on the road against Utah Royals FC on Sunday afternoon at America First Field.

Forward Sophia Wilson got Portland on the scoreboard 34 seconds into the match when she received a pass from forward Pietra Tordin and ran the ball into the box, shooting it through the legs of Utah goalkeeper — and USWNT teammate — Mandy McGlynn.

The hosts weren’t going to go down easy though as Utah forward Cece Delzer found space for herself in the box in the 36th minute and shot the ball over Thorns goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold who had ran off her line in an attempt to make a save.

After the halftime break, the Royals would quickly find themselves in front for the first time in the match when forward Cloé Lacasse sent a cross into the box to find Delzer who tapped in her second goal of the match.

Utah tripled their lead in the 68’ when Lacasse sent a ball across the Thorns box to find forward Brecken Mozingo who controlled the ball and shot it into the far right corner of Portland’s goal. They recorded a fourth in the 79^th when defender Miyabi Moriya sent a ball into forward Kiana Palacios, whose backheel effort found the back of the net.

The fifth and final goal came in the dying moments of the match when Lacasse’s cross from the corner landed right at defender Kate Del Fava who headed it in.

UP NEXT: The Portland Thorns make the cross-country trip for a first ever meeting against Boston Legacy FC. The match at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island is scheduled to kick off at 1 pm PT on CBS Sports Network and locally on Rose City SportsNet and 910 ESPN Portland.

TEAM NOTES

• Sophia Wilson extended her team-leading goal tally to eight this season, tied for fourth-most in the league.
• For the second time in her NWSL career, Wilson scored within the opening minute of the match, doing so in the 34^th second which is the fastest goal in the league this year. It is the second fastest goal in her career behind her 32-second game-winning goal at Houston Dash (1-0) on July 24, 2021.
• Pietra Tordin made her league-leading eighth assist of the year. She remains Portland’s top goal contributor with 12 (4 G, 8 A). Tordin becomes only the 10th player (and 3rd Thorn) in league history with eight or more assists in a single season. Only Sam Coffey (8) and Tobin Heath (10) have recorded more assists.
• In her first career start, Nina Nijstad contested 70 minutes.  

GOAL BREAKDOWN
First Half
POR – Sophia Wilson (Pietra Tordin) 1’ (34 seconds)
UTA – Cece Delzer (Kiana Palacios) 35’

Second Half
UTA – Cece Delzer (Cloé Lacasse) 47’
UTA – Brecken Mozingo (Cloé Lacasse) 68’
UTA – Kiana Palacios (Miyabi Moriya) 79’
UTA – Kate Del Fava (Cloé Lacasse) 89’

LINEUPS
Portland Thorns (4-2-3-1): Mackenzie Arnold (GK), Marie Müller (M.A. Vignola 59’), Sam Hiatt-C (Isabella Obaze 70’), Carolyn Calzada, Reyna Reyes, Jessie Fleming, Nina Nijstad (Cassandra Bogere 70’), Olivia Moultrie, Pietra Tordin (Maddie Padelski 83’), Renee Lyles (Morgan Weaver 69’), Sophia Wilson

Subs not used:  Morgan Messner (GK), Mallie McKenzie, Deyna Castellanos, Shae Harvey

Utah Royals FC (4-3-3): Mandy McGlynn (GK), Nuria Rábano, Kate Del Fava, Kaleigh Riehl (Tatum Milazzo 65’), Miyabi Moriya, Mina Tanaka (Ana Tejada 64’), Cece Delzer (Lara Prašnikar 75’), Cloé Lacasse, Paige Cronin-C (Brecken Mozingo 65’), Kiana Palacios (Courtney Brown 85’)
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Subs not used: Mia Justus (GK), Kameron Simmonds, Alexa Spaanstra, Madison Hammond
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MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
POR: N/A
UTA: N/A

MATCH STATS
POR | UTA‍

Goals: 1|5
Assists: 1|5
Possession: 43|57
Shots: 11|13
Shots on Target: 5|7
Saves: 2|4
Tackles: 8|15
Tackles Won: 4|10
Interceptions: 6|6
Fouls: 5|10
Offsides: 0|2
Corner Kicks: 5|2

ATTENDANCE: 6,243

Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Assistant Referee 1: Cameron Siler
Assistant Referee 2: Jake Brochu
4th Official: Rachel Swett
VAR: Elton Garcia
Assistant VAR: Melissa Beck

PORTLAND, Ore. (Saturday, August 15, 2026) – The Portland Thorns continued their impressive home form with a 2-1 win over Orlando Pride on Saturday when forward Caiya Hanks — who was making her return to the pitch after missing action for over a year with an ACL injury — scored a stoppage time winner to secure three points for the home side.

Both sides battled back and forth as they tried to search for the opening goal, with Thorns goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold making three saves to ensure the match remained level going into the halftime break.
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The Thorns came out into the second half much more threatening in Orlando’s half and finally broke the deadlock in the 58^th minute when forward Pietra Tordin laid the ball off to forward Deyna Castellanos, who from the top right corner of Orlando’s box placed the ball perfectly into the top left corner of the goal over the hands of Orlando goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse.

The lead was short lived however when Arnold’s diving save to punch out a crossed ball in the 63^rd minute ricocheted off the knees of Orlando forward Jacqueline Ovalle and rolled into the net to level things back up.

From there, Portland and Orlando continued in their fight to search for a second and despite several good looks at goal, the match remained level.

That would all change after Hanks — who subbed on in the 88^th minute — curled the ball into the goal from outside the box in the 96^th to send Providence Park into a frenzy as the Thorns secured three points and extended its home unbeaten streak to 12 matches, nine on the season.

UP NEXT: The Portland Thorns host Denver Summit FC for the first time at Providence Park on Saturday, August 22. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:45 pm PT on ION and 910 ESPN Portland. Purchase tickets for the match HERE.

TEAM NOTES

• Pietra Tordin extended her assist tally to nine, sitting alongside Croix Bethune (KC) for most in the league so far this season. Tordin is one assist away from equalizing the league record for assists which is 10 (Tobin Heath, POR 2016 and Croix Bethune, KC 2024).  
• Deyna Castellanos scored her first goal of the 2026 season.
• Caiya Hanks, who was removed off the Season-Ending Injury list, made her return to the pitch for the first time since June 15, 2025 and scored the game-winner.
• M.A. Vignola got her first assist of the season.
• The Thorns have gone 12 home regular season matches (dating back to September 2025) without losing (8W,4D), extending the current club record.
• The Thorns have not lost at home in 2026 (6W,3D).
• In seven matches since 2018, Portland has not lost at home against Orlando (7W-0L-0D).

GOAL BREAKDOWN
First Half

N/A

Second Half

POR – Deyna Castellanos (Pietra Tordin) 58’
ORL – Jacqueline Ovalle 63’
POR – Caiya Hanks (M.A. Vignola) 90+6’

LINEUPS
Portland Thorns (4-2-3-1): Mackenzie Arnold (GK), M.A. Vignola, Jayden Perry, Isabella Obaze (Sam Hiatt 78’), Carolyn Calzada, Jessie Fleming-C, Nina Nijstad (Cassandra Bogere 85’), Pietra Tordin (Caiya Hanks 88’), Deyna Castellanos (Renee Lyles 78’), Marie Müller (Morgan Weaver 67’), Sophia Wilson

Subs not used:  Morgan Messner (GK), Reyna Reyes, Shae Harvey, Mallie McKenzie

Orlando Pride (4-4-2): Anna Moorhouse (GK), Hailie Mace (Gabi Nunes 90+8’), Rafaelle (Zoe Matthews 89’), Cori Dyke, Oihane Hernández (Zara Chavoshi 76’), Solai Washington, Ally Lemos, Haley McCutcheon-C, Julie Doyle (Summer Yates 65’), Jacqueline Ovalle, Barbra Banda (Angelina 65’)

Subs not used: Cara Martin (GK), Cossette Morche, Luana, Nicole Payne

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MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

POR: N/A
ORL: Jacqueline Ovalle (Yellow) 40’, Julie Doyle (Yellow) 52’, Rafaelle (Yellow) 85’

MATCH STATS

POR | ORL

Goals: 2|1
Assists: 2|0
Possession: 51|49
Shots: 10|12
Shots on Target: 4|6
Saves: 5|2
Tackles: 16|16
Tackles Won: 9|11
Interceptions: 14|26
Fouls: 7|6
Offsides: 0|1
Corner Kicks: 0|6

ATTENDANCE: 19,106

Referee: Brad Jensen
Assistant Referee 1: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant Referee 2: Sarah Gaddes
4th Official: Justin St. Pierre
VAR: Danielle Chesky
Assistant VAR: Seun Yinka-Kehinde

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