‍PORTLAND, Ore. (Sunday, November 1, 2026) – A Sophia Wilson brace helped the Portland Thorns end its 2026 regular with an important win, beating the Houston Dash 2-0 on NWSL Decision Day.

After going back and forth to start the first half, the Thorns finally found their breakthrough in the 34^th minute when forward Reilyn Turner’s backheel pass found forward Sophia Wilson in the Houston box and Wilson shot the ball into the net to get the lead for Portland before the halftime break.

In the second half, Portland were given an opportunity to double their lead from the penalty spot after forward Caiya Hanks drew a foul in favor inside Houston’s box. Wilson stepped up to take the shot, but her attempt was denied by Houston goalkeeper — and USWNT teammate — Jane Campbell to keep the match tight.

However, VAR overruled the save because of Houston encroachment, so Wilson had the opportunity to reshoot and placed it into the right side, sending Campbell the wrong way to get her brace in the 70^th minute.

Portland held out the rest of the match to secure three points and end the regular season with confidence that they will carry into their road quarterfinal contest next Sunday against the Washington Spirit.

UP NEXT: The Portland Thorns will face the Washington Spirit on Sunday, November 8. Kickoff from Audi Field is scheduled for 12 pm PT on ABC.

TEAM NOTES

• With her brace against Houston, Sophia Wilson recorded a new single season high for goals scored with 15.  
• Sophia Wilson also set a new single season best for total goal contributions at 20. She logged 15 goals and five assists throughout 2026, the most goal contributions for Portland this season.
• Sophia Wilson’s record-breaking goal came from the penalty spot, scoring all six of her attempts this year. She has scored all 10 penalty attempts throughout her career.
• Jessie Fleming ends the 2026 season as Portland’s new leader in games played (30), games started (30), and minutes played (2,700).
• Jessie Fleming is the sixth Iron Woman in Portland Thorns history and the first Iron Woman since Kelli Hubly in 2022. Other Thorns to earn the honor include Emily Menges (2016), AD Franch (2017), Emily Sonnett (2017) and Christine Sinclair (2018).
• Reilyn Turner recorded her first assist of the 2026 season.
• Portland finished the 2026 season with new highs in points and goals scored, each 50. The Thorns also equaled their single season best in total wins (14) from 2017.
• Mackenzie Arnold recorded her 9^th clean sheet of the year, Portland’s 11^th. It is the first time since May 20, 2026 that she has recorded consecutive shutouts.

GOAL BREAKDOWN
First Half

POR – Sophia Wilson (Reilyn Turner) 34’

Second Half

POR – Sophia Wilson (Penalty) 70’

LINEUPS
Portland Thorns (4-4-2): Mackenzie Arnold (GK), Reyna Reyes, Jayden Perry, Isabella Obaze, Carolyn Calzada (M.A. Vignola 46’), Caiya Hanks (Renee Lyles 70’), Jessie Fleming, Nina Nijstad (Cassandra Bogere 83’), Marie Müller (Morgan Weaver 46’), Reilyn Turner (Pietra Tordin 46’), Sophia Wilson
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Subs not used:  Morgan Messner (GK), Sam Hiatt, Mallie McKenzie, Valerin Loboa

Houston Dash (4-4-2): Jane Campbell-C (GK), Lisa Boattin (Khyah Harper 88’), Leah Klenke, Paige Nielsen, Avery Patterson, Danny Colaprico (Sarah Puntigam 79’), Maggie Graham, Miljana Ivanovic (Linda Ullmark 46’), Kat Rader, Sophie Schmidt (Kiki Van Zanten 71’), Clarissa Larisey (Kate Faasse 71’)

Subs not used: Caroline Delisle (GK), Allysha Chapman, Natalie Hammond, Cate Hardin

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

POR: Jayden Perry (Yellow) 41’
HOU: N/A

MATCH STATS

POR | HOU

Goals: 2|0
Assists: 1|0
Possession: 43|57
Shots: 18|14
Shots on Target: 9|5
Saves: 2|5
Tackles: 17|26
Tackles Won: 12|17
Interceptions: 8|6
Fouls: 7|10
Offsides: 5|0
Corner Kicks: 9|8

ATTENDANCE: 8,375

Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
Assistant Referee 1: Laura Chambers Waliski
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Lopez
4th Official: William Hale
VAR: Mark Verso
Assistant VAR: Seun Yinka-Kehinde

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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