PORTLAND, Ore. (Sunday, August 9, 2026) – The Portland Thorns came out on top in a seven-goal road thriller against Boston Legacy FC on Sunday afternoon at Centreville Bank Stadium, winning the match 3-4 to put an end to its four-game winless streak and record its first road win since early May.

In the opening seconds of the match, forward Pietra Tordin drew a foul right outside the box to line up a free kick opportunity for the Thorns. Stepping up to take the shot, Tordin placed the ball into the near corner past the hands of Boston goalkeeper Casey Murphy to give Portland the lead two minutes into the match.

Portland quickly doubled its lead in the 6^th minute when defender Marie Müller — who was playing on the right wing in this match — won a scramble in Boston’s final third and passed the ball to forward Sophia Wilson, who controlled the ball and poked it into the net past an incoming Murphy.

Tordin once again found herself on the scoresheet win the 9^th minute. Midfielder Jessie Fleming got ahold of the ball in and passed it in the direction of Wilson, who feinted over the ball to allow it to land at Tordin’s feet and the 21-year-old did not hesitate to strike it low towards the bottom right corner.

Boston would get one back in the 31^st minute when forward Samantha Smith’s cross found defender Bianca St-Georges running to volley the ball into the open near post. However, Portland responded back shortly after goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold’s long cross landed at Tordin’s feet to score her third of the match — her first career hat trick — in the 37^th minute to bring Portland up to four goals.

The Legacy would once again tighten the gap when their midfield duo of Barbara Olivieri and Alba Caño linked up minutes later in the 42^nd minute to score the home team’s second.
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The second half was much more gridlocked between both sides and Boston managed to get a third on the scoresheet in the 82^nd minute when midfielder Aleigh Gambone ran around into the Portland box and passed the ball to forward Amanda Gutierres who volleyed it into the back of the net. That would ultimately not be enough for the hosts and Portland would walk away from the field with three road points secured.

UP NEXT: The Portland Thorns are back home at Providence Park to host Orlando Pride on Saturday, August 15. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:45 pm PT on ION and 910 ESPN Portland. Purchase tickets for the match HERE.

TEAM NOTES

• Pietra Tordin scored her first career hat trick against Boston, and her opening goal was the fastest of her career. She is the youngest Thorn ever to score a hat trick and the first Thorn to score a hat trick since Sophia Wilson did so on June 23, 2023 (4-2 win vs WAS).
• Tordin now leads the league in goal contributions (15) and is the co-leader for assists (8). She is also second in Portland’s scoring leaderboards with seven.
• Sophia Wilson continues to lead the Thorns in goals in 2026, scoring her 9^th goal of the year. She is now 4^th in the NWSL’s Golden Boot race.
• Jessie Fleming, Marie Müller and Mackenzie Arnold registered their first assists of the season.
• Arnold is the first Thorns goalkeeper to ever record an assist and the fifth goalkeeper in league history to do so.  
• Sam Hiatt made her 100^th career league appearance today.
• Portland tied a club record when it scored four goals in the first half, the third time ever in Thorns history and the first since opening weekend on May 16, 2021 (5-0 win vs CHI).
• With today’s victory, the Portland Thorns snap a four-game winless streak and recorded its first road win since May 3, 2026 (0-3 at CHI).
• Portland co-leads the league in total goals scored with 32.

GOAL BREAKDOWN
First Half
POR – Pietra Tordin 2’
POR – Sophia Wilson (Marie Müller) 6’
POR – Pietra Tordin (Jessie Fleming) 9’
BOS – Bianca St-Georges (Samantha Smith) 31’
POR – Pietra Tordin (Mackenzie Arnold) 37’
BOS – Alba Caño (Barbara Olivieri) 42’

Second Half
BOS – Amanda Gutierres (Aleigh Gambone) 82’

LINEUPS
Portland Thorns (4-2-3-1): Mackenzie Arnold (GK), M.A. Vignola (Morgan Weaver 78’), Jayden Perry, Isabella Obaze (Sam Hiatt 46’), Carolyn Calzada, Jessie Fleming-C, Nina Nijstad (Cassandra Bogere 78’), Deyna Castellanos (Mallie McKenzie 56’), Pietra Tordin, Marie Müller (Reyna Reyes 78’), Sophia Wilson

Subs not used:  Morgan Messner (GK), Renee Lyles, Valerin Loboa, Maddie Padleski

Boston Legacy FC (3-5-2): Casey Murphy (GK), Emerson Elgin (Nicki Hernandez 46’), Jorelyn Carabali, Bianca St-Georges, Annie Karich, Lilly Reale, Amanda Allen (Aissata Traore 59’), Barbara Olivieri (Aleigh Gambone 78’), Alba Caño (Josefine Hasbo 68’), Samantha Smith (Amanda Gutierres 46’), Nichelle Prince-C
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Subs not used: Hannah Stambaugh (GK), Laurel Ivory, Laurel Ansbrow, Deja Davis

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

POR: Nina Nijstad (Yellow) 54’, Robert Vilahamn (Red) 58’, Mallie McKenzie (Yellow) 64’, Jayden Perry (Yellow) 83’, Morgan Weaver (Yellow) 87’, Mackenzie Arnold (Yellow) 90+6’
BOS: Barbara Olivieri (Yellow) 69’

MATCH STATS

POR | BOS

Goals: 4|3
Assists: 3|3
Possession: 40|60
Shots: 14|12
Shots on Target: 7|6
Saves: 3|3
Tackles: 18|18
Tackles Won: 12|15
Interceptions: 10|7
Fouls: 12|11
Offsides: 2|4
Corner Kicks: 2|6

ATTENDANCE: 10,223

Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Little
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Hanson
4th Official: Andrew Porada
VAR: Joshua Encarnacion
Assistant VAR: Brian Marshall

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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