Pietra Tordin shines in front of home opener attendance record crowd.

PORTLAND, Ore. (Friday, March 20, 2026) – In front of record home opener crowd of 21,321, the Portland Thorns beat rivals Seattle Reign FC 2-0 in the 44^th edition of the Cascadia Rivalry.

The Thorns were up for an uphill battle early in the match, playing with 10 after midfielder Cassandra Bogere picked up two yellow cards before the ninth minute. However, they maintained position of the ball and continued pushing towards Seattle’s goal to find the opener.

As the match progressed, the Thorns would be the ones to strike first in the 28^’ with midfielder Olivia Moultrie sending in a corner that found forward Pietra Tordin, who headed the ball into the bottom left corner.

Almost 10 minutes later in the 37’, Tordin sent a through ball in towards forward Reilyn Turner, who dribbled into the box and beat Seattle goalkeeper Claudia Dickey in the 1v1 to double the Portland lead before the break.

The second half started off just as intense in the first, with Portland pushing to find a third and continuing to deny Seattle shots on target, having given up none in the first 45 minutes.

In the 57’, Portland would once again be subject to another expulsion, this time defender Reyna Reyes. However, despite being down by two, the Thorns did not let their foot off the gas and continued to fight off the Reign’s efforts.

Portland would hold down strong and after a grueling battle, secured a second straight win and clean sheet to start the 2026 season.

UP NEXT: The Portland Thorns face a quick turnaround with a road trip to San Diego Wave FC on Wednesday, March 25. Kickoff on CBS Sports Network and KPTV Fox 12+ is scheduled for 7 pm PT.

TEAM NOTES

• The Thorns set a new home opener attendance record with 21,321 fans at Providence Park tonight.
• The Thorns are now 18W-16L-10D across all NWSL competitions against Seattle, 13W-7L-4D in matches played at Providence Park.
• The Thorns have not lost its last six home regular season matches Seattle (4W, 2D).
• Pietra Tordin (F) opened her 2026 scoring account and recorded her second assist in as many games. Tordin has contributed in each of Portland’s three goals this season (1 G, 2 A).
• Reilyn Turner (F) scored her first goal of the year.
• Olivia Moultrie (M) tallied her first assist of the season.
• Morgan Messner (G) recorded her second straight clean sheet in as many matches.
• Marie Müller (D) made her official return to competition, coming on in the second half. It was her first competitve appearance since November 2024 (quarterfinal vs Gotham).

GOAL BREAKDOWN

First Half

POR – Pietra Tordin (Olivia Moultrie) 28’

POR – Reilyn Turner (Pietra Tordin) 37’

Second Half

N/A

LINEUPS
Portland Thorns (4-3-3): Morgan Messner GK, M.A. Vignola, Isabella Obaze, Sam Hiatt - C, Reyna Reyes, Cassandra Bogere, Jessie Fleming, Mimi Alidou (Jayden Perry 65’), Olivia Moultrie, Reilyn Turner (Marie Müller 59’), Pietra Tordin (Sophia Wilson 59’)
Subs not used:  Deyna Castellanos, Maddie Padelski, Shae Harvey, Mackenzie Wood, Mallie McKenzie, Jennie Immethun

Seattle Reign FC (3-5-2): Claudia Dickey GK, Madison Curry, Phoebe McClernon (Angharad James-Turner 78’), Emily Mason (Emeri Adames 69’), Sofia Huerta, Sam Meza, Ainsley McCammon (Brittany Ratcliffe 69’), Maddie Dahlien, Jess Fishlock – C  (Holly Ward 69’), Nérilia Mondésir (Sofía Cedeño 78’), Maddie Mercado
Subs not used:  Ryanne Brown, Ruby Hladek, Neeku Purcell, Keeley Dockter

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

POR: Cassandra Bogere (Yellow) 8’, Cassandra Bogere (Red) 9’, Reyna Reyes (Red) 57’, Marie Müller (Yellow) 58’

SEA: Holly Ward (Yellow) 69’

MATCH STATS

POR | SEA

Goals: 2|0
Assists: 2|0
Possession: 38.4|61.6
Shots: 8|17
Shots on Target: 4|4
Saves: 4|2
Tackles: 13|17
Tackles Won: 8|10
Interceptions: 7|3
Fouls: 7|13
Offsides: 1|1
Corner Kicks: 4|8

ATTENDANCE: 21,321

REFEREE: Elvis Osmanovic
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Christian Clerc

ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Darren Bandy

4^TH OFFICIAL: Dion Coxe-Trieger
VAR: Shawn Tehini
ASSISTANT VAR: Matthew Seem

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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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