PORTLAND, Ore. (Friday, August 29, 2025) – The Portland Thorns fell 0-2 to the Utah Royals on Friday evening at Providence Park.

Right out the gate, the Thorns were knocking on Utah’s door in search of the opening goal, but it would be Royals forward Paige Monaghan who would strike first to give the visitors the lead.

After the halftime break, Portland continued threatening the opposing goal and creating opportunities in the final third to search for the equalizer, but Utah goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn was stubborn in net to keep the Thorns out.

Heading into the final minutes of the match, Utah’s KK Ream doubled the lead for the Royals and put the Thorns in a more challenging position to pull a result out of.

Despite Thorns forward Julie Dufour scoring her first NWSL goal in second half stoppage time to get one back for Portland, the Royals would hold on to the lead and pick up the three points.

Portland will now need to focus on rest and recovery as they prepare for a quick turnaround road trip at Racing LouisvilleFC.  

ATTENDANCE: 16,066

TEAM NOTES

·     In tonight’s match, midfielder Olivia Moultrie became the youngest player in NWSL history to reach 5,000 regular season minutes played.

·     Head Coach Rob Gale will miss the road match at Racing Louisville FC on yellow card accumulation suspension.

UP NEXT: The Thorns hit the road to face off against Racing Louisville FC onFriday, September 5. Kickoff on Prime Video is scheduled for 5 p.m. PT.

GOAL-SCORINGBREAKDOWN

FIRST HALF

UTA – Paige Monaghan (Claudia Zornoza) 22’: Controlling a deep cross from Zornoza, Monaghan ran the ball into the box and struck the ball into the bottom right corner.

SECOND HALF

UTA – KK Ream 85’: Following a double save effort from Portland keeper Mackenzie Arnold,Ream would come in for the rebound and slotted the ball into the net.  

POR – Julie Dufour 90+7’: Dufour volleyed a deflected cross into the bottom right corner.  

LINEUPS

Portland Thorns (4-2-1-3): MackenzieArnold, Reyna Reyes, Jayden Perry (Julie Dufour 79’), Sam Hiatt, Isabella Obaze(Mallie McKenzie 67’), Hina Sugita, Olivia Moultrie, Sam Coffey, Reilyn Turner(Pietra Tordin 67’), Deyna Castellanos, Mimi Alidou (Jessie Fleming 57’)
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Subs not used: Bella Bixby, Morgan Messner, Kaitlyn Torpey, NaomiPowell, Alexa Spaanstra

Utah Royals (4-3-3): Mandy McGlynn, Nuria Rábano, Kaleigh Riehl, Kate Del Fava, Janni Thomsen, Dana Foederer (Aria Nagai 60’),Claudia Zornoza (Ana Tejada 80’), Brecken Mozingo (Cloe Lacasse 45’), MinaTanaka, Paige Monaghan (KK Ream 81’), Aisha Solórzano (Bianca St-Georges 72’)

Subs not used: Mia Justus, Madison Pogarch, Mikayla Cluff, Abby Boyan

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY 

POR: Reilyn Turner (Yellow) 52’, Hina Sugita(Yellow) 68’, Rob Gale (Yellow) 70’

UTA: Bianca St-Georges (Yellow) 75’, Paige Monaghan(Yellow) 79’

MATCHSTATS 

POR| UTA

Goals:1|2
Assists: 0|1
Possession: 47.3|52.7
Shots: 22|11
Shots on Target: 12|4
Saves: 2|11
Tackles: 18|16
Tackles Won: 11|13
Interceptions: 9|10
Fouls: 18|18
Offsides: 0|6
Corner Kicks: 8|0

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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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