Thorns must now shift focus to next Sunday’s Cascadia Rivalry against Seattle Reign FC to defend its nine-match home unbeaten run.
PORTLAND, Ore. (Sunday, August 3, 2025) – A late goal saw Portland Thorns fall 2-1 on the road to Washington Spirit.
Coming out the gate, the Thorns defense had to work to keep out Spirit’s offense who were highly threatening in transition. Portland defender Kaitlyn Torpey would make a highlight clearance in the 13’ but Washington would be the ones to score first minutes later with a goal from forward Gift Monday.
However, just before the end of halftime, midfielders Jessie Fleming and Olivia Moultrie linked up to find the equalizer, with Moultrie striking the ball with precision from outside the box into the bottom left corner.
After the break, the Thorns came out much stronger to flip the first half script, limiting Washington’s opportunities and making runs into their box in search of the lead. Yet, the result would not go Portland’s way as Washington forward Trinity Rodman scored in second-half stoppage time to secure three points for the home tea.
ATTENDANCE: 16,007
TEAM NOTES
- Midfielder Olivia Moultrie scored Portland’s opening goal, her second goal of the year. Moultrie’s 12th regular season goal for Portland tied her for 9th-most in club history alongside Tobin Heath (2013-20) and Hayley Raso (2016-19).
- Midfielder Jessie Fleming assisted the opening goal and is now tied with Sam Coffey as the team leader in assists (3) this season. Her first two assists came in Portland’s previous fixture vs Washington (June 15), a 2-0 home victory.
- Goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold made her first regular season appearance for the Thorns since being sidelined with a leg injury back in May. She played the full exhibition match vs Seattle Reign FC last week and her last NWSL appearance was a 1-0 home victory vs Orlando Pride on May 3.
UP NEXT: The Thorns return to Providence Park for the Cascadia Rivalry against Seattle Reign FC on Sunday, August 10. Tickets for the Cascadia Rivalry at are available at thorns.com/tickets. Kickoff on CBS and Paramount+ is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT.
GOAL-SCORING BREAKDOWN
FIRST HALF
WAS – Gift Monday (Rosemonde Kouassi) 17’: Kouassi ran into the Thorns box and passed the ball over to the top of the six-yard box to find Monday who struck it in goal.
POR – Olivia Moultrie (Jessie Fleming) 45+3’: Kouassi ran into the Thorns box and passed the ball over to the top of the six-yard box to find Monday who struck it in goal.
SECOND HALF
WAS – Trinity Rodman (Croix Bethune) 90+2’: A Bethune back pass landed towards the corner of the six-yard box and Rodman shot the ball into the top of the net.
LINEUPS
Portland Thorns (4-3-3): Mackenzie Arnold, Reyna Reyes, Isabella Obaze (Daiane 90+7’), Sam Hiatt, Kaitlyn Torpey (Mallie McKenzie 72’), Sam Coffey-C, Hina Sugita, Jessie Fleming (Alexa Spaanstra 72’), Mimi Alidou (Payton Linnehan 45’), Olivia Moultrie, Reilyn Turner (Pietra Tordin 63’)
Subs not used: Bella Bixby, Jayden Perry, Naomi Powell, Carissa Boeckmann
Washington Spirit (3-4-3): Aubrey Kingsbury-C, Kate Wiesner (Courtney Brown 62’), Tara McKeown, Gabby Carle (Makenna Morris 87’), Esme Morgan, Rebeca Bernal, Narumi Miura (Heather Stainbrook 87’), Hal Hershfelt, Croix Bethune, Rosemonde Kouassi (Trinity Rodman 76’), Gift Monday
Subs not used: Sandy Maclver, Brittany Ratcliffe, Kysha Sylla, Lauren Gogal, Chloe Ricketts
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
POR: Kaitlyn Torpey (Yellow) 19’, Rob Gale (Yellow) 90+2’
WAS: Croix Bethune (Yellow) 11’, Esme Morgan (Yellow) 42’
MATCH STATS
POR | WAS
Goals: 1|2
Assists: 1|2
Possession: 40|60
Shots: 9|17
Shots on Target: 3|5
Saves: 3|2
Tackles: 15|18
Tackles Won: 10|12
Interceptions: 11|12
Fouls: 7|9
Offsides: 1|1
Corner Kicks: 2|4
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.
The Thorns came out into the second half much more threatening in Orlando’s half and finally broke the deadlock in the 58th 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 63rd 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 88th minute — curled the ball into the goal from outside the box in the 96th 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
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
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
Thorns must now shift focus to next Sunday’s Cascadia Rivalry against Seattle Reign FC to defend its nine-match home unbeaten run.
PORTLAND, Ore. (Sunday, August 3, 2025) – A late goal saw Portland Thorns fall 2-1 on the road to Washington Spirit.
Coming out the gate, the Thorns defense had to work to keep out Spirit’s offense who were highly threatening in transition. Portland defender Kaitlyn Torpey would make a highlight clearance in the 13’ but Washington would be the ones to score first minutes later with a goal from forward Gift Monday.
However, just before the end of halftime, midfielders Jessie Fleming and Olivia Moultrie linked up to find the equalizer, with Moultrie striking the ball with precision from outside the box into the bottom left corner.
After the break, the Thorns came out much stronger to flip the first half script, limiting Washington’s opportunities and making runs into their box in search of the lead. Yet, the result would not go Portland’s way as Washington forward Trinity Rodman scored in second-half stoppage time to secure three points for the home tea.
ATTENDANCE: 16,007
TEAM NOTES
- Midfielder Olivia Moultrie scored Portland’s opening goal, her second goal of the year. Moultrie’s 12th regular season goal for Portland tied her for 9th-most in club history alongside Tobin Heath (2013-20) and Hayley Raso (2016-19).
- Midfielder Jessie Fleming assisted the opening goal and is now tied with Sam Coffey as the team leader in assists (3) this season. Her first two assists came in Portland’s previous fixture vs Washington (June 15), a 2-0 home victory.
- Goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold made her first regular season appearance for the Thorns since being sidelined with a leg injury back in May. She played the full exhibition match vs Seattle Reign FC last week and her last NWSL appearance was a 1-0 home victory vs Orlando Pride on May 3.
UP NEXT: The Thorns return to Providence Park for the Cascadia Rivalry against Seattle Reign FC on Sunday, August 10. Tickets for the Cascadia Rivalry at are available at thorns.com/tickets. Kickoff on CBS and Paramount+ is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT.
GOAL-SCORING BREAKDOWN
FIRST HALF
WAS – Gift Monday (Rosemonde Kouassi) 17’: Kouassi ran into the Thorns box and passed the ball over to the top of the six-yard box to find Monday who struck it in goal.
POR – Olivia Moultrie (Jessie Fleming) 45+3’: Kouassi ran into the Thorns box and passed the ball over to the top of the six-yard box to find Monday who struck it in goal.
SECOND HALF
WAS – Trinity Rodman (Croix Bethune) 90+2’: A Bethune back pass landed towards the corner of the six-yard box and Rodman shot the ball into the top of the net.
LINEUPS
Portland Thorns (4-3-3): Mackenzie Arnold, Reyna Reyes, Isabella Obaze (Daiane 90+7’), Sam Hiatt, Kaitlyn Torpey (Mallie McKenzie 72’), Sam Coffey-C, Hina Sugita, Jessie Fleming (Alexa Spaanstra 72’), Mimi Alidou (Payton Linnehan 45’), Olivia Moultrie, Reilyn Turner (Pietra Tordin 63’)
Subs not used: Bella Bixby, Jayden Perry, Naomi Powell, Carissa Boeckmann
Washington Spirit (3-4-3): Aubrey Kingsbury-C, Kate Wiesner (Courtney Brown 62’), Tara McKeown, Gabby Carle (Makenna Morris 87’), Esme Morgan, Rebeca Bernal, Narumi Miura (Heather Stainbrook 87’), Hal Hershfelt, Croix Bethune, Rosemonde Kouassi (Trinity Rodman 76’), Gift Monday
Subs not used: Sandy Maclver, Brittany Ratcliffe, Kysha Sylla, Lauren Gogal, Chloe Ricketts
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
POR: Kaitlyn Torpey (Yellow) 19’, Rob Gale (Yellow) 90+2’
WAS: Croix Bethune (Yellow) 11’, Esme Morgan (Yellow) 42’
MATCH STATS
POR | WAS
Goals: 1|2
Assists: 1|2
Possession: 40|60
Shots: 9|17
Shots on Target: 3|5
Saves: 3|2
Tackles: 15|18
Tackles Won: 10|12
Interceptions: 11|12
Fouls: 7|9
Offsides: 1|1
Corner Kicks: 2|4
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