‍Pietra Tordin continues hot start with fourth goal contribution of the 2026 season.

PORTLAND, Ore. (Wednesday, March 25, 2026) – The Portland Thorns suffered its first defeat of the 2026 season, going down 3-1 against San Diego Wave FC at Snapdragon Stadium on Wednesday night.

The Thorns would start the match down early in second minute after Wave forward Dudinha ran into the box to strike the ball into the bottom right corner, but Portland immediately switched its gears back on and equalized just six minutes later after forward Pietra Tordin intercepted a ball in the Wave half and ran it into the box to take her shot. The ball hit the crossbar but bounced right back at Tordin’s feet, tapping it into the open net to get things leveled up and record her team-leading second goal of the year.

The two sides would ensue in a back-and-forth battle looking to score their second and it would be the hosts who doubled first after a goal line clearance from Thorns defender Marie Müller saw the ball land at the feet of Dudinha and she laid it off to teammate midfielder Lia Godfrey who placed the ball into the top net. From there, the Wave continued to push for a third, but the Thorns defense held on to go into the break a goal down.

The second half saw the Thorns continue to defend against the Wave’s attack, managing to keep the scoreline tight until the 81’ once San Diego forward Melanie Barcenas scored the third off a rebounded save made by Portland goalkeeper Morgan Messner.

While the Thorns could not get the win on the road, they have an opportunity back at home this Saturday afternoon against Kansas City Current to get back in the winning column.

UP NEXT: The Portland Thorns are back at Providence Park to host Kansas City Current on Saturday, March 28 with kickoff on CBS and Paramount+ scheduled for 1 pm PT.

TEAM NOTES

• Pietra Tordin (F) has four goal contributions in the opening three matches of Portland’s 2026 season. She leads the Thorns in both goals (2) and assists (2).
• Deyna Castellanos (F) and Mallie McKenzie (D) made their first appearances of the 2026 season.

GOAL BREAKDOWN

First Half

SD – Dudinha (Gia Corley) 2’
POR – Pietra Tordin 8’
SD – Lia Godfrey (Dudinha) 27’

Second Half

SD – Melanie Barcenas 82’

LINEUPS
Portland Thorns (4-2-3-1): Morgan Messner GK, M.A. Vignola (Jayden Perry 78’), Isabella Obaze, Sam Hiatt - C, Marie Müller (Mallie McKenzie 57’), Shae Harvey (Deyna Castellanos 46’), Jessie Fleming, Mimi Alidou (Sophia Wilson 46’), Olivia Moultrie, Reilyn Turner (Maddie Padelski 68’), Pietra Tordin
Subs not used: Mackenzie Wood (GK), Carolyn Calzada, Jennie Immethun, Valerin Loboa

San Diego Wave FC (4-3-3): Leah Freeman (GK), Perle Morroni (Nya Harrison 90+2’), Kristen McNabb, Kennedy Wesley, Mimi Van Zanten (Kiki Pickett 65’), Kenza Dali-C, Kimmi Ascanio, Gia Gorley (Jordan Fusco 90+2’), Lia Godfrey (Gabi Portilho 77’), Dudinha (Melanie Barcenas 77’), Ludmila
Subs not used: Luisa Agudelo (GK), Laurina Fazer, Tatum Wynalda, Daniela Arias

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

POR: Olivia Moultrie (Yellow) 61’
SD: Perle Morroni (Yellow) 54’

MATCH STATS

POR | SD

Goals: 1|3
Assists: 0|2
Possession: 35|65
Shots: 16|18
Shots on Target: 4|11
Saves: 4|2
Tackles: 18|16
Tackles Won: 12|10
Interceptions: 6|12
Fouls: 14|9
Offsides: 2|1
Corner Kicks: 6|3

ATTENDANCE: 8,428

REFEREE: Jaclyn Metz
ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Ricardo Ocampo
ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Kristen Patterson
4^TH OFFICIAL: Trevor Wiseman
VAR: Alexandra Billeter
ASSISTANT VAR: Karen Coulson

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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