Washington Spirit 2–1 Seattle Reign FC, NWSL Matchday 10

Washington Spirit v Seattle Reign FC

Washington Spirit4th 21 pts

L. Santos 18′
H. Hershfelt 81′

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2–1

Full time

Sat 30 May

Expected goals: Washington Spirit 1.59, Seattle Reign FC 0.37

Seattle Reign FC10th 14 pts

L. Di Guglielmo 44′ og

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Sat 30 May, 6:30 pm EDT Audi Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 10

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

18′Goal L. Santos (Washington Spirit)1–0
44′Own goal L. Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit)1–1
81′Goal H. Hershfelt (Washington Spirit)2–1

An own goal shows the scorer’s club and counts for the other club.

Top performers

Washington Spirit

H. HershfeltMWASshirt 171G2SH
L. SantosMWASshirt 101G2SH
T. RodmanMWASshirt 20G2SH

Seattle Reign

A. James-TurnerMSEAshirt 80G1SH
A. McCammonMSEAshirt 160G1SH
E. AdamesSEAshirt 7, came off the bench0G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Washington Spirit

4th▲1 from 5th

In the playoff places, 6 points above North Carolina Courage, with 19 to play.

Seattle Reign FC

10thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind Denver Summit FC in the last playoff place, with 19 to play.

Season series

Matchday 7 Sun 10 May

Seattle Reign FC0

Washington Spirit1

Matchday 10 Sat 30 May

Washington Spirit2

Seattle Reign FC1

Washington Spirit took both meetings, 3–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

WAS SEA

Expected goals: Washington Spirit: 1.59; Seattle Reign FC: 0.37
Possession: Washington Spirit: 51%; Seattle Reign FC: 49%
Shots: Washington Spirit: 12; Seattle Reign FC: 5
Corners: Washington Spirit: 5; Seattle Reign FC: 5

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Utah Royals FC	12	+8	24
2	Portland Thorns FC	13	+6	24
3	San Diego Wave FC	12	+4	22
4	Washington Spirit	11	+9	21
5	Kansas City Current	12	+1	21
6	Gotham FC	10	+6	18
7	Orlando Pride	12	+1	17
8	Denver Summit FC	11	+4	15
⋯
10	Seattle Reign FC	11	−3	14

After this result

By the numbers

Seattle Reign FC have 10 points from last 5 and are in form. 2.0 a match, against 1.6 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Seattle Reign FC have 9 home wins from 15 at home, and 5 from 15 away. 1.9 points a match at home, 1.2 away.

Seattle Reign FC are 1 match from their longest unbeaten run this season. Current run 3. Longest 4. Next at Gotham FC, 8 November.

Washington Spirit have 28 goals conceded, the 2nd fewest in the NWSL. 0.9 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Washington Spirit: 51% possession; 100 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 5.1 actions each
Seattle Reign FC: 49% possession; 98 possessions; 4% ended in a shot; 16% reached the box; 4.9 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Washington Spirit

Seattle Reign FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Washington Spirit started 15% of their possessions in the final third, Seattle Reign FC 12%.

Where the shots came from

Washington SpiritSeattle Reign FC

Washington Spirit attack right, Seattle Reign FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Washington Spirit

Seattle Reign FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Washington SpiritSeattle Reign FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Washington SpiritSeattle Reign FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Washington SpiritSeattle Reign FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,630 events in the record.

Period Minute 93 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Washington Spirit attack right, Seattle Reign FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

64 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:55	H. Ward	Seattle Reign FC
1:00	H. Ward	Seattle Reign FC
2:22	J. Bugg	Seattle Reign FC
4:32	É. Tsé	Washington Spirit
6:57	S. Cantore	Washington Spirit
7:43	S. Menti	Seattle Reign FC
7:45	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
9:57	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
10:09	J. Bugg	Seattle Reign FC
14:13	T. Rudd	Washington Spirit
15:30	S. Huerta	Seattle Reign FC
16:01	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
17:06	L. Santos	Washington Spirit
20:44	J. Bugg	Seattle Reign FC
22:10	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
24:47	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
24:54	L. Di Guglielmo	Washington Spirit
27:03	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
28:21	J. Bugg	Seattle Reign FC
28:57	L. Santos	Washington Spirit

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Lineups

Washington SpiritFormation 4-2-3-1

Washington Spirit, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 S. MacIver. Line 1: 14 G. Carle, 5 É. Tsé, 9 T. Rudd, 13 L. Di Guglielmo. Line 2: 17 H. Hershfelt, 4 R. Bernal. Line 3: 19 R. Kouassi, 10 L. Santos, 2 T. Rodman. Line 4: 27 S. Cantore.

Washington Spirit lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
18	S. MacIver	90	0
14	G. Carle, off at 82′	82	0
13	L. Di Guglielmo	90	0
4	R. Bernal, off at 66′	66	0
5	É. Tsé, off at 66′	66	0
9	T. Rudd	90	0
19	R. Kouassi	90	0
17	H. Hershfelt	90	1
27	S. Cantore, off at 66′	66	0
10	L. Santos, off at 82′	82	1
2	T. Rodman	90	0
Substitutes
11	C. Martínez, on at 66′	24	0
12	A. Sullivan, on at 66′	24	0
21	G. Monday, on at 82′	8	0
24	E. Morgan, on at 66′	24	0
26	P. Metayer, on at 82′	8	0
Team			2

Unused: K. Collins, K. Wiesner, T. Bolt, D. Abiodun

All player stats

Washington Spirit lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	G. Carle, off at 82′	82	0	0	0	77%	1	0
13	L. Di Guglielmo	90	0	1	0	89%	1	2
4	R. Bernal, off at 66′	66	0	0	0	70%	0	1
5	É. Tsé, off at 66′	66	0	1	0	100%	0	0
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0	85%	0	2
19	R. Kouassi	90	0	1	2	71%	3	1
17	H. Hershfelt	90	1	2	0	73%	1	2
27	S. Cantore, off at 66′	66	0	1	1	68%	2	0
10	L. Santos, off at 82′	82	1	2	2	80%	0	0
2	T. Rodman	90	0	2	1	56%	1	1
Substitutes
31	K. Collins	–
6	K. Wiesner	–
11	C. Martínez, on at 66′	24	0	1	0	83%	1	0
12	A. Sullivan, on at 66′	24	0	1	0	89%	0	0
16	T. Bolt	–
20	D. Abiodun	–
21	G. Monday, on at 82′	8	0	0	1	50%	0	0
24	E. Morgan, on at 66′	24	0	0	0	100%	0	0
26	P. Metayer, on at 82′	8	0	0	0	63%	0	0
Team			2	12	7	79%	10	9

Washington Spirit goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
18	S. MacIver	90	2	2	100%	1	0

Seattle Reign FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Seattle Reign FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Dickey. Line 1: 11 S. Huerta, 21 P. McClernon, 23 J. Bugg, 24 M. Curry. Line 2: 8 A. James-Turner, 16 A. McCammon. Line 3: 12 H. Ward, 17 S. Menti, 5 M. Dahlien. Line 4: 2 M. Mercado.

Seattle Reign FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Dickey	90	0
11	S. Huerta	90	0
24	M. Curry	90	0
16	A. McCammon, off at 46′	45	0
21	P. McClernon	90	0
23	J. Bugg	90	0
12	H. Ward, off at 46′	45	0
8	A. James-Turner, off at 89′	89	0
2	M. Mercado, off at 87′	87	0
17	S. Menti, off at 65′	65	0
5	M. Dahlien	90	0
Substitutes
7	E. Adames, on at 87′	3	0
13	B. Ratcliffe, on at 89′	1	0
19	M. Fishel, on at 65′	25	0
20	S. Meza, on at 46′	45	0
30	N. Mondesir, on at 46′	45	0
Team			0

Unused: C. Miller, E. Mason, R. Brown, S. Holmes

All player stats

Seattle Reign FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
11	S. Huerta	90	0	0	1	76%	0	1
24	M. Curry	90	0	0	0	54%	1	5
16	A. McCammon, off at 46′	45	0	1	0	84%	1	0
21	P. McClernon	90	0	0	0	87%	3	1
23	J. Bugg	90	0	0	0	88%	0	2
12	H. Ward, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	67%	0	0
8	A. James-Turner, off at 89′	89	0	1	0	83%	2	1
2	M. Mercado, off at 87′	87	0	1	0	60%	0	0
17	S. Menti, off at 65′	65	0	1	0	50%	0	1
5	M. Dahlien	90	0	0	1	72%	1	0
Substitutes
38	C. Miller	–
7	E. Adames, on at 87′	3	0	1	0	0%	0	0
13	B. Ratcliffe, on at 89′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
14	E. Mason	–
19	M. Fishel, on at 65′	25	0	0	0	100%	0	0
20	S. Meza, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	86%	3	1
22	R. Brown	–
25	S. Holmes	–
30	N. Mondesir, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	56%	0	1
Team			0	5	2	78%	11	13