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Bay FC (2-3-0) was without leading scorer Alex Pfeiffer because of a knee injury. The club has now been held scoreless in back-to-back matches.<\/p>\n
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The San Diego Wave scored three second-half goals for a 3-2 victory over the Denver Summit, spoiling the expansion club’s debut at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in front of a sold-out crowd Saturday.<\/p>\n
In other National Women’s Soccer League matches Saturday, Gotham FC dominated visiting Bay FC 3-0, North Carolina won 1-0 at Houston, and host Chicago beat Boston 2-0.<\/p>\n
Yazmeen Ryan played a pinpoint pass into the box to find Melissa K\u00f6ssler to give Denver a 1-0 lead and the first home goal in the club\u2019s history. It was K\u00f6ssler’s fourth goal of the season.<\/p>\n
After seeing her initial shot cleared off the line by Kristen McNabb, Natasha Flint headed home the rebound to make it 2-0 in the 32nd minute.<\/p>\n
In the second half, it was all San Diego (5-1-0). Lia Godfrey scored in the 49th minute to trim the lead to 1-2. She leads all rookies with four goals this season and set a new club rookie record.<\/p>\n
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Off of Godfrey’s corner kick, defender Kennedy Wesley smashed a header through the hands of goalkeeper Abby Smith for the equalizer in the 57th minute.<\/p>\n
The comeback was completed in the 65th minute for the visitors on an own goal from defender Carson Pickett.<\/p>\n
It was the first time San Diego has ever come-from-behind to win from a halftime deficit in the club\u2019s history (0-23-6).<\/p>\n
The loss in at the Commerce City, Colorado, stadium snapped a three-game shutout streak for the Denver Summit (1-3-2).<\/p>\n
Sanchez scores lone goal North Carolina road win<\/p>\n
For the third straight game, Manaka Matsukubo recorded a goal contribution for the North Carolina Courage, this time on the road against the Dash.<\/p>\n
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In the 42nd minute, Matsukubo provided the service to Ashley Sanchez for her fourth goal of the season and the lone goal of the match.<\/p>\n
In the 77th minute, Ally Schlegel took a heavy touch. In an attempt to recover the ball, she exposed her cleat and made contact with Danielle Colaprico which resulted in a direct red card. North Carolina (2-2-1) played down a player the rest of the way.<\/p>\n
Goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan made two saves to preserve the shutout win for her second clean sheet of the season.<\/p>\n
The Houston Dash (3-2-0) were held scoreless for the first time this season.<\/p>\n
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Jordyn Huitema scored her second goal of the season to lead the Chicago Stars.<\/p>\n
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Huitema scored in the 10th minute after a corner kick and a failed clearance. On a breakaway, Ryan Gareis would find N\u00e1dia Gomes for the 2-0 lead in the 51st minute.<\/p>\n
After a head-to-head collision, Huitema was taken off as a concussion substitute in the 72nd minute.<\/p>\n
This was the first time Chicago (2-4-0) held their opposition off the scoresheet this season.<\/p>\n
Expansion Boston (0-5-0) has yet to win this season.<\/p>\n
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