The Boys in Gold\u00a0are 6W-0L-3D across all competitions, 4W-0L-1D in MLS and 4W-0L-1D at GEODIS Park for the first time in club history\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sam Surridge records hat trick and takes over MLS lead for goals with seven\u00a0on Sam Surridge Bobblehead Night presented by Renasant\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nashville SC goalkeeper Brian Schwake extends\u00a0personal\u00a0unbeaten streak to 14 (11W-0L-3D),\u00a0records sixth shutout in nine starts this season<\/p>\n
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 21, 2026)\u202f\u2013\u00a0Nashville Soccer Club\u00a0continued its historic start Saturday night at GEODIS Park when it\u00a0shut out\u00a0Orlando City SC\u00a05-0\u00a0to remain unbeaten this season.\u00a0Cristian Espinoza scored less than five minutes into the match to put the Boys in Gold on top and Sam Surridge\u00a0converted Nashville SC\u2019s first penalty kick of the season in the 28th\u00a0minute to double the lead\u00a0before adding\u00a0two second half tallies for a hat trick and\u00a0his third multi-goal game\u00a0of\u00a02026.\u00a0Warren Madrigal buried the final goal in the 80th\u00a0minute\u00a0and\u00a0Brian Schwake made\u00a0one\u00a0save\u00a0for his third MLS shutout in five starts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Super Sam does not bobble it:\u00a0Sam Surridge recorded his fourth MLS\u00a0hat trick and his 12th\u00a0regular season multi-goal match Saturday night. He is now level with Hany Mukhtar for most hat tricks in Nashville SC regular season history and his seven goals\u00a0lead MLS.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucky number 14:\u00a0Brian Schwake is now\u00a011W-0L-3D\u00a0in his first 14 starts in goal for Nashville SC and has\u00a0six shutouts in nine starts across all competitions\u00a0this season.\u00a0The\u00a0first-year\u00a0starter has allowed just nine\u00a0goals in\u00a0his\u00a0initial\u00a014 appearances.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
His 125th\u00a0Espi-cial:\u00a0Cristian Espinoza\u2019s fifth-minute goal was his 125th\u00a0career\u00a0MLS goal contribution (regular season and playoffs).\u00a0Espinoza has recorded a goal contribution in three consecutive matches (two goals,\u00a0two\u00a0assists).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Next up:\u00a0Nashville SC will\u00a0be idle until Saturday, April 4 at Chicago Fire FC due to the FIFA March International match window. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Notes:\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nashville SC:\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
is\u00a0currently first in the Eastern Conference\u00a0\u00a0
\nis\u00a0unbeaten in\u00a0its first\u00a0nine\u00a0matches\u00a0for the first time in club history\u00a0(6W-0L-3D)\u00a0\u00a0
\nis 4W-0L-1D in MLS for the first time in club history\u00a0\u00a0
\nhas scored\u00a013\u00a0goals through\u00a0its\u00a0first five MLS matches for the first time in club history\u00a0
\nis unbeaten at home this season\u00a0(4W-0L-1D overall,\u00a03W-0L-0D MLS)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nis\u00a0outscoring opponents\u00a021-3\u00a0in 2026\u00a0(all competitions)\u00a0\u00a0
\nis\u00a06W-7L-5D\u00a0all-time vs. Orlando City SC\u00a0
\ntied its largest single match margin of victory (+5, last 4\/26\/25 vs. Chicago Fire FC)<\/p>\n
Reed Baker-Whiting made his first MLS start with Nashville SC\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
scored his second MLS goal of the season and third across all competitions\u00a0
\nrecorded\u00a0his third MLS assist and\u00a0fourth\u00a0across all competitions this season\u00a0\u00a0
\nnow has 126\u00a0career MLS goal contributions (regular season + playoffs)\u00a0
\nhas\u00a0goal contributions in three-straight matches (two goals,\u00a0two\u00a0assists)<\/p>\n
Dan Lovitz made his 300th\u00a0career MLS regular season appearance when he subbed in at the\u00a078th\u00a0minute\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Warren\u00a0Madrigal\u00a0scored his\u00a0second goal of the season\u00a0and\u00a0has four\u00a0goal contributions in five MLS matches this\u00a0season\u00a0<\/p>\n
Andy Najar recorded his second assist of the season\u00a0and\u00a0has\u00a0assists\u00a0in back-to-back MLS matches\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeisson\u00a0Palacios recorded his first assist and goal contribution\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0season\u00a0<\/p>\n
scored his first hat trick of the season and leads MLS with seven goals \u00a0 \u00a0
\nhas three\u00a0multi-goal games\u00a0this season\u00a0
\nearned Man of the Match honors<\/p>\n
made one\u00a0save and is unbeaten in his first 14 starts in goal for Nashville SC at\u00a011W-0L-3D\u00a0
\nhas six shutouts in nine starts this season (all competitions)<\/p>\n
Eddi\u00a0Tagseth\u00a0recorded his first assist and goal contribution of the season\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Box score:\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nashville SC (4W-0L-1D) vs. Orlando City SC (1W-4L-0D)\u00a0<\/p>\n
March\u00a021, 2026\u00a0\u2013\u00a0GEODIS Park\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Final score:\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
NSH: Cristian Espinoza (A: Andy Najar, Eddi\u00a0Tagseth) 5\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
NSH:\u00a0Sam\u00a0Surridge\u00a0(Penalty\u00a0Kick)\u00a028\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
NSH: Sam\u00a0Surridge\u00a055\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
NSH: Sam Surridge (A:\u00a0Cristian Espinoza, Jeisson Palacios)\u00a067\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
NSH: Warren Madrigal\u00a080\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
ORL: Nolan Miller (Caution) 26\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
ORL: Iago\u00a0Teodoro\u00a0(Caution) 73\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
NSH: Andy Najar (Caution) 83\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
NSH\u00a0starters: Brian Schwake; Reed Baker-Whiting\u00a0(Dan Lovitz 78\u2019), Maxwell\u00a0Woledzi, Jeisson Palacios, Andy Najar; Patrick Yazbek\u00a0(Matthew Corcoran 68\u2019), Eddi\u00a0Tagseth, Alex\u00a0Muyl\u00a0(Ahmed Qasem 60\u2019); Cristian Espinoza\u00a0(Warren Madrigal 68\u2019), Hany Mukhtar\u00a0(C), Sam Surridge\u00a0(Woobens\u00a0Pacius 78\u2019)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Substitutes: Joe Willis, Jack Maher, Bryan Acosta, Josh Bauer\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
ORL\u00a0starters:\u00a0Maxime\u00a0Cr\u00e9peau; Adrian Marin\u00a0(Zakaria\u00a0Taifi\u00a059\u2019), Nolan Miller, Iago Teodoro, Griffin Dorsey\u00a0(Yutaro Tsukada 72\u2019); Luis Otavio\u00a0(Colin Guske 46\u2019), Braian Ojeda, Ivan Angulo,\u00a0Marco Pasalic; Martin\u00a0Ojeda (C), Duncan McGuire\u00a0(Tiago Souza 59\u2019)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Substitutes:\u00a0Javier Otero, Justin Ellis, Harvey\u00a0Sarajian, Tahir Reid-Brown, Dylan Judelson\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Match officials:\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
AR1: \u00a0Jeffrey Swartzel\u00a0<\/p>\n
4TH:\u00a0Sergii\u00a0Demianchuk\u00a0<\/p>\n
AVAR:\u00a0Claudiu\u00a0Bedea\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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