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2024 National Women's Soccer League season

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National Women's Soccer League
Season2024
DatesMarch 16 – November 23
ChampionsTBD
NWSL ShieldTBD
Challenge CupSan Diego Wave FC
(1st cup)
Summer CupTBD
CONCACAF W Champions CupTBD
Matches played133
Goals scored357 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerTemwa Chawinga
(15 goals)
Biggest home win6 goals
ORL 6–0 UTA
(Jun 21)
Biggest away win3 goals
POR 1–4 KC
(Jun 23)
SD 0–3 CHI
(Jun 28)
LA 0–3 ORL
(Jun 30)
SD 1–4 NC
(Sep 8)
Highest scoring9 goals
KC 5–4 POR
(Mar 16)
Longest winning run8 wins
Orlando Pride
(April 12 – June 7)
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Orlando Pride
(Mar 16 – present)
Longest winless run12 matches
San Diego Wave FC
(May 12 – present)
Longest losing run6 losses
Utah Royals
(May 3 – Jun 16)
Highest attendance35,038
CHI 1–2 BAY
(June 8)
Lowest attendance2,999
CHI 2–4 WAS
(May 1)
Total attendance1,526,407
Average attendance11,477
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of September 8, 2024.

The 2024 National Women's Soccer League season is the twelfth season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), it is the 18th overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league has 14 teams following the addition of expansion teams Bay FC and Utah Royals—the latter being the revival of a team that had played in the league from 2018 to 2020.

The season began with the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup, a supercup match between the reigning playoff champion (NJ/NY Gotham FC) and NWSL Shield winner San Diego Wave FC, on March 15, 2024. The regular season began the following day and will run until November 3;[1] it will pause for a month between July 8 and August 18 for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Each team will play 26 matches, an increase of four from the 2023 season. The playoffs will comprise the top eight teams and run from November 9 to November 23.[2][3] The 2024 season is the first under a new broadcast agreement with CBS Sports, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports; a total of 118 matches will be televised or streamed.[2]

In addition to league play, 2024 marks the debut of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, an international competition between clubs from the NWSL and Liga MX Femenil of Mexico. It is scheduled to be played from July to October.[4]

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

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Stadiums and locations

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See also: List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums
Team Stadium Capacity
Angel City FC BMO Stadium 22,000
Bay FC PayPal Park 18,000
Chicago Red Stars SeatGeek Stadium 20,000
Houston Dash Shell Energy Stadium 7,000[a]
Kansas City Current CPKC Stadium 11,500
NJ/NY Gotham FC Red Bull Arena 25,000
North Carolina Courage Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000
Orlando Pride Inter&Co Stadium 25,500
Portland Thorns FC Providence Park 25,218
Racing Louisville FC Lynn Family Stadium 11,700[b]
San Diego Wave FC Snapdragon Stadium 32,000
Seattle Reign FC Lumen Field 10,000[c]
Utah Royals America First Field 20,213
Washington Spirit Audi Field 20,000
  1. ^ Shell Energy Stadium has a capacity of 22,039, but the maximum capacity for Dash games is restricted to 7,000.[citation needed]
  2. ^ Seated capacity; full capacity with standing room is 15,304.[5]
  3. ^ Lumen Field has a capacity of 68,740; standard configuration for Reign games seats 10,000 but can expand based on demand for individual games.[6]
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Locations of the National Women's Soccer League teams in 2024.

Personnel and sponsorship

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Note: All teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer as part of a league-wide sponsorship agreement renewed in November 2021.[7]

Team Head coach Captain(s) Shirt sponsor
Angel City FC England Becki Tweed New Zealand Ali Riley DoorDash
Bay FC United States Albertin Montoya United States Emily Menges Sutter Health[8]
Chicago Red Stars Jamaica Lorne Donaldson United States Alyssa Naeher Wintrust[9]
Houston Dash Spain Fran Alonso Canada Sophie Schmidt MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kansas City Current North Macedonia Vlatko Andonovski United States Lo'eau LaBonta United Way of Greater Kansas City[10]
NJ/NY Gotham FC Spain Juan Carlos Amorós United States Lynn Williams CarMax[11]
North Carolina Courage United States Sean Nahas Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan Merz Aesthetics
Orlando Pride England Seb Hines Brazil Marta Orlando Health
Portland Thorns FC England Rob Gale United States Becky Sauerbrunn Providence Health & Services
Racing Louisville FC United States Bev Yanez New Zealand Abby Erceg GE Appliances
San Diego Wave FC United States Landon Donovan (interim) Kaiser Permanente
Seattle Reign FC England Laura Harvey United States Lauren Barnes Black Future Co-op Fund
Utah Royals Belgium Jimmy Coenraets (interim) United States Paige Monaghan[12] America First Credit Union[13]
Washington Spirit Spain Jonatan Giráldez United States Aubrey Kingsbury CVS Health

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment Ref.
Utah Royals — — — Preseason United States Amy Rodriguez April 19, 2023 [14]
Bay FC — — — Preseason United States Albertin Montoya September 27, 2023 [15]
Chicago Red Stars United States Ella Masar (interim) End of interim period October 16, 2023 Preseason Jamaica Lorne Donaldson December 20, 2023 [16]
Houston Dash England Sarah Lowdon (interim) End of interim period October 16, 2023 Preseason Spain Fran Alonso December 22, 2023 [17]
Kansas City Current Finland Caroline Sjöblom (interim) End of interim period October 16, 2023 Preseason North Macedonia Vlatko Andonovski October 23, 2023 [18]
Washington Spirit England Mark Parsons Fired October 17, 2023 Preseason Spain Adrián González (interim) January 23, 2024 [19][20]
Angel City FC England Becki Tweed (interim) End of interim period October 21, 2023 Preseason England Becki Tweed November 2, 2023 [21]
Racing Louisville FC Sweden Kim Björkegren Mutual separation October 27, 2023 Preseason United States Bev Yanez November 30, 2023 [22][23]
Portland Thorns FC England Mike Norris Promoted to technical director April 16, 2024 14th England Rob Gale (interim) April 16, 2024 [24]
San Diego Wave FC England Casey Stoney Fired June 24, 2024 9th England Paul Buckle (interim) June 24, 2024 [25]
Utah Royals United States Amy Rodriguez Fired June 30, 2024 14th Belgium Jimmy Coenraets (interim) June 30, 2024 [26]
Washington Spirit Spain Adrián González (interim) End of interim period July 7, 2024[a] 3rd Spain Jonatan Giráldez January 9, 2024 [20][28]
Portland Thorns FC England Rob Gale (interim) End of interim period July 19, 2024 5th England Rob Gale July 19, 2024 [29]
San Diego Wave FC England Paul Buckle (interim) End of interim period August 16, 2024 10th United States Landon Donovan (interim) August 16, 2024 [30]
  1. ^ Although Giráldez was appointed on January 9, he would not join the Spirit until after the conclusion of the 2023–24 FC Barcelona Femení season. Giráldez officially assumed head-coaching duties on July 7, and González would remain on the Spirit's coaching staff as an assistant.[27]

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando Pride (T) 19 14 5 0 36 12 +24 47 NWSL Shield, playoffs
2 Washington Spirit 19 13 2 4 39 21 +18 41 Playoffs
3 Kansas City Current 19 11 5 3 43 28 +15 38
4 NJ/NY Gotham FC 19 11 4 4 23 16 +7 37
5 North Carolina Courage 19 10 1 8 26 20 +6 31
6 Portland Thorns FC 19 8 3 8 29 27 +2 27
7 Bay FC 19 8 0 11 24 31 −7 24
8 Chicago Red Stars 19 7 2 10 25 28 −3 23
9 Angel City FC 19 6 3 10 22 31 −9 21
10 Seattle Reign FC 19 5 5 9 23 32 −9 20
11 Racing Louisville FC 19 4 7 8 26 27 −1 19
12 San Diego Wave FC 19 3 7 9 15 24 −9 16
13 Utah Royals 19 4 3 12 13 31 −18 15
14 Houston Dash 19 3 5 11 13 29 −16 14
Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2024. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Tiebreakers

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The initial determining factor for a team's position in the standings is most points earned, with three points earned for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. If two or more teams tie in total points total when determining rank, playoff qualification, and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker criteria, going down the list until all teams are ranked.[31]

  1. Greater goal difference across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  2. Most total wins across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  3. Most goals scored across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  4. Head-to-head results (total points) between the tied teams.
  5. Head-to-head most goals scored between the tied teams.
  6. Fewest disciplinary points accumulated across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  7. Coin flip (if two teams are tied) or drawing of lots (if three or more teams are tied).

Results

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Home \ Away BAY CHI HOU KC LA LOU NC NJY ORL POR SD SEA UTA WAS
Bay FC — 1–2 2–3 Oct 12 1–0 1–0 Oct 19 0–2 Sep 20 2–3 2–1 3–2 0–1 0–3
Chicago Red Stars 1–2 — 1–0 Nov 3 0–1 0–1 Sep 29 Oct 12 0–1 0–2 Sep 21 2–1 3–1 2–4
Houston Dash Nov 2 Oct 4 — 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 Sep 21 1–3 1–3
Kansas City Current 5–2 2–2 2–0 — 4–2 3–3 1–0 Sep 28 1–2 5–4 Oct 19 5–2 1–0 Sep 20
Angel City FC 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 — 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 Sep 23 0–0 2–3 Oct 20 Sep 27
Racing Louisville FC 0–1 3–1 2–0 Oct 5 Sep 14 — Sep 21 0–2 2–2 Oct 19 0–0 2–3 5–1 1–2
North Carolina Courage Sep 13 3–1 5–1 2–1 Oct 12 3–1 — 1–0 0–0 2–0 Oct 5 1–0 1–0 Nov 2
NJ/NY Gotham FC Oct 5 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 — Oct 20 2–0 2–1 1–1 Sep 22 0–2
Orlando Pride 1–0 1–1 Sep 28 Sep 13 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 — 2–1 1–0 Nov 2 6–0 Oct 6
Portland Thorns FC 1–3 Sep 13 4–1 1–4 Nov 1 2–2 1–0 0–1 Oct 11 — 1–0 4–0 Oct 5 2–1
San Diego Wave FC 2–1 0–3 Oct 13 1–2 1–2 Nov 3 1–4 1–1 1–1 Sep 28 — 1–0 2–0 1–1
Seattle Reign FC Sep 29 1–2 Oct 18 0–0 Oct 4 1–1 1–0 Sep 16 2–3 0–0 2–1 — 1–1 1–0
Utah Royals 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 Sep 28 2–1 Nov 1 0–1 0–0 Sep 14 Oct 13 — 0–1
Washington Spirit 2–1 Oct 20 Sep 15 4–1 4–2 Oct 13 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on September 8, 2024. Source: NWSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by week

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Considering each week to end when the NWSL releases their weekly standing tweet

Team \ Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Orlando Pride 6 9 8 5 5 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Washington Spirit 12 6 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Kansas City Current 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
NJ/NY Gotham FC 8 4 7 7 11 11 9 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
North Carolina Courage 1 3 3 2 4 2 6 6 6 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5
Portland Thorns FC 10 14 13 14 9 7 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Chicago Red Stars 2 1 2 4 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
Bay FC 5 7 10 6 8 10 12 13 11 12 10 12 11 11 8 8 10 8
Angel City FC 11 11 14 10 7 9 7 9 9 11 12 11 10 10 11 11 9 9
Racing Louisville FC 7 10 9 9 6 6 8 11 10 8 7 8 8 8 9 9 8 10
Seattle Reign FC 4 5 11 12 13 14 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 11
San Diego Wave FC 9 13 6 8 10 8 10 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12
Utah Royals 13 8 12 13 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
Houston Dash 14 12 5 11 12 12 13 10 12 10 11 10 12 12 12 12 13 14

Legend: Gold = first place; green = playoff position; Red = last place.

Attendance

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See also: National Women's Soccer League attendance

Average home attendances

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Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Regular season
Team GP Attendance High Low Average
San Diego Wave FC 10 204,076 32,066 10,289 20,408
Angel City FC 10 189,777 22,000 16,023 18,978
Portland Thorns FC 9 168,471 21,025 16,688 18,719
Washington Spirit 10 138,549 19,897 8,182 13,855
Bay FC 10 138,089 18,000 10,367 13,809
Kansas City Current 10 115,000 11,500 11,500 11,500
Utah Royals 9 97,382 20,370 7,491 10,820
Seattle Reign FC 9 79,718 16,598 5,083 8,858
NJ/NY Gotham FC 10 84,131 11,662 5,883 8,413
Chicago Red Stars 9 71,076 35,038 2,999 7,897
Orlando Pride 9 66,447 9,656 4,702 7,383
Racing Louisville FC 9 62,715 11,365 5,011 6,968
Houston Dash 10 60,670 8,600 4,438 6,067
North Carolina Courage 9 50,306 8,135 4,528 5,590
Total 133 1,526,407 35,038 2,999 11,477

Updated through September 8

Highest attendances

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Regular season[32]
Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Bay FC 35,038 June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08) Wrigley Field
2 San Diego Wave FC 1–2 Kansas City Current 32,066 March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23) Snapdragon Stadium
3 San Diego Wave FC 1–4 North Carolina Courage 26,516 September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08) Snapdragon Stadium
4 San Diego Wave FC 3–0 Chicago Red Stars 24,115 June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) Snapdragon Stadium
5 San Diego Wave FC 1–1 Washington Spirit 23,541 September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01) Snapdragon Stadium
6 Angel City FC 0–1 Bay FC 22,000 March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17) BMO Stadium
Angel City FC 2–1 North Carolina Courage 22,000 April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21) BMO Stadium
Angel City FC 0-3 Orlando Pride 22,000 June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) BMO Stadium
9 San Diego Wave 1–2 Angel City FC 21,500 August 24, 2024 (2024-08-24) Snapdragon Stadium
10 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 North Carolina Courage 21,025 June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08) Providence Park

Updated through September 8

Statistical leaders

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As of September 8, 2024.[33]

Playoffs

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Further information: NWSL Playoffs

Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup

In a change of format, the Challenge Cup will be played as a one-off super cup, contested by the winners of the previous season's NWSL Championship, NJ/NY Gotham FC, and NWSL Shield, San Diego Wave FC.[34]

NJ/NY Gotham FC0–1San Diego Wave FC
Report
  • Morgan 88'
Attendance: 14,241
Referee: Danielle Chesky

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

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Main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

It is scheduled to be played from July to October.[4]

Individual awards

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As of September 10, 2024

Monthly awards

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Player of the Month

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Further information: NWSL Player of the Month
Month Player Team Ref.
March/April Brazil Bia Zaneratto Kansas City Current [35]
May Zambia Barbra Banda Orlando Pride [36]
June Malawi Temwa Chawinga Kansas City Current [37]
July United States Ally Sentnor Utah Royals [38]
August United States Ella Stevens NJ/NY Gotham FC [39]

Rookie of the Month

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Further information: NWSL Rookie of the Month
Month Player Team Ref.
March/April United States Croix Bethune Washington Spirit [40]
May United States Croix Bethune (2) Washington Spirit [41]
June United States Croix Bethune (3) Washington Spirit [42]
July United States Ally Sentnor Utah Royals [43]
August United States Croix Bethune (4) Washington Spirit [44]

Team of the Month

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Further information: NWSL Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
March/April United States Alyssa Naeher, CHI
[45]
May Germany Ann-Katrin Berger, NJY
(2)
(2) 		[46]
June England Anna Moorhouse, ORL
[47]
July United States Cassie Miller, NJY
[48]
August Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haračić, LA
[49]

Weekly awards

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Week Goal of the Week Impact Save of the Week Ref.
Player Club Player Club
1 Nigeria Asisat Oshoala Bay FC United States Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars [50][51]
2 South Korea Ji So-yun Seattle Reign FC Austria Sarah Puntigam Houston Dash [52][53]
3 United States Sam Coffey Portland Thorns FC United States Aubrey Kingsbury Washington Spirit [54][55]
4 United States Alex Loera Bay FC United States Tatumn Milazzo Chicago Red Stars [56][57]
5 United States Tziarra King Seattle Reign FC United States Tatumn Milazzo (2) Chicago Red Stars [58][59]
6 United States Sophia Smith Portland Thorns FC United States Carson Pickett Racing Louisville FC [60][61]
7 United States Veronica Latsko Seattle Reign FC United States Laurel Ivory Seattle Reign FC [62][63]
8 United States Ella Stevens NJ/NY Gotham FC United States Kelli Hubly Portland Thorns FC [64][65]
9 United States Emma Sears Racing Louisville FC United States Kiki Pickett Bay FC [66][67]
10 United States Emma Sears (2) Racing Louisville FC United States Lauren Flynn Utah Royals [68][69]
11 United States Rose Lavelle NJ/NY Gotham FC United States Mandy Haught Utah Royals [70][71]
12 United States Croix Bethune Washington Spirit Canada Kailen Sheridan San Diego Wave [72][73]
13 United States Trinity Rodman Washington Spirit Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haračić Angel City FC [74][75]
14 United States Mallory Swanson Chicago Red Stars United States Alyssa Naeher (2) Chicago Red Stars [76][77]
15 United States Mallory Swanson (2) Chicago Red Stars United States Claudia Dickey Seattle Reign FC [78][79]
16 United States Jameese Joseph Chicago Red Stars Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haračić (2) Angel City FC [80][81]
17 South Korea Ji So-yun (2) Seattle Reign FC Australia Mackenzie Arnold Portland Thorns FC [82][83]
18 Brazil Marta Orlando Pride Finland Natalia Kuikka Chicago Red Stars [84][85]

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  59. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 23, 2024). "Two weeks, two goal-line saves 😮" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  60. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 30, 2024). "Red light 🔴 Green Light 🟩 GOOOOALLLLLLL from Sophia Smith!! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  61. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 30, 2024). "A goal line save from POINT BLANK range!😎" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  62. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 7, 2024). "A game-winning, back-to-goal header with only 10 players on the field?!? 🫨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  63. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 7, 2024). "Laurel Ivory's finger tip save was 😮" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  64. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 14, 2024). "One Touch, Shot, GOAL of the Week ‼️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  65. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 14, 2024). "Goal Line Clearance ✅ Goal Line Clearance during the Cascadia Rivalry ✅✅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  66. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 21, 2024). "The precision needed to score from this angle 🤌" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  67. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 21, 2024). "A CRUCIAL goal live save from Kiki Pickett helped @wearebayfc secure a 2-1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  68. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 29, 2024). "And she's done it AGAIN! 🤌" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  69. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 29, 2024). "OH. MY. GOSH… 🫨 The Defensive Recovery by Lauren Flynn 👏 👏 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  70. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 11, 2024). "The outside of the foot pass 🤌 The left footed finish 🤌 🤌" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  71. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 11, 2024). "This incredible save earned Mandy Haught a spot on @sportscenter Top 10" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  72. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 18, 2024). "WHAT CAN'T SHE DO, SHE'S CROIX BETHUNE ‼️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  73. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 18, 2024). "Kailen Sheridan had cat-like reflexes! 🧤 🐈" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  74. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 25, 2024). "Trinity Rodman's rocket of a finish wins her Goal of the Week!!! 🫡" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  75. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 25, 2024). "This DiDi kick save is ridiculous 🧱" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  76. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 2, 2024). "Mallory Swanson is good at Soccer" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  77. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 2, 2024). "Even Jaedyn Shaw couldn't believe how Alyssa Naeher got to this one 🤯" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  78. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 9, 2024). "BACK-2-BACK 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  79. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 9, 2024). "When you save the play 3 times in a row, you better believe that you won the Week 15 @DeloitteUS Impact Save of the Week!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  80. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (August 27, 2024). "HOW ABOUT THAT ANGLE ‼️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  81. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (August 27, 2024). "DiDi Haračić's full extension save wins her the @DeloitteUS Impact Save of the Week!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  82. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 4, 2024). "What a strike by Ji So-Yun!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  83. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 4, 2024). "Ball was headed straight for the side netting just inside the post, but @MaccaArnold1 said NOPE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  84. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 10, 2024). "MARTA FROM DISTANCE 🚀" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  85. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 10, 2024). "Natalia Kuikka left the entire stadium 😱 with this goal line save!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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