Sophia Smith tallies team-leading sixth goal of the season
ORLANDO, Fla. – Portland Thorns FC dropped a 3-1 road result to the Orlando Pride at Exploria Stadium on Sunday evening. Sophia Smith recorded her team-leading sixth goal of the season in the match. Morgan Weaver tallied an assist for a second straight match. Portland will close out a three-game road swing on June 18, playing the Chicago Red Stars at SeatGeek Stadium.
Goal-Scoring Stats
Smith tallied her team-leading sixth goal of the season. Her six goals are the second-most in the NWSL, trailing only Kerolin (7). Notably, five of Smith’s six goals have come in road matches. Morgan Weaver tallied her second assist of the season in a second straight match after recording one against OL Reign on June 3. She is the sixth player to register multiple assists for Thorns FC this season, which is the most of any team in the NWSL. Thorns FC have scored in 18 straight regular season matches on the road, which surpasses Orlando’s record (17 straight from June 2019 to August 2021) for the longest such streak in NWSL history. Portland is the only team in the NWSL to score in all of its regular season matches this year, tallying a league-best 26 goals in the 2023 campaign.
Goal-Scoring Plays
POR – Sophia Smith (Morgan Weaver), 20th minute: Morgan Weaver drove down the left wing and dribbled inside of the 18-yard box before slotting a square ball toward the penalty spot for Sophia Smith, who finished a first time shot low and into the far post corner of the goal.
ORL – Adriana, 26th minute: Adriana took an Orlando free kick from just outside of the box and curled it inside of the near post.
ORL – Adriana (Watt), 47th minute: From the half-field mark, Ally Watt played the ball into space for Adriana, who dribbled up the field and whipped a shot into the corner of the goal from the top of the box.
ORL – Bright (Watt), 69th minute: Messiah Bright picked off a pass in Portland’s defensive third of the field. She took one touch onto her right inside of the box and finished it into the back of the net.
Notes:
- Sophia Smith, Morgan Weaver and Michele Vasconcelos all made their 50th NWSL appearances in the match. Smith and Weaver’s appearances have all come with Portland.
- Sophia Smith tallied her team-leading sixth goal of the season.
- Five of Smith’s six goals in 2023 have come in road matches.
- The goal was Smith’s 27th goal of her career, which is third-most all time in club history.
- Morgan Weaver recorded her second assist of the season in a second straight match.
- Weaver is the sixth player to register multiple assists for Thorns FC this season.
- Thorns FC’s six players with multiple assists is the most of any team in the NWSL this season.
- Portland is the only team in the NWSL to score in all of its regular season matches this year, tallying a league-best 26 goals in the 2023 campaign.
- Thorns FC have scored in 18 straight regular season matches on the road, which surpasses Orlando’s record (17 straight from June 2019 to August 2021) for the longest such streak in NWSL history.
- Sam Coffey led Portland in duels won (7) and possessions won (10).
- Coming off a 2-0 road win against OL Reign on June 3, Thorns FC played their second match of a three-game road swing today.
Portland Thorns FC (5-2-4, 19pts) vs. Orlando Pride (3-6-1, 13pts)
June 11, 2023 – Exploria Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
Scoring Summary:
POR: Smith (Weaver), 20
ORL: Adriana, 26
ORL: Adriana (Watt), 47
ORL: Bright, 69
Misconduct Summary:
POR: Hubly (caution), 8
POR: Kuikka (caution), 25
ORL: Montefusco (caution), 64
ORL: Adriana (caution), 94
Lineups:
POR: GK Bixby ©, D Kuikka, D Hubly, D Nally (Reyes, 56), D Klingenberg, M Coffey, M Sinclair © (Moultrie, 67), M Dunn (Leon, 83), F Sugita (Vasconcelos, 56), F Smith, F Weaver (D’Aquila, 67)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Hogan, D McGrady, M Porter, F Betfort
TOTAL SHOTS: 19 (Smith, 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Smith, 4); FOULS: 8 (Hubly, Smith, 2); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 5
ORL: GK Moorhouse, D Strom, D Madril, D Montefusco, D McCutcheon, M Villacorta, M Cluff (Jimenez-Delgado, 73), M Doyle (Bright, 53), F Adriana, F Marta (Tymrak, 73), F Watt (Abello, 66)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Nelson, D Cosme, D Martinez, M Reiss, M Listro
TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Adriana, 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Adriana, Watt, 2); FOULS: 6 (Adriana, 2); OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 6
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Assistant Referees: Chris Canales, Noah Kenyawani
Fourth Official: Laura Waliski Chambers
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez
Weather: Cloudy, 91 degrees
Attendance:
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial
