The Portland Thorns won their fourth straight match, after starting the season without a win in their first four, this time a 2-1 win over the Washington Spirit. Sam Coffey and Christine Sinclair would score for the Thorns, while Lena Silano had
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Thorns get late goal from Sophia Smith to earn 3-2 win over Bay FC
The Thorns jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in San Jose against Bay FC on Wednesday night, only to let the hosts draw level before a late goal was the difference in a 3-2 win. Sophia Smith scored twice for the
Two goals for Sophia Smith lead Thorns to 2-0 win over Chicago Red Stars
The Portland Thorns have found their winning form, earning a 2-0 win over the Chicago Red Stars on two goals by Sophia Smith. In just the 4th minute, Chicago nearly took the lead when Mallory Swanson‘s shot from just a few yards
Thorns get first win of the season, 4-1 over Houston Dash
For the Portland Thorns, their first game with Rob Gale as Interim Head Coach was a successful one, as they would get their first win of the season with 4-1 win over the Houston Dash. Christine Sinclair, Sophie Smith, Olivia Moultrie, and
Thorns can’t break through in North Carolina, fall by 2-0 score
The Portland Thorns are still winless in the 2024, campaign falling 2-0 to the North Carolina Courage on the road. Tyler Lussi and Haley Hopkins had the goals for the Courage. In just the 5th minute, on a North Carolina corner kick,
Thorns rally from early two-goal deficit to earn 2-2 draw with Racing Louisville
The Portland Thorns would give up two very early goals to Racing Louisville, but would fight back with two second half goals to earn a 2-2 draw. Morgan Weaver and Sam Coffey would score for the Thorns, while Uchenna Kanu had two
Thorns can’t break through, fall 1-0 to NY/NJ Gotham
The Portland Thorns opened their 2024 home campaign on Sunday afternoon against NY/NY Gotham FC, and though the Thorns would produce many chances (including two goals nullified by offside calls), they’d never find the net and would fall by a 1-0 score.
Thorns open 2024 NWSL season with a crazy 5-4 loss at Kansas City
The Portland Thorns had a wild opening match for the 2024 NWSL season, falling behind early, before nearly pulling off a late rally, but fell a goal short in a 5-4 loss to the Kansas City Current. Vanessa DiBernardo scored twice for
Thorns lose heartbreaker 1-0 to NY/NJ Gotham in overtime that ends 2023 season
On a rainy night at Providence Park, the Thorns never found the net, and though their opponents NY/NJ Gotham had the same problem for much of the match, only the visitors would find the net in overtime, and emerged with a 1-0
Thorns chance to win Shield demolished at Angel City by 5-1 score
The Portland Thorns, for the second year in a row, had a chance to clinch the NWSL Regular Season Shield with a win in the last match of the season. And for the second year in a row fell short, this time