Portland Thorns Win 4-1 on the Road Against Orlando Pride

‍PORTLAND, Ore. (Saturday, September 19, 2026) – The Portland Thorns got back to winning ways with a 4-1 road victory against Orlando Pride on Saturday afternoon at Inter.Co Stadium.

Portland got the match going early in the 3^rd minute when forward Sophia Wilson laid a pass off to midfielder Nina Nijstad to take her shot from the top of the box, launching the ball into the back of the net to grab her first NWSL goal.

Orlando quickly tried to find an equalizer but standout defensive efforts — including a 6^th minute block in the box from defender Reyna Reyes — kept the hosts at bay.

In the 27^th minute, forward Caiya Hanks drew a penalty in favor and Wilson would step up to convert from the spot to double Portland’s lead while also becoming Portland’s all-time penalty kick goals leader.

The two-goal lead was short-lived however when Orlando’s Ally Lemos scored shortly after in the 30^th minute with a right-footed shot from outside the box.

Both sides came out in the second half looking to add another goal to their respective tallies, going back and forth as they exchanged momentum. Eventually, midfielder Cassandra Bogere found forward Morgan Weaver in Orlando’s half and Weaver shot the ball from outside the box to triple the Thorns lead in the 74^th minute, her first goal since November 2024.

The Thorns added a fourth in the dying minutes of the match to lock down the road win, with Wilson providing her second assist of the match to midfielder Renee Lyles who received the ball in Orlando’s box and put it past the keeper in the 88^th minute.

UP NEXT: The Portland Thorns return to Providence Park to host the Houston Dash on Saturday, September 26. The match is scheduled to kickoff at 5:45 pm PT on ION and KNKR-2. Tickets are available for purchase HERE.  
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TEAM NOTES

• Sophia Wilson (F) registered a goal and two assists in today’s match. It is the 7^th time in her league career that she has recorded at least one goal and assist in a single game and the 3^rd time she has had a multi-assist game.
• Wilson extends her team-leading goal tally to 13 this season. She is one goal away from equalizing the club record of 14 goals that she scored in 2022.
• Wilson is now Portland’s all-time leader in penalty kick goals, scoring her career 11^th against Orlando. She is perfect from the penalty spot across her NWSL career.
• Wilson made her 100^th regular season appearance today, the 6^th Thorn to reach that milestone and the 4^th to score in a 100^th career match.
• Wilson has combined for 76 goal contributions (57 G, 19 A) since her regular season debut on May 16, 2021, the second-most goals through 100 games in league history.
• Morgan Weaver (F) scored her first goal of the season and her first since November 1, 2024 (3-0 W vs LA). It is her 20^th career regular season goal.
• The 2024 home win vs Angel City was the last time that both Weaver and Wilson scored in the same match. They have scored in the same match seven times across their NWSL careers.
• Nina Nijstad (M) scored her first NWSL goal.
• Renee Lyles (M) scored her second goal of the year.
• Cassandra Bogere (M) made her first NWSL assist.
• Wilson’s 18 assists are now 3rd-most in Thorns history.
• With their 12^th victory of the season, Portland recorded their first 12+ win season since 2021 and passed their 2025 win total of 11.
• Portland’s 40 goals this year is the most in a single season since 2023 and fifth season scoring 40+.
• Portland now sits at 42 points, tied for third-most points recorded in a single season.
• Portland recorded two single-season victories against Orlando for the first time since 2022.
• Portland snapped a three-game winless streak with today’s victory.
• The Thorns are unbeaten in their last three road matches (2W, 1D).
• Today’s win is Portland’s first in Orlando since 2022. They are now 6W-4L-2D on the road against the Pride.

GOAL BREAKDOWN
First Half

POR – Nina Nijstad (Sophia Wilson) 3’
POR – Sophia Wilson (Penalty) 28’
ORL – Ally Lemos (Solai Washington) 30’

Second Half

POR – Morgan Weaver (Cassandra Bogere) 74’
POR – Renee Lyles (Sophia Wilson) 88’

LINEUPS
Portland Thorns (4-2-3-1): GK Mackenzie Arnold, Marie Müller (Mallie McKenzie 53’), Carolyn Calzada, Jayden Perry, Reyna Reyes, Jessie Fleming-C, Nina Nijstad (Cassandra Bogere 71’), Caiya Hanks (Renee Lyles 71’), Pietra Tordin (Shae Harvey 85’), Reilyn Turner (Morgan Weaver 53’), Sophia Wilson
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Subs not used: GK Mackenzie Wood, GK Morgan Messner, Sam Hiatt, Maddie Padelski

Orlando Pride (4-3-3): GK Cosette Morché, Hailie Mace, Hannah Anderson (Rafaelle 84’), Cori Dyke, Oihane (Kerry Abello 84’), Luana (Angelina 57’), Ally Lemos (Marta 69’), Summer Yates (Jacquie Ovalle 57’), Solai Washington, Haley McCutcheon-C, Barbra Banda

Subs not used: GK Cara Martin, Julie Doyle, Sanne Lekven, Zoe Matthews

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

POR: Jayden Perry (Yellow) 25’, Renee Lyles (Yellow) 88’
ORL: N/A

MATCH STATS

POR | ORL

Goals: 4|1
Assists: 3|1
Possession: 47|53
Shots: 17|19
Shots on Target: 13|6
Saves: 5|9
Tackles: 19|15
Tackles Won: 15|11
Interceptions: 12|11
Fouls: 12|8
Offsides: 1|4
Corner Kicks: 4|8

ATTENDANCE: 7,602

Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant Referee 1: Zeno Cho
Assistant Referee 2: Alicia Messer
4th Official: Alejo Calume
VAR: Jamie Padilla
Assistant VAR: James Norris