October 25, 2026: We're In
Thorns 1–0 North Carolina, and we're in. Marie Müller from 20 yards in the 60th minute, a 10th straight playoff season, and the first NWSL team to 100 clean sheets.
Back at Pappy's two days after the win. It was Marissa's first game in the stands this season: a cagey first half, then Müller arriving at a full sprint to hit it first time. Portland had about a third of the ball and seven shots on target to North Carolina's two.
Marissa walks back last week's "put Messner in" (blame the Haterade). Arnold kept her 8th clean sheet, the team's 10th. And how do you score without Soph? Anybody can…
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