Overview
- Seattle won 2-0 on Sunday, July 12, with Ryanne Brown scoring her first regular-season NWSL goal early and Maddie Mercado adding a header before halftime.
- Goalkeeper Cassie Miller made a career-high nine saves to record a clean sheet in her second straight start for Seattle.
- The result ended Seattle’s four-match winless run and should lift their momentum even though the Reign remain outside the playoff line on 17 points.
- Portland played without several players listed with knee injuries and had new signing Nina Nijstad unavailable because the summer transfer window did not open until July 14.
- Pre-match models and markets had favored Portland, making Seattle’s organized defensive performance and clinical finishing a clear upset in the Cascadia rivalry.