Wilson, Muller Score as Thorns Defeat Wave to Claim First Place in NWSL

Thorns take down No. 1 San Diego at home, claim top spot in the league

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The No. 2 Portland Thorns defeated No. 1 San Diego at Providence Park on Wednesday night and officially claimed the top spot in the league. The Wave had previously handed Portland their only loss this year back during week two of the season, but things could not have gone differently this [...]

Wilson, Muller score as Thorns defeat Wave to claim first place in NWSL

Sophia Wilson scored at home for the first time in nearly 18 months and Marie Muller found the net for the first time in her NWSL career as the Portland Thorns downed San Diego 2-0 to vault past the Wave into the top spot in the league standings.

USWNT head coach praises Portland, but says team can't play on turf

Emma Hayes was in attendance at Providence Park, taking in the Thorns matchup against the San Diego Wave; she made it clear that Portland has her heart.

San Diego Wave FC Falls 2-0 to Portland Thorns FC at Providence Park

PORTLAND, Ore. – (April 29, 2026) – San Diego Wave FC fell 2-0 to the Portland Thorns on Wednesday night at Providence Park.   Portland opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Olivia Moultrie played a ball wide into the box for Marie Müller, who struck a first-time shot that curled into the far post. The home side doubled the lead in the 64th minute as Sophia Wilson turned toward goal and fired a low-driven strike from the top of the box to s…

NWSL: Thorns move into first place - Soccer America

• Portland 2-0 San Diego: The Thorns moved into first place with the win in a top-of-the-table clash at Providence Park, where the crowd of 19,806 was more than the total for the other three Wednesday games. Attendance for the first set of five Wednesday games on March 25 was even worse (an average of 5,524). In […] The post NWSL: Thorns move into first place appeared first on Soccer America.