October 14, 2022 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Kansas City Current News Release
KANSAS CITY – The Kansas City Current will make franchise history Oct. 16, as the club visits the Houston Dash in the first round of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Playoffs. Sunday’s match kicks off at 4 p.m. CT and can be viewed nationally on Paramount+. ESPN Kansas City 1510 AM, 94.5 FM will broadcast the match locally.
Kansas City’s entry to the playoffs was largely possible thanks to a 13-game unbeaten streak that saw the team go through the months of June, July and Aug. without a mark in the loss column. On Sept. 25, the Current officially secured a spot in the playoffs with a 3-0 win over the Washington Spirit. Kansas City closed out the regular season with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Racing Louisville FC on a goal scored in stoppage time, which was only the Current’s second loss since May 25.
The Dash closed its season by winning two of the last three matches, which allowed Houston to leapfrog Kansas City in the league standings based on goal differential. The Dash needed a win in its final match of the regular season to secure a home playoff match, but Houston went into halftime of its match against Washington Oct. 1 tied at 1-1. However, the Dash secured a 2-1 win after a close-range header from Houston forward Nichelle Prince in the 58th minute hit the post and deflected off Spirit defender Julia Roddar before crossing the goal line.
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Sunday’s meeting between Kansas City and Houston marks the fifth meeting between the sides in all competitions in 2022, and the ninth meeting since the Current joined the league in 2021. The Dash will officially become the most-played opponent in franchise history in Sunday’s contest, surpassing the Chicago Red Stars, who Kansas City has faced eight total times since 2021.
Despite the frequency in which the Current and Dash meet, the clubs’ last meeting in the 2022 season came July 1. Kansas City won 2-1 at PNC Stadium, the site of Sunday’s playoff meeting, on goals by LaBonta and defender Hailie Mace. Houston defeated Kansas City in the first regular season meeting May 8, but the Current swept both meetings in the Challenge Cup.
At any rate, the Dash enter the postseason as one of the NWSL’s most potent offenses. Houston’s 35 regular season goals rank third in the league and second among clubs qualified for the postseason. Midseason trade acquisition Ebony Salmon has been a big…
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