August 23, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Kansas City Current News Release
KANSAS CITY – The Kansas City Current (10-1-5, 35 pts., 2nd place) resume NWSL regular season play against the Washington Spirit (11-4-1, 34 pts., 3rd place) at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, August 25 at 11 a.m. CT. The match will be broadcast on KMCI, 38 The Spot with Anna Witte and Jillian Carroll Letrinko and CBS Sports Network with Aly Trost and Lori Lindsey on the call. KC area fans can listen to Dave Borchardt and Doug McLagen for the match on 90.9 The Bridge or on the KC Current App in English or Spanish.
Kansas City added a piece of hardware to the trophy cabinet last Saturday, winning The Women’s Cup at CPKC Stadium with a 1-0 victory over Atlético de Madrid. Forward Debinha scored the game’s clincher in the 12th minute, burying a goal after smooth back-and-forth passing with her and forward Temwa Chawinga. The Current defense held firm as goalkeeper AD Franch nabbed a clean sheet in the win, her third and the team’s fourth clean sheet through the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup and The Women’s Cup.
The Current hold second place in the NWSL following a dominant first half of the season. After a month-and-a-half pause due to the Olympic Break, Kansas City continues its quest Sunday for the ultimate goal: winning the NWSL Shield and Championship.
Kansas City forward Nichelle Prince and midfielder Desiree Scott returned from representing Canada at the Olympics. Prince played in all four of Canada’s Olympic matches, logging 201 minutes and contributing a key indirect assist in Canada’s opener against New Zealand, while Scott was a key veteran presence and on Canada’s squad as an alternate.
Washington will host the Current with six of its players returning from Olympic duties. Spirit forward Trinity Rodman, midfielder Croix Bethune and defender Casey Krueger each received gold medals with the United States Women’s National Team in Paris.
The Spirit defeated Bay FC 3-0 in their last regular season match July 6 but lost two of three matches in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup group stage and did not advance to the semifinal held at CPKC Stadium August 6.
Kansas City’s last matchup against Washington was a 2-1 loss Sept. 30, 2023. Debinha scored for Kansas City from the penalty spot early in the match, but Washington tied the match and then scored a goal at the death to secure three points. Sunday marks the first of two remaining regular…