September 27, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Kansas City Current News Release
KANSAS CITY – The Kansas City Current (12-3-6, 42pts., 4th place) play its penultimate regular season home match of the 2024 regular season Saturday, as the Current face NJ/NY Gotham FC (13-4-4, 43pts., 3rd place) at CPKC Stadium. Saturday’s contest is Family Day, presented by United Way of Greater Kansas City, where the Current will be celebrating CommUNITY Fest – one of the largest community-wide volunteer initiatives in the Kansas City area. Saturday’s contest kicks off at 12 p.m. CT and will be broadcast nationally on CBS with Jacqui Oatley and Lori Lindsey on the call. Fans in Kansas City can tune in to Dave Borchardt and Jillian Carroll Letrinko call the action on 90.9 The Bridge or listen along on the KC Current App in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Kansas City clinched a spot in the 2024 NWSL Playoffs, presented by Google Pixel, last weekend with a commanding 3-0 victory against the Washington Spirit. Last Friday’s victory secured the second postseason appearance in the club’s four-year history. Forward Nichelle Prince opened the scoring with her first-ever goal for the Current in the fourth minute, becoming the 18th different goal scorer for Kansas City in NWSL regular season play. Midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta doubled the Current’s advantage in the 31st minute with a superb long-range strike, then forward Temwa Chawinga rounded out the scoring in the 69th minute.
Chawinga enters Saturday’s contest with 16 NWSL regular season goals, meaning she is just two goals behind the NWSL single season scoring record. As a team, the Current upped its goal total to 46 in 2024 the fifth-highest total in NWSL history. Friday’s victory also continued the club’s impressive run of form at CPKC Stadium. Kansas City has now won eight consecutive home matches in all competitions, including six shutout victories.
For the third consecutive match, the Current are facing a squad that has already secured a postseason appearance. Gotham FC clinched a postseason spot last weekend with a 1-0 victory against the Utah Royals. Midfielder Yazmeen Ryan provided the lone goal of the contest in the third minute. Kansas City and Gotham FC are joined by Washington and Orlando as the four NWSL clubs that have already secured a postseason appearance.
Both sides shared a point in the first regular season matchup between the Current and Gotham FC, a 1-1 draw April 14 at Red Bull Arena. Chawinga opened…