September 29, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Orlando Pride News Release
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Pride (16-0-6, 54 points) extended its unbeaten streak to 22 matches in a 3-1 victory over the Houston Dash (4-13-5, 17 points) on Saturday night at Inter&Co Stadium. The side did so in front of crowd of 17,087 – a new team record at Inter&Co Stadium and the second highest attendance record in the team’s history.
The Pride will now have the opportunity to clinch the NWSL Shield next week when the team hosts the Washington Spirit on Sunday, Oct. 6 in a 5 p.m. ET kickoff in Orlando. Tickets for that match can be purchased at Orlando-Pride.com/Tickets. Fans can also secure tickets to the team’s first-ever home playoff game, set to be hosted at Inter&Co Stadium the weekend of Nov. 8-10, at the link here.
The win served as the eighth home win of the season for the Pride, which sets a new single season record for the Club for most home wins in a season, surpassing last year’s total of seven wins in Central Florida.
In the 47th minute, the Pride also set an NWSL record for consecutive minutes played without conceding a goal, hitting 548 minutes at that mark, extending that record to 554 minutes before the Dash’s lone goal of the match.
With their second win in the “Space Race”, the Pride swept the season series against the Dash for the first time in the all-time series history.
The Pride took the early lead thanks to a goal from Carson Pickett, her first-ever goal for the Pride and fourth career regular season goal. Rookie Cori Dyke recorded her first NWSL assist with the set up.
Angelina followed it up with a goal from outside the box, serving as her second goal of the 2024 season. After the Dash cut the lead to 2-1, Marta scored in second-half stoppage time to put the game away and secure the three points for the Pride. Making her 100th career start, the Brazilian international scored her seventh goal of the 2024 season, which is the second-most scored on the team this season.
Coming on in the 89th minute, midfielder Viviana Villacorta made her first appearance since Sept. 17, 2023, when she suffered a season-ending knee injury, making her return a year and 11 days later.
Scoring Summary:
29′ Carson Pickett (Cori Dyke) – ORL 1, HOU 0
The Pride pulled ahead for an early 1-0 lead midway through the first half. Marta gathered control on the outside of Houston’s defensive zone before sending a pass back to defender Cori Dyke. Dyke sent a long cross inside the…
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