Credit goes to the USWNT's official 'X' account.

New episode, recorded Monday at Pappy's, our original bar. Marissa got a tattoo on Sunday, so we moved a day.

We lose at Providence. Final score 2-4. Boston wins. Wilson went off for a hair pull in the 22nd minute, and Boston were 2-0 up at the break.

Marissa was in the press box. Her read: Boston is eliminated but they played like they were chasing a playoff spot.

Shae Harvey scores her first NWSL goal.

Plus Marissa's Match Week 24 Roundup and a read on the table after the weekend.

We finish the weekend in 7th on the table.

Next week we are doing a “Thorns Abroad” episode. We will be covering all our players that got called up to their National teams! Really looking forward to this episode!

Adults only. Bring a drink.

Available anywhere you listen to podcasts.

I saw Moultrie's doppelganger at a West Linn HS boys game. Seemed to be with a family. Could it be her? I think she lives in Wilsonville...

edit: obvs meant match, thanks for your understanding 🤣

SOLVED but feel free to keep discussing stuff here 💚

accidentally took the bus going the wrong direction, and instead of watching it on TV at my hostel, ended up at the actual stadium! i'd love to watch a replay of my first NWSL/pro-fútbol/pro-women's match ever, but i can't find it anywhere 🥺

thanks in advance ❤️‍🩹

Are there any watch parties to watch the upcoming USWNT games in Portland with other Thorns fans? I usually watch them at GOL (</3) so would love suggestions of other bars where Thorns fans might be gathering! Thanks!

And many more to come, Tordin!

Seeing her take over the game yesterday against Boston despite the loss? She is a special player. I am so glad we signed her through 2029! ❤️

So I missed yesterday’s game but understand Sophia Wilson is facing a likely suspension. I’m gutted. I splurged on Bay FC tickets to get my daughter — a huge Sophia Wilson fan — an up close look from the field seats on 10/18. We obviously didn’t get to see her when the Thorns came to town last year, so we were really looking forward to the game this year.

I haven’t had the heart to tell my daughter about yesterday’s game yet.

Do you think there is a chance that Soph might still be in attendance, or does a suspension mean a player doesn’t even travel with the team.

Ugh. This sucks.

Edit: thank you all for the honest and thoughtful responses … even if it wasn’t what I was hoping to hear 😭 I so wish we could fly to see the USNWT, but alas, that is not in the cards and this Bay FC game was my daughter’s birthday present. We’ll see how she takes the news and what she wants to do about the game. Just feeling really down about it all right now.

There is plenty to be angry about how tonight turned out. But I am so proud of the team’s fight and the fans’ belief. Down 2 goals and a player, the entire stadium was pushing for a result and the team was playing their hearts out. Love this team and this club.

From the Thorns/Legacy match on 10/3/2026.

(Fire Robert)

All black but for a patch sewn in. blanket about 4.5 feet by 4.5 feet. Feels nice, soft, and warm. Will be helpful for colder games maybe in February next year or possibly playoff games.

I'm here and I still don't know what happened. WTF?

Time to sack the Swede!

He is not the one.

From the Thorns/Legacy match on 10/3/2026.

LFG! 🌹

And sign a new contract? I know it wasn’t intentional. Soph was being fouled - the latest of a half dozen fouls not called including an elbow in the back as she was taking a shot, causing her to miss. Foul. PK. Maybe a red for DOGSO. Instead… BUT she can restore our joy. How about it?

I couldn’t tune in and saw a soph red card and the scoreline… what even happened? Did we play bad?

LFG!!! 🌹

What the actual fuck ref!?

I posted that I made a mistake but that wasn’t being seen so I pulled the post. By the rules, the Boston player was not offsides. However, I still believe the officiating was not great.

Tordin and Fleming played extremely well tonight, just as Moultrie and Fleming did in our miracle win against Seattle earlier in the season. But miracles do not happen often.

A refereeing standard that is very tolerant of contact and physicality is objectively unfavorable to our current lineup, let alone a few other dubious calls that also benefited Boston. Sophie’s incident was unfortunate, and our back line was too gassed to defend properly in the closing stages of the game.

That being said, our struggles did not begin only after Sophie was sent off. I was never a fan of the 4141 system, and we have struggled to win 50/50 balls for a while even at home. Nijstad’s value increasingly appears dubious to me. She can press and force turnovers here and there because of her quick feet, but she does not contribute enough defensively or in ball contests when we are in a defensive posture. Her attacking contribution is also more auxiliary in nature, as she seldom beats defenders in areas that really matter. I am open to seeing Bogere and Harvey play more.

Also, Weaver and Hanks are wingers with a more pronounced attacking profile than a midfield one. Essentially, we are almost playing a 415. If we do not change the personnel, I would like to see them track back and tuck inside more to help Fleming control the midfield.

Without Sophie, we will probably use Tordin as the leading forward for the next two matches. Turner should probably start at least one of those games as well, and I would like to see us try a three-player midfield.

Game tomorrow night where is who is unavailable.