McNabb, Morgan goals back strong defensive effort
On the road against high-flying Portland, the Wave scored two first-half goals Saturday night and made them stand up in a 2-0 victory at Providence Park.
Kristen McNabb scored on a deflected shot in the 17th minute and Alex Morgan added to her league-leading goal tally with her 13th just before halftime to account for San Diego’s offense. But the defense was the real key, blanking the league’s highest-scoring team — 37 goals in 16 prior matches. It was the 20th career shutout for goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan, who became just the seventh player to reach that milestone.
“We defended exceptionally,” Wave coach Casey Stoney said. “I thought tonight, away from home, was some of the best football we’ve played in a while.”The day began with San Diego, Portland and Houston all tied atop the NWSL, but the victory gave the Wave 31 points, two more than Houston and three more than Portland .
The Wave is off next week before starting its final stretch of four regular-season matches Sept. 10 at Washington. San Diego’s next home game is Sept. 17 against Angel City FC in the club’s first game at Snapdragon Stadium.
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