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Marissa Everett put in one of the best performances of the NWSL Challenge Cup opening weekend. They’ll need her to do it again when Portland plays Chicago on Thursday.
Thorns, fans celebrate return, victory April 09 2021 Portland holds off Kansas City in emotion-filled match as about 3,700 fans watch at Providence Park Even with some melodramatic exits, Friday was a night of glorious returns at Providence Park. A limited number of fans watched a soccer match at Providence Park on Friday for the first time since a Timbers game on March 8, 2019 as the Portland Thorns opened play in the National Women's Soccer League Challenge Cup. Those fans were entertained to the end as Portland opened 2021 with a fiery 2-1 win over Kansas City. Rocky Rodriguez...
Recap: Portland Thorns win 2-1 against Kansas City in heated affair Raquel Rodriguez and Tyler Lussi provide the goals in Portland’s dramatic win. Share this story Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images In what proved to be a heated first competitive match of 2021, Portland Thorns FC came out on top 2-1 over Kansas City NWSL. Raquelle Rodriguez and Tyler Lussi had the two goals for the Thorns while Amy Rodriguez scored the goal for KC. Mark Parsons surprised everyone with his first lineup of the season, deploying Meghan Klingenberg in the midfield. The game started at a frantic pace with Kansas ...
As Portland Thorns open preseason camp, ‘the sky’s the limit’ Updated Feb 02, 2021; Posted Feb 02, 2021 Fans react during the NWSL Championship Game at Providence Park in 2018. “Just to be in the stadium, breathing fresh air, seeing people on the training pitch, it’s just who we are,” Thorns coach Mark Parsons said Tuesday as the team opened preseason camp. Mark Graves/StaffMark Graves Facebook Share With the Portland Thorns back on the field for preseason camp Tuesday, coach Mark Parsons was excited to take it all in. “Just to be in the stadium, breathing fresh air, seeing pe...
The recent trades of Emily Ogle and Gabby Seiler got a lot of people talking about Portland Thorns FC’s roster makeup and how the team might line up going into 2021. We are only a couple months out from getting a better idea of how the roster will look, with players reporting to their clubs on Feb. 1. That being said, I get the feeling that the Thorns’ roster is a long way from being solidified. Portland currently holds the 7th, 12th, 22nd, 32nd, and 37th picks in the 2021 NWSL Draft. There is almost no chance that the Thorns will use all of these picks. That means the Thorns are most lik...