NWSL: Ashley Sanchez claims record for latest goal - and takes scoring lead - Soccer America

Gotham extends its lead as NWSL enters final third of the season

Now that every NWSL team is officially past the 20-game mark, attention turns to the table where several teams are jockeying for playoff position. As of Monday, Gotham has a healthy three-result lead with 44 points in 21 matches.  Then, Washington and Portland each have 37, and Utah and San Diego have 36, setting up some high-pressure matches over the next month.  Let’s take a look at which teams and players helped themselves this week, as well …

Cascone’s XI: Spirit and Current skid, Heath honored, Sanchez and Silkowitz deserve awards

Week 18 saw some shocking results, lots of stoppage time play, and some early and late goals.  Here are 11 thoughts from the weekend, courtesy of Arianna Cascone, subbing in for Dan Lauletta this week. We’ll do this every Monday following NWSL match weeks. Some points will be factual, some will be opinion based. And some will just be random statements or observations. I. Ashley Sanchez’s case for MVP is only getting stronger Sanchez bagged a bra…

NWSL: Ashley Sanchez claims record for latest goal - and takes scoring lead - Soccer America

Sanchez scored both goals for the North Carolina Courage in a dramatic 2-1 win over the Boston Legacy in Cary.  The decisive goal came from the penalty spot in the 17th minute of stoppage time, for the latest goal in NWSL regular-season history.  Sanchez scored her 12th and 13th goals of the season, putting her in the NWSL scoring lead. The post NWSL: Ashley Sanchez claims record for latest goal — and takes scoring lead appeared first on Soccer …