Lia Godfrey's 1st Professional Goal Lifts Wave over Royals

Lia Godfrey's 1st professional goal lifts Wave over Royals

Lia Godfrey scored her first professional goal at the perfect time to lift the San Diego Wave past the 10-woman Utah Royals 2-1 on Sunday in Sandy, Utah.

San Diego Wave FC Defeats Utah Royals 2-1 in First Road Match of 2026 Season

SALT LAKE CITY (March 22, 2026) – San Diego Wave FC defeated the Utah Royals 2-1 at America First Field on Sunday night in the Club’s first road match of the 2026 NWSL season. Goals from Dudinha and Lia Godfrey secured the Wave’s first win of the season.  San Diego opened the scoring in the 18th minute after applying pressure to Utah’s backline. Ludmila forced a mistake on a pass across the backline that Dudinha read perfectly, stepping in to in…