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Rodman gets a goal and an assist in the Spirit's 3-0 victory on the road against the Stars

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Renner, D. (2026, September 21). Rodman gets a goal and an assist in the Spirit's 3-0 victory on the road against the Stars. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/rodman-gets-a-goal-and-an-assist-in-the-spirit-s-3-0-victory-on-the-road-against-the-stars/article_07321e55-e3b1-52b8-ab26-e8d109a320b8.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-21 · by Drew Renner

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Trinity Rodman scored and assisted in the Washington Spirit's 3-0 win over the Chicago Stars on Sunday. Rodman opened scoring with a shot past Alyssa Naeher in the seventh minute, followed by Andi Sullivan’s penalty kick in the 34th, doubling the lead. Tamara Bolt capitalized on Rodman's assist to seal the victory in the 78th minute. Despite being outshot 5-4, the Spirit controlled possession with nearly 60%. The article reports scores and highlights from all NWSL matches played Sunday.
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Trinity Rodman contributed significantly to the Washington Spirit's performance, scoring a goal and providing an assist as they won 3-0 against the Chicago Stars on Sunday. Rodman opened the scoring with a shot over goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher in the seventh minute and sealed the victory by assisting Tamara Bach's final goal in the 78th minute. Additionally, Andi Sullivan scored from the penalty spot in the 34th minute after Bea Franklin was called for a handball.

In other National Women’s Soccer League games that day, the Houston Dash, under interim coach Jaime Frias, won their first match since a four-game winless streak by defeating the Boston Legacy 2-1. The winning goal came from Messiah Bright in the 85th minute after receiving a pass from Kylah Harper.

Meanwhile, Angel City FC recorded a decisive 3-0 shutout victory over the Utah Royals following early ejections of defender Paige Cronin and midfielder Ana Tejada. Ally Sentnor scored the first goal by converting a penalty kick in the 24th minute.

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Drew Renner
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Bay FC Houston Racing Louisville Utah the Houston Dash

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Houston GPE · 4× Bay FC ORG · 3× Racing Louisville ORG · 3× Utah GPE · 3× Angel City FC ORG · 2× Chicago ORG · 2× Spirit ORG · 2× Washington GPE · 2× the Boston Legacy ORG · 2× the Houston Dash ORG · 2×

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Angel City FC rolls past Utah Royals after two early ejections Utah (13-9-3) was left severely short-handed against Angel City after defender Paige Cronin and midfielder Ana Tejada were ejected by the 24th minute. Two minutes later, Ally Sentnor converted the resulting penalty kick past goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn to put Angel City (11-8-6) ahead in Sandy, Utah.
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Trinity Rodman scored in the seventh minute and added a late assist in the visiting Washington Spirit’s 3-0 victory over the Chicago Stars on Sunday. asserted
Rodman → score → Sunday
In the day’s other National Women’s Soccer League matches, the Houston Dash edged the Boston Legacy 2-1, Angel City FC shut out the Utah Royals 3-0, and Bay FC defeated Racing Louisville 2-0. asserted
FC → edge → Louisville
Rodman provided an early spark, lifting a shot over Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher in the seventh minute. asserted
Rodman → provide → minute
She sealed the win 78 minutes later, sending a lofted cross to Tamara Bolt’s head for Washington’s final goal. asserted
She → seal → goal
Andi Sullivan doubled the Spirit’s lead from the penalty spot in the 34th minute after Chicago’s Bea Franklin was called for a handball in the box. asserted
Franklin → double → box
Sullivan placed the kick into the bottom left corner. asserted
Sullivan → place → corner
Chicago (5-18-2) outshot Washington 5-4 despite the Spirit (14-7-4) controlling nearly 60% of possession. asserted
Spirit → outshoot → possession
Houston wins in interim coach’s debut The Houston Dash snapped a four-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the Boston Legacy at Centreville Bank Stadium in Rhode Island. Sunday’s match was Houston’s first under interim head coach Jaime Frias. asserted
match → win → Frias
Kylah Harper delivered the winning ball to Messiah Bright in the 85th minute. asserted
Harper → deliver → minute
Bright’s header slipped past goalkeeper Casey Murphy for her first goal of the season. asserted
header → slip → season
Boston (7-13-5) kept the pressure on Houston (8-12-5) throughout the match, forcing Dash goalkeeper Jane Campbell to make 10 saves. asserted
Boston → keep → saves
Houston opened the scoring in the 44th minute when Danielle Colaprico capitalized on a frenzy in the box and put the loose ball past Murphy. asserted
Colaprico → open → Murphy
The Legacy equalized 15 minutes later. asserted
Legacy → equalize → ?
Nicki Hernández fired a cross toward Aïssata Traoré, who, playing on a yellow card, beat the Dash defenders to the ball and scored for the fifth consecutive game. asserted
who → fire → game
Angel City FC rolls past Utah Royals after two early ejections Utah (13-9-3) was left severely short-handed against Angel City after defender Paige Cronin and midfielder Ana Tejada were ejected by the 24th minute. Two minutes later, Ally Sentnor converted the resulting penalty kick past goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn to put Angel City (11-8-6) ahead in Sandy, Utah. asserted
Sentnor → roll → Sandy
Just two minutes after coming off the bench for the second half, Taylor Suarez made it 2-0 with a one-touch finish off a pass from Gisele Thompson. asserted
Suarez → come → Thompson
Sveindís Jónsdóttir capped the scoring in the 67th minute, dispossessing Tatumn Milazzo deep in Utah territory before rolling a shot past McGlynn’s right side. asserted
Jónsdóttir → cap → side
Silkowitz reaches 100 saves in the season for Bay FC asserted
Silkowitz → reach → FC
Despite a slow start in San Jose, California, Bay FC scored twice in the opening 11 minutes of the second half to defeat Racing Louisville 2-0. Bay (7-13-5) broke through in the 50th minute when Alex Pfeiffer converted a cross from Racheal Kundananji after Kundananji won the ball. asserted
Kundananji → score → ball
Six minutes later, Racing Louisville (7-16-2) failed to clear another Kundananji cross, allowing Karlie Lema to finish. asserted
Lema → fail → cross
The match also featured two milestones for Bay. asserted
match → feature → Bay
Goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz recorded her 100th save of the season in the 82nd minute, becoming the sixth player in league history to reach the mark in a single season. asserted
Silkowitz → record → season
Maddie Moreau made her 50th appearance for the club when she entered as a substitute in the 84th minute. asserted
she → make → minute
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