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Fishlock breaks Rapinoe’s Reign scoring record in 2-0 win over the Legacy

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Nguyen, P. (2026, September 26). Fishlock breaks Rapinoe’s Reign scoring record in 2-0 win over the Legacy. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/fishlock-breaks-rapinoe-s-reign-scoring-record-in-2-0-win-over-the-legacy/article_4ece789d-ceaf-5d37-b030-1ccd9984c611.html

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Jess Fishlock broke Megan Rapinoe’s Seattle Reign career goal-scoring record with two long-range strikes in a 2-0 victory over the Boston Legacy on Friday night. Fishlock's goals, her 51st and 52nd, came in the 23rd and 64th minutes respectively, helping the Reign secure their seventh clean sheet of the season as they moved to sixth place in the NWSL standings with four games left.

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Jess Fishlock broke Megan Rapinoe’s Seattle Reign career goal-scoring record by scoring two goals in her team's 2-0 win against Boston Legacy on Friday night. Fishlock achieved this milestone with her 51st and 52nd goals, both coming from outside the box at the 23rd and 64th minutes respectively. The Reign’s goalkeeper Claudia Dickey contributed to the shutout by making seven saves, securing the team's seventh clean sheet of the season. This victory moved Seattle into sixth place in the NWSL standings with four games left, while Boston Legacy was eliminated from playoff contention after their loss, which was also their first scoreless game since May 30, a stretch of 13 games.

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Gotham GPE · 4× Reign PERSON · 4× Wave ORG · 4× Shaw PERSON · 3× Boston GPE · 2× Fishlock PERSON · 2× Kerr ORG · 2× NWSL ORG · 2× Racing Louisville ORG · 2× Stars ORG · 2×

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Jess Fishlock scored two goals to break Megan Rapinoe’s Seattle Reign career goal-scoring record in the team’s 2-0 win over the Boston Legacy on Friday night.

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🔮 Boston’s loss was the first time the team was held scoreless since May 30, a span of 13 games.

2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

Fishlock breaks Rapinoe’s Reign scoring record in 2-0 win over the Legacy · assertive framing

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Jess Fishlock scored two goals to break Megan Rapinoe’s Seattle Reign career goal-scoring record in the team’s 2-0 win over the Boston Legacy on Friday night. asserted

Fishlock → score → night

In the day’s other National Women’s Soccer League matches, Gotham FC downed the Chicago Stars 3-1; and the San Diego Wave shut out Racing Louisville 2-0. asserted

Wave → down → Louisville

Fishlock scored her first in the 23rd minute when she won the ball high up the field and scored on a long-range shot for her 51st career goal. asserted

she → score → goal

She broke Rapinoe’s record when she scored her 52nd on another strike from outside the box in the 64th minute. asserted

she → break → minute

Reign goalkeeper Claudia Dickey made seven saves en route to her seventh clean sheet of the season. asserted

Dickey → make → season

The Reign have five shutout wins at Seattle’s Lumen Field this season. asserted

Reign → have → Field

Boston’s loss was the first time the team was held scoreless since May 30, a span of 13 games. uncertain

team → hold → games

With the loss, Boston (7-14-5) was eliminated from playoff contention. asserted

Boston → eliminate → contention

The Reign moved into sixth in the NWSL standings with four games left. asserted

Reign → move → games

Shaw’s brace leads Gotham Jaedyn Shaw scored a brace and Sam Kerr added a goal to lift first-place Gotham (16-4-6) over the already eliminated Stars. asserted

Kerr → lead → Stars

Kerr found Shaw in the box in the ninth minute for the opening goal at New Jersey’s Sports Illustrated Stadium. asserted

Kerr → find → Stadium

Kerr’s header made it 2-0 in the 50th. asserted

it → make → 50th

Rose Lavelle laid it back to Shaw in the 65th minute for Gotham’s third goal. asserted

Lavelle → lay → goal

Tessa Dellarose scored Chicago’s goal in the 87th minute. asserted

Dellarose → score → minute

The Stars (5-19-2) have lost five straight. asserted

Stars → lose → five

Wave shut out Louisville Gia Corley and Ludmila scored to give the Wave (15-8-3) a win on the road. asserted

Corley → shut → road

San Diego midfielder Lia Godfrey collected the long ball and slipped it out wide to Corley for the 1-0 lead in the 27th minute. asserted

Godfrey → collect → minute

Ludmila finished a rebound in the 49th minute to double the lead. asserted

Ludmila → finish → lead

Wave goalkeeper Sandra Paños made one save for her third clean sheet of the season. asserted

Paños → make → season

After dropping six consecutive matches, Racing Louisville (7-17-2) was eliminated from playoff contention. asserted

Louisville → drop → contention

The Wave sit in second place behind Gotham. asserted

Wave → sit → Gotham