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Current erase early deficit, rout Summit 4-1 behind Hopkins’ hat trick

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Renner, D. (2026, September 27). Current erase early deficit, rout Summit 4-1 behind Hopkins’ hat trick. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/current-erase-early-deficit-rout-summit-4-1-behind-hopkins-hat-trick/article_1bc30d76-d7b3-5e9d-82bb-93bc70a9746e.html

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Haley Hopkins scored three goals as the Kansas City Current defeated Denver Summit 4-1 on Saturday at CPKC Stadium. The Current overcame an early deficit, with Hopkins equalizing and then scoring twice more to lead her team past Summit, who opened the scoring in the 13th minute through Lindsey Heaps. Kansas City outshot Summit significantly, taking 22 shots compared to Denver’s seven.

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Haley Hopkins scored three goals as the Kansas City Current rallied to defeat the Denver Summit 4-1 on Saturday at CPKC Stadium. The Current, who entered the match with a record of 12-9-5, trailed early when Lindsey Heaps put Denver ahead in the 13th minute. However, Kansas City responded by scoring four straight goals to secure the victory. Chawinga contributed a goal and an assist while outshooting Summit 22-7. The Current's goalkeeper Lorena made two saves compared to Abby Smith’s six for Denver (9-9-8). In other NWSL matches, Angel City won 1-0 against the Washington Spirit, ending the latter’s streak of three consecutive losses.

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Haley Hopkins scored three goals as the Kansas City Current rallied for a 4-1 victory over the Denver Summit on Saturday. asserted

Current → score → Saturday

In other National Women’s Soccer League matches, Angel City secured a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit, while the Portland Thorns and Houston Dash played to a 1-1 draw. asserted

Thorns → secure → draw

Temwa Chawinga added a goal and an assist at CPKC Stadium for the Current (12-9-5), who scored four unanswered goals after Summit captain Lindsey Heaps opened the scoring in the 13th minute. asserted

Heaps → add → minute

Kansas City outshot Denver (9-9-8) 22-7, with Chawinga leading the Current with six shots. asserted

Chawinga → outshoot → shots

Summit goalkeeper Abby Smith made six saves, while Kansas City goalkeeper Lorena made two. asserted

Lorena → make → two

Hopkins equalized in the 39th minute, finishing a cross from Michelle Cooper. asserted

Hopkins → equalize → Cooper

Less than 10 minutes later, she raced behind Denver’s back line and beat Smith to a through ball to put Kansas City ahead. asserted

she → race → City

Chawinga set up Hopkins’ third goal on a breakaway in the 57th minute. asserted

Chawinga → set → minute

Chawinga capped the scoring in the 76th minute, finishing a backheel pass from Vanessa DiBernardo. asserted

Chawinga → cap → DiBernardo

Spirit lose third straight asserted

Spirit → lose → third

Maiara Niehues scored in the 88th minute for visiting Angel City (12-8-6) to hand the Washington Spirit a third straight loss. asserted

Niehues → score → loss

Carina Lageyre found Niehues at the top of the penalty area with two minutes remaining in regulation. asserted

minutes → find → regulation

Both Spirit goalkeeper Sandy MacIver and Angel City goalkeeper Angelina Anderson made just two saves. asserted

MacIver → make → saves

The Spirit fell to 14-8-4. asserted

Spirit → fall → 4

Thorns salvage draw Marie Müller scored an 85th-minute equalizer to lift the Portland Thorns (12-7-7) into a draw against the Dash. asserted

Müller → score → Dash

Müller ran into the penalty box and fired a one-touch shot into the net. asserted

Müller → run → net

Houston’s leading scorer, Kat Rader, gave the Dash (9-9-8) an early lead in the 10th minute when she finished a ball from Kate Faasse. asserted

she → give → Faasse

Current erase early deficit, rout Summit 4-1 behind Hopkins’ hat trick

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