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San Diego Wave FC Moves into First Place with 1-0 Win Over Houston Dash 1-0 at Snapdragon Stadium

September 3, 2023 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
San Diego Wave FC News Release


San Diego Wave FC celebrates win
San Diego Wave FC celebrates win
(San Diego Wave FC)

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - San Diego Wave FC (9-6-3, 30 points) defeated the Houston Dash (4-6-8, 20 points) 1-0 at Snapdragon Stadium on Sunday night with a goal by 18-year-old midfielder Jaedyn Shaw. The win moved the San Diego Wave into first place in the NWSL standings.

Houston began playing a person down after the 33rd minute after Michelle Alozie was given a red card by the referee for a bad foul against Wave forward Rachel Hill.

In the first half, the Wave recorded nine shots and three shots on goal. Hill recorded the match's first shot on goal in the fifth minute with a strike from outside the box. Forward Alex Morgan nearly scored twice as she searched for the night's opening goal with a header in the 29th minute, followed by another chance in the 28th minute that was saved in the bottom left corner.

In the 56th minute, Morgan continued her barrage on goal and shot the ball off the crossbar. One minute later, Morgan followed up with a shot that hit the left post.

A Wave goal finally came in the 57th minute from Jaedyn Shaw for a 1-0 lead over Houston. Defender Christen Westphal sent a through ball from the backline to Shaw who fired it from the right side of the six-yard box and into the bottom left corner for her eighth goal of the regular season.

The San Diego Wave continued to apply pressure to Houston throughout the rest of the match recording a total of 33 shots and 12 on target to Houston's zero shots on goal before the final whistle blew for a score of 1-0.

Next on the schedule: Following an off weekend, San Diego Wave FC will host the KC Current at Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 16, for the club's Latino Heritage Night at 7:00 p.m. PT. The match will be streamed on Paramount+.

Notes:

The win moves San Diego Wave FC into first place in the standings with 30 points.

Tonight's win increases the Wave's winning streak to the three games. The last time San Diego recorded a three game win streak was May 2022.

The Wave now hold a 4-0-0 record against the Dash all-time.

Tonight's goal for Jaedyn Shaw marks her 8th career regular-season goal, tying the NWSL record for goals by a teenager, held by Mallory (Pugh) Swanson, who scored 8 for the Washington Spirit before she turned 20.

Recently-signed Irish international forward Kyra Carusa made her first start for the Wave tonight since signing with the team in August 2023. Last match, Carusa scored her first NWSL goal with a game-winning strike against Orlando in the team's 2-1 victory over the Pride.

Wave forward Sofia Jakobsson played in her first NWSL match since earning a bronze medal with Sweden at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, entering in the 60th minute against Houston.

Wave midfielder Emily van Egmond made her first appearance and first start since leaving for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she helped Australia make its furthest run in team history, coming in fourth place.

Midfielder Taylor Kornieck returned to the pitch today after sustaining an injury in the Wave's Challenge Cup match on July 28 in Seattle against the OL Reign. Kornieck entered the match tonight in the 71st minute for midfielder Jaedyn Shaw.

Box Score:

San Diego Wave FC 1:0 Houston Dash

Scoring Summary:

SD - Shaw (8) Westphal (3) 57'

Misconduct Summary:

HOU - Alozie (Red) 32'

HOU - Schmidt (Caution) 49'

SD - Jakobsson (Caution) 83'

San Diego Wave FC: GK Sheridan, D Pogarch, D Riehl, D Girma, D Westphal, M Hill (Jakobsson 60'), M Colaprico (Dougherty Howard 60'), M van Egmond (Enge 84'), M Shaw (Kornieck 71'), M Morgan ©, F Carusa (Doniak 84')

Subs not used: GK Yáñez, D Cortez, F Barcenas, F Ali

Houston Dash: GK Campbell, D Jacobs, D Lind, D Dydasco (Tucker 89'), M Sanchez (Alves 82'), M Schmidt ©, M Viggiano, M Alzoie, M Anderson (Peterson 38'), F Prince (Gareis HT), F Ordóñez (Desiano 82')

Subs not used: GK Alvarado, M Puntigam, D Prisock, M Hirst

Stats Summary: SD/HOU

Shots: 33 / 6

Shots on Target: 12 / 0

Saves: 0 / 9

Corners: 11 / 2

Fouls: 7 / 7

Offsides: 4 / 0

Possession: 61% / 39%

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