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Seattle Reign FC to Face Sky Blue FC on the Road this Sunday

June 18, 2016 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
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SEATTLE - Seattle Reign FC is in New Jersey take on Sky Blue FC, in the final regular-season meeting between the two teams this year. The Reign head into the game undefeated in their past two matches.

The game will be live-streamed on the NWSL's official YouTube channel and can be watched at youtube.com/nwsl. Fans can also follow live play-by-play at the Reign's official Twitter page, @SeattleReignFC, and can join the conversation using the hashtag #NJvSEA.

The Reign (3-3-2, 11 points) are coming off of a 1-0 win against the Dash, moving their all-time record against Houston to a perfect 6-0-0. Seattle controlled possession for the majority of the match, and led Houston in shots, shots on goal, and corner kicks. It was the second-straight match the Reign outshot their opponents.

The game-winning goal came in the 66th minute from Havana Solaun. After an extended passing sequence from the Reign, Beverly Yanez collected the ball at the top of the 18 with her back to goal. Yanez then laid the ball off to a wide-open Solaun, who fired a shot into the lower left corner of the goal, just past a diving Lydia Williams.

Solaun made her first NWSL start in the match, and the goal was the first of her professional career. She was named player of the match for her efforts. This was the first NWSL game this season Solaun went the full 90 minutes for the Reign.

Sunday's win snapped a four-game winless streak for Seattle, and was the second-straight shutout for the Reign FC defense. The match marked the return of Hope Solo from international play, and she recorded 4 saves on the night.

Solo played two matches against Japan with the U.S. Women's National Team. The first match was a 3-3 tie, while the second game was a rain-shortened 2-0 win for the United States.

Despite abandoning the second match due to inclement weather, Solo was still credited with the shutout. It was the 99th shutout of her career. Should Solo reach 100 shutouts, she would be the first ever U.S. Women's National Team keeper to reach that mark.

Jess Fishlock, Kim Little, and Rachel Corsie also returned from national team duty after playing in qualifiers for EURO 2017.

Sky Blue FC (2-3-3, 9 points) will be looking end their current three-game winless streak. After a 1-1 result against FC Kansas City this past weekend, Sky Blue is just one spot behind Seattle in the NWSL standings with 9 points, and would pass Reign FC for sixth place with a win.

Reign FC fell to Sky Blue 2-1 in the last meeting between the two squads, which was the 2016 season opener for both teams. It was the first regular-season home loss for Seattle since August 17, 2013 - a span of 974 days and an NWSL record. Seattle has an all-time record of 3-3-3 against Sky Blue.

Up next, Reign FC continues their two-game road trip with a match against FC Kansas City on June 25 at 4:00 p.m. PT at Swope Soccer Village. Seattle will look to improve on its all-time record of 3-7-2 against FC Kansas City. The previous meeting between the two teams was a 1-0 win for Reign FC at Memorial Stadium, with a goal coming from Scottish international Kim Little.

Reign FC will return home to face the Boston Breakers on July 2 at 7:00 p.m. PT at Memorial Stadium. It will be the final meeting between the two teams this season. Tickets begin at $18 and can be purchased at reignfc.com/breakers or by calling (855)-REIGN-FC.

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