Temwa Chawinga broke the National Women’s Soccer League single-season goal-scoring record with her 19th of the year on Saturday night to lift the Kansas City Current to a 1-0 win over Bay FC at San Jose’s PayPal Park.
Chawinga picked off a pass, outmuscled her defender and scored from outside the box with a hard shot into the left corner in the 35th minute to break Sam Kerr’s previous record of 18 goals set in 2019.
The Current (14-3-7) became the fourth team to score 50 goals in a season. Bay (9-14-1) is in the eighth and final playoff spot with two games remaining.
Christen Press and Olivia Wingate traded goals in stoppage time as the North Carolina Courage and Angel City played to a 1-1 draw at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary.
Press gave Angel City (7-12-5) the lead in the 97th minute with her first goal since June 11, 2022, as she missed two years recovering from an ACL injury. The game was her 100th regular-season NWSL match.
