For a third time in their history, the OL Reign have fallen just short of reaching the mountain top. The Reign fall in heartbreaking fashion to NJ/NY Gotham FC in the NWSL Championship, as Megan Rapinoe had to leave the match just five minutes in and the Reign missed numerous opportunities in the second half to equalize.

The OL Reign marched into San Diego, defeating this years Shield winning Wave squad, to squash their semifinal curse dating back to 2015 and advance to their first NWSL Championship since the same year. Forward Veronica Latsko was the hero again, scoring the lone goal in the match for a second straight postseason match.

In the second match without their seven international players, the OL Reign had to battle back from a two-goal deficit to split points with visiting Racing Louisville FC. Despite the fact that the match ended in a draw, considering the way that the match played out and the resiliency displayed by the Reign, this feels more like a victory.

In the second ever Seattle vs Portland doubleheader, the OL Reign fell to the Portland Thorns as the Reign’s attacking quality failed to beat Portland’s defense. On the other end, the Thorns found two pockets of space to score goals that the Reign couldn’t match in the end.

The OL Reign rebounded from a tough 4-1 loss to NY/NJ Gotham FC with a result of the same score but in their favor, defeating Angel City FC in NWSL Regular season play. Forward’s Megan Rapinoe, Elyse Bennett, and Veronica Latsko highlighted the show with big performances as the club secured three points.

The OL Reign, playing in their third match over the course of seven days, battled through a hard first half before scoring twice thanks to Veronica Latsko and Jordyn Huitema to secure their 100th regular season win in club history and move into the top spot of the NWSL table.