The OL Reign and Washington Spirit finished in a 0-0 draw in Megan Rapinoe’s final NWSL regular-season game Friday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Lumen Field hosted 34,130 fans, a new attendance record in the NWSL.
- Claudia Dickey provided the best stop of the evening to prevent a close-range Spirit attempt from Trinity Rodman in stoppage time, preserving her clean sheet.
- The Reign now sit at 8-8-5, while the Spirit hold a 7-5-9 record.
34,130 👀
There is a new attendance record in the #NWSL pic.twitter.com/aZGIRb9NFD
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 7, 2023
How Reign celebrated Rapinoe
There was a lengthy pre-game ceremony, and another planned for after the match, but there wasn’t much in terms of fireworks from either the Reign or the Spirit in the 0-0 draw Friday night. The other Friday night match helped out both teams a bit, with Racing Louisville FC coming from behind to keep the Orlando Pride out of the top six, but both teams will feel a little underwhelmed with their performances.
In better news, OL Reign set a new attendance record with some help from the celebration of Rapinoe and some perfect fall weather up in the Pacific Northwest. Having been at Lumen Field when they’ve been unable to crack 10,000, the energy felt noticeably different Friday…
