Taylor Wood scored her first NWSL goal on a header in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, salvaging the Chicago Stars’ 1-1 draw against the Portland Thorns.
The late equalizer gave the visiting Stars a positive finish after another difficult night defensively.
The Thorns took a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute when midfielder Jessie Fleming sent a ball into the box that grazed off Stars defender Maitane López Millán — known simply as “Maitane” — and sailed over goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher’s shoulder for an own goal.
The own goal tied the NWSL record for most goals conceded in a single season at 54, a mark the Stars set last season. They still have six matches remaining.
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Naeher kept the Thorns (11-7-6) out of the net for the remainder of the match after the Stars (5-17-2) allowed 12 goals combined in its previous two matches, a 6-0 loss to the North Carolina Courage and a 6-1 loss to the Denver Summit.
Boston Legacy 3, Washington Spirit 0
Amanda Gutierres scored two stoppage-time goals to help the Boston Legacy beat the Washington Spirit 3-0 on Sunday.
Boston carried a 1-0 lead into stoppage time at Audi Field in Washington before Gutierres put the match away with two goals in two minutes.
In the 94th minute, Spirit defender Tara Rudd mishandled the ball near midfield, and Gutierres intercepted her attempted pass back to goalkeeper Sandy MacIver. With MacIver well off her line, Gutierres bent an arcing shot into the net from 40 yards out on the right side.
Two minutes later, Gutierres finished a cross from Lilly Reale to give the Legacy (7-12-5) a 3-0 lead.
Aïssata Traoré opened the scoring in the 81st minute, rolling a shot between the legs of Washington (13-7-4) defender Esme Morgan, past MacIver and off the far post.
Spirit forward Trinity Rodman played with the team in the home game, then headed north to New York to watch her boyfriend, Ben Shelton, compete in the U.S. Open men’s singles final. Rodman arrived near the end of Shelton’s 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 loss to Alexander Zverev.