Washington Spirit Keeps Shattering Club and League Records in 2024

Washington Spirit  |   September 25, 2024
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Spirit enters home stretch of historic 2024 season looking for its second NWSL championship

 

Washington, D.C. (09/25/2024) – The Washington Spirit’s 2024 season has been nothing short of historic, with several new club and NWSL records already set. With five regular season matches still to go, the team has seen an extraordinary rookie debut, record-breaking wins and goals, a new milestone for Trinity Rodman, and much more.

In a season that has drawn record-breaking attendance to Audi Field for premier women’s soccer, the Spirit has delivered nonstop excitement on the pitch. Here are some of the 2024 records set by the Spirit and its players:

  • 50: career goal contributions from Trinity Rodman at age 22, making her the youngest player in NWSL history to reach that mark
  • 50: career regular season goals scored by Ashley Hatch, making her the seventh player in league history to reach that mark
  • 42 (and counting): most goals scored in a single season in club history
  • 16: combined assists from Rodman and Croix Bethune, the most from any teammate duo in a single NWSL season
  • 14 (and counting): number of different Spirit players with a goal this season, matching the club record
  • 14 (and counting): most wins in a single season in club history
  • 10: assists by Bethune, tying Tobin Heath for the single season NWSL record
  • 7: number of matches remaining when the Spirit clinched a playoff berth, making it the earliest the club has ever done so
  • 5 (and counting): most Spirit rookies with a goal in a single season
  • 4: number of times Bethune was named the NWSL Rookie of the Month, the most by a single player in league history
  • 3: goals created by rookie Makenna Morris in her first career start (goal, assist, drawn penalty on July 6 against Bay FC)

As the Spirit continues its three-match away stretch, it could return home next month having clinched a top four seed and at least one home playoff match. The Spirit will next take the field at home on Sunday, October 13, against Racing Louisville FC. Kicking off at 5 p.m. EDT at Audi Field, the match will feature a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Tickets are available at WashingtonSpirit.com/tickets.

 


 

About The Washington Spirit

The Washington Spirit is the premier professional women’s soccer team based in Washington, D.C. and plays at Audi Field in Buzzard Point. The Spirit was founded on November 21, 2012 and is an inaugural member of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) the fastest growing sports league in the US. The club is home to some of the best players in the world who have won championships for both club and country. In 2024, the Spirit drafted an epic class of rookies who are already breaking records and wowing fans. For more information about the Spirit, visit WashingtonSpirit.com and follow the club on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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