SEATTLE — Ashely Hatch scored her fifth goal of the season in the 35th minute and the Washington Spirit beat the Seattle Reign 2-1.
It is the first road win for Washington (6-3-1) against Seattle since 2021 and also the Spirit's first at Lumen Field, the permanent home of the Reign since 2022. The Spirit have now won all five of their road games this season.
Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune got her first goal since June 2023 when she scored on Casey Krueger's cross in the 11th minute to make it 1-0.
The Reign (4-4-2) equalized on Shae Holmes' goal in the 17th minute, the first of the 25-year-old defender's professional career.
Veteran Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock returned from injury to make her 201st NWSL regular-season appearance off the bench in the 61st minute.
Washington outshot Seattle 17-7, while also having more possession (53%).
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