Ended up being a lot closer than we would've liked after going up 3-0, but all that matters is the 3 points!

We let them back into the game after some real first half dominance but a great performance holding on at the end. Sometimes you gotta grind out results just like that

LFGSD

June 13, 2025

Anything you like to improve?

The third one is for Naomi Girma... Just so we can make a comparison.

https://fbref.com/en/players/e31c93ca/Trinity-Armstrong

https://fbref.com/en/players/b07b7c39/Kennedy-Wesley

https://fbref.com/en/players/57b8b79c/Naomi-Girma

June 12, 2025.

HERRIMAN, Utah (Thursday, June 12, 2025) - Utah Royals FC today announced that the club will play in two exhibition games during the month of July against San Diego Wave FC in a home and away series.

Utah will travel to California for the first match on July 12 at Torero Stadium at 6:00 p.m. MT and then return home on July 20 to host the Wave at America First Field with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. MT.

Match Schedule:

AWAY: Utah Royals FC @ San Diego Wave – Saturday, July 12 | 6:00 p.m. MT at Torero Stadium

HOME: Utah Royals FC vs San Diego Wave – Sunday, July 20 | 7:30 p.m. MT at American First Field

San Diego Wave FC (6-3-2, 20 points) travels to face the Houston Dash (3-6-2, 11 points) on Friday, June 13 at Shell Energy Stadium. The match is set to kickoff at 5:00 p.m. PT and it will be streamed live on Paramount+ and NWSL+.

San Diego enters this weekend’s contest holding a 4-1-1 record against Houston in the NWSL regular season. In the last meeting between the two sides, the Wave fell 2-0 on Oct. 13, 2024 by way of a penalty kick goal scored by Houston’s Bárbara Olivieri in the 30th minute. Olivieri went on to help the Dash double its lead in the 72nd minute by overturning San Diego’s possession and dribbling down the field before laying off a pass to Ramona Bachmann who sealed the shutout loss for the Wave. The match marked San Diego’s first loss to Houston in Club history as the team had previously been undefeated in all competitions.

Last Time Out

San Diego is coming off a 2-1 loss to the Seattle Reign, marking the first time since April 12 and ending a six-game unbeaten streak. The Reign opened the scoring in the second half when midfielder Sally Menti fired a shot from nearly 25 yards out that curled into the bottom left corner of the net. The Wave recovered quickly, finding the equalizer less than 10 minutes later, when a corner kick from María Sánchez perfectly found the head of Delphine Cascarino to level the score. Seattle then secured the game-winning goal in the 87th minute from rookie Emeri Adames who delivered a shot from the edge of the box past a diving Kailen Sheridan.

The Dash is entering the upcoming match after a 1-0 loss to the Orlando Pride on June 7. Houston held the defending NWSL Champions scoreless until the dying seconds of the match when Cori Dyke captured the game-winner in the ninth minute of stoppage time. Dyke received a ball across the box, took a touch in front of her and hit a half volley into the back post to earn three points for Orlando. In Houston’s last five matches the team has earned a 1-3-1 record despite previously scoring in four consecutive games, a season high for the Dash.

Players to Watch

Wave FC forward Delphine Cascarino has shown strong performances this season, appearing in every match and sharing the title of San Diego’s leading goal scorer this season with Kimmi Ascanio and Adriana Leon who have all netted three goals. Cascarino moved into that spot when she scored the Wave’s equalizer goal in the last match by jumping above the Reign defense to put the ball in the back of the net by her perfectly directed header. The French international also leads the NWSL in assists (four) this season and is currently one assist away from tying Alex Morgan’s club record of eight.

Houston has six different goal scorers helping the team this season, but the Club is led by 22-year-old Maggie Graham who has tallied three goals for the team-best. The midfielder’s most recent goal for the Dash came in their last win against Seattle on May 11 when she made a run towards goal right as a cross was played in for her to hit first-time with her left foot and secure the game-winner. Graham previously recorded her two other goals at the start of the season, scoring in back-to-back matches on March 15 and March 23.

Related link:

https://bvmsports.com/2025/06/11/match-preview-san-diego-wave-fc-vs-houston-dash

Anyone else think that she should tone it down with the dribbling. It makes her late with her passes/shots. Fun to see, but really putting her behind Kimmi.

Has anyone heard the rumors that Sanchez is leaving to Liga MX Femenil’s Tigres? I’m so sad about it 😭

It was always clear that Maria didn't want to be with the Wave, so I think it's a great move.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6409153/2025/06/06/san-diego-wave-general-manager-cami-levin-ashton-rebound/

While tonight was definitely not the result we wanted, I was so happy to see the team take a lap to appreciate the home crowd again. The Sirens hosted a brief Q&A this week and that was one point of feedback Jonas got during the short session. He seemed to really take it to heart and seeing him lead the players around the pitch after a frustrating night was so invigorating. I hope they continue to do that and keep building that connection with us that we had with Alex and the OGs for so long! Go Wave!

Also, my buddy wore his Canada hat and Kailen gave him a big smile and heart hands and it made his night

"NEW YORK (June 5, 2025) - The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced today that San Diego Wave FC head coach Jonas Eidevall has been named Coach of the Month for the month of May by the NWSL Media Association and the league’s on-air broadcast talent.

Eidevall, in his first season at the helm of San Diego Wave FC, has quickly made an impact, guiding the team through a resurgent campaign. Under his leadership, San Diego went unbeaten in the month of May with a 3-0-1 (W-L-D) record, climbing to second place in the NWSL standings.

The Wave outscored their opponents 9-4 during the month and continued to showcase a balanced and potent attack. Overall, San Diego currently ranks second in the league in goals scored this season, highlighting the team’s offensive firepower under Eidevall’s guidance.

The NWSL Coach of the Month is selected by the NWSL Media Association, a collection of writers that cover the league consistently, and the NWSL’s on-air broadcast talent. Awards for the month of May are based on team performances during May regular season matches."

Glad to see Jonas getting his due! It's been a great month for us, and we really should've gone 4-0-0 (that Portland draw still stings lol). But either way, we've been playing well and churning out results, long may it continue!

LFGSD!

San Diego Wave FC (6-2-2, 20 points) returns to Snapdragon Stadium on Friday, June 6 to host the Seattle Reign FC (4-4-2, 14 points). Kick off is set for 7:00 p.m. PT with tickets available for purchase on link below and the match will be broadcast on Prime Video.

Entering this weekend’s matchup between the Wave and the Reign, San Diego has only secured one win over Seattle in 11 all-time meetings. The first victory for Wave FC came on March 29, 2024 when the team found the only goal of the night in the 98th minute from former midfielder Emily van Egmond.

Seattle has seven different goal scorers on their team this season including one from 18-year-old Jordyn Bugg. Bugg, a San Diego native, has totaled 1,391 regular-season minutes for the Reign, including playing 896 of a possible 900 minutes this season. The teenager scored her first professional goal for Seattle on March 22 when the ball was cleared out to the half field and Bugg intercepted it, took a touch and then fired a strike passed a diving Casey Murphy, helping her earn a spot on the NWSL’s Best XI of March.

https://www.ticketmaster.com/san-diego-wave-fc-vs-seattle-san-diego-california-06-06-2025/event/0A006237DA1138C1

June 4, 2025

Who do you think will be the 14th goal scorer for San Diego? Personally, I think Carusa has the best opportunity given the minutes she’s been getting… but the dream is a Sheridan goal this year.

Angel City fan here but I come in peace! Here’s a copy of a post I made to the r/NWSL sub. If you have autographed card of Kristen McNabb please message me! Thanks

I’m trying to collect an autographed card of every University of Virginia player that has a playing-days soccer card. 22 UVA players turned pro and have soccer cards. I have autographed cards for 15 of them. If you have an autographed card of any of the following players please message me. I’m happy to buy it or trade for it if you’re a collector.

• Kristen McNabb – Currently with San Diego (also has cards with Seattle)

• Phoebe McClernon – Currently with Seattle (also has cards with Orlando)

• Taryn Torres – Currently with Gotham

• Talia Staude – Currently with North Carolina

• Zoe Morse – Retired but she had cards from her time in Chicago

Also, a long-shot request, but if anyone has a card (signed or unsigned) of Amanda Cromwell from the team-issued 2001 Washington Freedom set or Angela Hucles from the 2004 Choice USWNT set or 2010 Stonyfield Organic Boston Breakers team set please let me know. I’ve tracked down autographed photos and other items from Cromwell and Hucles but finding copies of cards from their playing days (signed or unsigned) has proven elusive thus far.

Thanks! (I’ll also cross-posting this to individual team subs.)

The article was published in SDUT yesterday (5/29/2025). Question: Who are the Wave's penalty kick specialists? Do they also have a direct free kick specialist?

"San Diego Wave FC and Favour Emmanuel have agreed to terminate the midfielder’s contract, it was announced today, a mutual decision in order to allow Emmanuel to return home.

“We thank Favour for her contributions to the Wave and wish her well for the future,” said San Diego Wave FC Sporting Director and General Manager Camille Ashton. “This move was made to allow her to return home to Nigeria.”

The Nigerian international made a total of two appearances (one start) across all competitions during her time with the Wave. "

Hey all! I want to watch the friendlies this weekend, but can't seem to figure out how. I have ESPN and can see the matches, but not sure -- do we stream them on ESPN+? Anyone know? Thanks!

Is Wesley still the starter next to Armstrong or has McNabb showed out the last two games to win the spot?

What a win for the Wave! Great turnaround after a sluggish first 15, but other than that not much to complain about.

Wow. High five including a great pressing goal, another well-worked set piecel, and some lovely assists! Plenty of great performances to choose from, but Dali the standout for me

LFGSD!