Denver Summit W 2–3 San Diego Wave W

NWSL Women 2026 Regular season · 26 Apr 2026

Denver Summit W vs San Diego Wave W in the NWSL Women 2026.

At Centennial Stadium, Commerce City.

Referee: Alexandra Billeter, USA.

San Diego Wave W beat Denver Summit W 3–2. M. Kossler opened the scoring for Denver Summit W after 16 minutes. An own goal from C. Pickett made it 2–3 after 65 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Denver Summit W: M. Kossler 16', N. Flint 32'
• San Diego Wave W: L. E. Godfrey 49', K. Wesley 57', C. Pickett 65' (og)

Denver Summit W starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 1 Abby Smith (G)
• 6 Janine Sonis (D)
• 2 Megan Reid (D)
• 3 Kaleigh Kurtz (D)
• 16 Carson Pickett (D)
• 24 Delanie Sheehan (M)
• 5 Devin Lynch (M)
• 7 Ayo Oke (M)
• 26 Natasha Flint (M)
• 9 Yazmeen Ryan (M)
• 25 Klara Melissa Kössler (F)

San Diego Wave W starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 99 Leah Freeman (G)
• 16 Amelia Van Zanten (D)
• 2 Kennedy Wesley (D)
• 14 Kristen McNabb (D)
• 75 Perle Morroni (D)
• 10 Kenza Dali (M)
• 18 Laurina Fazer (M)
• 8 Kimmi Ascanio (M)
• 22 Lia Godfrey (M)
• 88 Dudinha (M)
• 17 Ludmila (F)

Match events

• 16′ Denver Summit W: Normal Goal, Klara Melissa Kössler, Yazmeen Ryan
• 32′ Denver Summit W: Normal Goal, Natasha Flint
• 49′ San Diego Wave W: Normal Goal, Lia Godfrey, Kimmi Ascanio
• 55′ Denver Summit W: Yellow Card, Ayo Oke
• 57′ San Diego Wave W: Normal Goal, Kennedy Wesley, Lia Godfrey
• 58′ San Diego Wave W: Substitution, Melanie Barcenas, Laurina Fazer
• 59′ Denver Summit W: Yellow Card, Kaleigh Kurtz
• 60′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, Yuna McCormack, Ayo Oke
• 65′ San Diego Wave W: Own Goal, Carson Pickett
• 72′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, Emma Regan, Devin Lynch
• 72′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, Eva Gaetino, Megan Reid
• 72′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, Olivia Thomas, Klara Melissa Kössler
• 76′ San Diego Wave W: Substitution, Gabi Portilho, Ludmila
• 76′ San Diego Wave W: Substitution, Kiki Pickett, Amelia Van Zanten
• 85′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, Yuzuki Yamamoto, Natasha Flint
• 88′ San Diego Wave W: Yellow Card, Perle Morroni
• 90′ San Diego Wave W: Substitution, Trinity Paula Byars, Dudinha
• 90′ San Diego Wave W: Substitution, Jordan Fusco, Lia Godfrey
• 90+2′ Denver Summit W: Yellow Card, Eva Gaetino
• 90+3′ San Diego Wave W: Yellow Card, Kenza Dali

Match statistics

Denver Summit W before this match

• at Seattle Reign FC W 0–0 (Seattle Reign FC W) · Regular season, 5 Apr 2026
• vs Washington Spirit W 0–0 (Washington Spirit W) · Regular season, 28 Mar 2026
• at NJ/NY Gotham FC W 2–0 (NJ/NY Gotham FC W) · Regular season, 25 Mar 2026
• at Orlando Pride W 1–1 (Orlando Pride W) · Regular season, 21 Mar 2026
• at Bay FC W 1–2 (Bay FC W) · Regular season, 14 Mar 2026

San Diego Wave W before this match

• at Boston Legacy W 1–0 (Boston Legacy W) · Regular season, 3 Apr 2026
• vs Chicago Red Stars W 2–0 (Chicago Red Stars W) · Regular season, 29 Mar 2026
• vs Portland Thorns W 3–1 (Portland Thorns W) · Regular season, 26 Mar 2026
• at Utah Royals W 2–1 (Utah Royals W) · Regular season, 22 Mar 2026
• vs Houston Dash W 0–1 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 15 Mar 2026