Episode Details

Denver Summit FC put six past Racing Louisville in the cold rain at Centennial Stadium, and now the NWSL playoff math is simple: we win at the North Carolina Courage on Decision Day, and we need Orlando to beat Seattle. That's the whole path. And those six goals gave us the goal-difference tiebreaker if it comes down to it.

Louisville managed six shots all night, only one on target. Our back line, the group I've been hard on all season, kept them pinned in their own half. Kaleigh Kurtz scored her first goal in a Summit shirt off a Janine Sonis free kick, then set up the third goal with a long diagonal ball she and Yazmeen Ryan planned at halftime. And yes, she did the worm in the rain. You'll hear from Kaleigh, Tash Flint, and Nick Cushing from the postgame presser, including Nick on why Denver is the place to play in the NWSL.

Then it's on to North Carolina: Ashley Sanchez sitting on 20 goals, why the first goal decides Courage games, my three keys, and my prediction for Sunday. Every Decision Day match kicks off at 3 p.m. Mountain on ESPN+.

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