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Jenna’s Talking Points: NWSL week 17 saw history made

Hat tricks and massive crowds drew all the attention as the playoff picture tightened.

Overhead angle of the crowd at Oracle Park for the match between Bay FC and the Washington Spirit on August 23, 2025.
Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images

It was a record-breaking weekend in the National Women’s Soccer League, from the fastest hat trick in NWSL history to the largest standalone crowd for a professional domestic women’s sporting event. Elsewhere, the playoff picture became a bit more complicated, and the Orlando Pride went back to the drawing board after Barbra Banda‘s season-ending injury. Let’s go through it all!

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