No. 5 Kansas City is on the up and up. The Current rocketed up the NWSL standings after dismantling No. 14 Bay FC 5-1 on Saturday.
Kansas City scored the first back-to-back hat tricks in league history behind midfielder Debinha’s three tallies. That stat mirrored forward Haley Hopkins’s scoreline in last Saturday’s 4-1 over No. 10 Denver.
“She runs for the team, she plays for the team, she works hard every day for her game,” Current manager Chris Armas said of Debinha.
The win launched KC three spots up the NWSL standings, cementing a +10 goal differential with just three regular-season matches remaining.
No. 8 North Carolina beat No. 9 Seattle 1-0 to enter the international break above the playoff line, while Shield hopeful No. 1 Gotham holds a four-point lead over No. 2 San Diego despite Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Angel City.
“Our ambition is big,” said Gotham FC manager Juan Carlos Amorós. “We want to win the Shield. We want to be the best team.”
