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Kristie Mewis leads raucous Gotham FC championship celebration

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Kristie Mewis and Gotham FC turned the Snapdragon Stadium locker room into a slip-and-slide after their NWSL Championship win. (Amber Searls/USA TODAY Sports)

Gotham FC celebrated the first NWSL title in franchise history in raucous fashion, and midfielder Kristie Mewis chronicled all the action.

After defeating OL Reign, 2-1, in the championship match, Gotham players marked the occasion in the traditional manner: a team dogpile, followed by the trophy presentation and locker room party. But they added their own twists, throwing in a toss of retiring captain Ali Krieger, an on-field conga line and an improvised slip-and-slide.

A connoisseur of championship bashes, Mewis established her credentials in the aftermath of the Houston Dash’s 2020 Challenge Cup tournament victory. And she brought that experience to bear Saturday at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium.

She documented the celebration in a series of videos posted to her Instagram Stories, with teammates Kelley O’Hara and Lynn Williams among those featured. She also posted a photo and a video with just one caption between them: “Dudeeeeeeeeee.”

From Midge Purce receiving the match MVP award to Ali Krieger hoisting the new NWSL championship trophy to Gotham players attempting to drink from said trophy, check out some of the best scenes from the post-victory revelry.

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Teammates lift Gotham captain Ali Krieger, who won her first NWSL title in the final match of her career. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
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Kristie Mewis celebrates Gotham's title win on the podium at Snapdragon Stadium. (Ben Nichols/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
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Midge Purce won the Championship MVP award after assisting on each of Gotham's goals in the 2-1 win. (Amber Searls/USA TODAY Sports)
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Ali Krieger hoists the NWSL Championship trophy with her teammates. (Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports)
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Lynn Williams and Kristie Mewis lead Gotham teammates in a conga line after their championship win. (Jessica Alcheh/USA TODAY Sports)
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Kristie Mewis celebrates Gotham FC's title win. (Amber Searls/USA TODAY Sports)
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Gotham FC players attempt to drink from the decidedly not cup-shaped NWSL Championship trophy. (Jessica Alcheh/USA TODAY Sports)
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Gotham FC players turn the floor of the Snapdragon Stadium locker room into an impromptu slip-and-slide. (Jessica Alcheh/USA TODAY Sports)