Nichelle Prince led the Houston Dash to an emphatic 5-0 victory over the Orlando Pride, notching the first hat trick of her NWSL career and the first in club history Friday night.
The Canadian international logged her first finish in the 27th minute, getting in behind the Pride backline before beating the goalkeeper to put the Dash up 1-0.
The assist 🤌 The finish = G⚽AL! @nichelleprince7 scores for the @HoustonDash to make it 1-0 against the @ORLPride! #HOUvORL | #AllTheAction pic.twitter.com/pL9Fa6jfHu— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) June 4, 2022
The assist 🤌 The finish = G⚽AL! @nichelleprince7 scores for the @HoustonDash to make it 1-0 against the @ORLPride! #HOUvORL | #AllTheAction pic.twitter.com/pL9Fa6jfHu
Ten minutes later, Prince charged into the Orlando box before striking a curler that deflected off a Pride defender into the back of the net to put the scoreline at 3-0 before the half.
Finishing the first half strong with a @nichelleprince7 goal 🔥!#HOUvORL | #AllTheAction pic.twitter.com/wYqQNZnLfC— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) June 4, 2022
Finishing the first half strong with a @nichelleprince7 goal 🔥!#HOUvORL | #AllTheAction pic.twitter.com/wYqQNZnLfC
Finishing off her historic performance, Prince collected a missed Pride clearance before chipping the goalkeeper to log her third goal of the night in the 49th minute.
HAT TRICK ALERT! 🎩🚨@nichelleprince7 scores her THIRD goal of the night!@HoustonDash | #HoldItDown pic.twitter.com/fd5RJZHw3y— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) June 4, 2022
HAT TRICK ALERT! 🎩🚨@nichelleprince7 scores her THIRD goal of the night!@HoustonDash | #HoldItDown pic.twitter.com/fd5RJZHw3y
Friday’s 5-0 victory marks Houston’s biggest win since the club’s 6-1 result over Sky Blue FC on August 25, 2018.