Following a three-game stretch of road games in which the shorthanded squad lost twice, Sunday’s match at Audi Field gave the Washington Spirit a chance to regain momentum as the NWSL playoffs approach.
Washington remained without many key players — and was reeling after losing midfielder Andi Sullivan to an ACL tear suffered last week in a loss at Orlando — but others stepped into important roles and contributed to a comfortable victory over Racing Louisville.
Makenna Morris, a rookie making her second start, doubled her goal total by recording two in the first half before Ashley Hatch converted a penalty and Lena Silano struck in second-half stoppage time to lift Washington to a 4-1 win.