Portland Thorns FC wrapped up their strange season on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over the OL Reign. This was a season that saw Portland travel to Utah during a global pandemic to play in the NWSL Challenge Cup, which went better than anyone could have imagined (shoutout to Lisa Baird and her team for pioneering the bubble).
After the Challenge Cup there were questions about what would come next and we were introduced to the Fall Series. No one could have predicted any of this when the 2019 NWSL season came to a close, but the league made the most of the situation and put on two fantastic events.