Seattle will kick off their defense of the NWSL Shield on April 17th at home.
Though the full 2016 season schedule has yet to be released, today we at least learned the date and opponent of the Reign's first match, which will be at home on April 17 at 4pm versus Sky Blue FC.
This will be the third consecutive season that Seattle will kick off their season at home, where they've never lost a match since moving to Memorial Stadium before the 2014 season. That season they opened with a 3-0 win over Boston, and last season they opened with a 5-1 home win over Western New York.