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For Spirit, a dominating win offers the chance to work on a few things

Washington rolls past Vancouver Rise FC Academy, 4-0, in group play at the W Champions Cup, a nascent tournament with a nice prize at the end.

September 3, 2025 at 10:58 p.m. EDT

Spirit forward Gift Monday takes a shot past Vancouver Rise FC Academy goalkeeper Jessica Wulf during Wednesday's game. (Daniel Kucin Jr./Imagn Images)

Wedged between regular season games, the Concacaf W Champions Cup offers the Washington Spirit a respite from the grind of weekly league action, where it is fighting to keep hold of second place ahead of the NWSL playoffs.