Surging Spirit secures second place in the NWSL

October 12, 2025 at 9:07 a.m. EDT

The Spirit's Trinity Rodman puts a shot on goal in the second half Saturday night. (Rob Kinnan/Imagn Images)CARY, N.C. — Shinomi Koyama scored the equalizer in the 86th minute as the North Carolina Courage rallied to a 1-1 draw with the Washington Spirit on Saturday night.

The Spirit (12-4-8), which is undefeated in its past 12 matches (5-0-7), clinched second place in the NWSL, which provides home-field advantage in the first two rounds of the playoffs.