Utah Royals FC headed to Tacoma to face Reign FC in their first of three consecutive road matches. US international Kelley O’Hara missed this match due to her ankle injury sustained during the US Women’s National Team victory tour. Also, Mandy Laddish was still out with her concussion and Rebecca Moros with her right leg injury.
Going into this one, Utah Royals FC was being viewed as the underdog. Reign FC sat in fourth place with three wins in their last five matches in comparison to Utah’s one. Regardless of this, though, Utah notched an early goal.