After a brief hiatus due to the author traveling, Reign ratings are back in time to review the 16th edition of the NWSL Cascadia derby. This match might have been Seattle Reign FC’s most disappointing performance ever at Memorial Stadium, as they fell 2-1 to the Portland Thorns in a game that was far more lopsided than the score might suggest.
As they have done in some other games featuring opponents with dangerous attacking speed on the flanks, Seattle adjusted their back line and put Merritt Mathias and Lauren Barnes on the outside, opting this time to start Kristen McNabb in the middle with Rachel Corsie.