ESPN.com · Nov 24, 2024
Banda the difference as Orlando Pride crowned NWSL champs
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Orlando Pride won the 2024 NWSL Championship on Saturday, defeating the Washington Spirit 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from forward Barbra Banda.
The victory capped off a historic season for a Pride franchise that was once the doormat of the NWSL.
Orlando started this season unbeaten through 23 games -- a league record -- and became the first team since 2019 to win the Shield and Championship in the same season.
Here are the big talking points from CPKC Stadium.
Banda leaves her mark again
Banda capped off her historic first season in the NWSL with a goal in the final, her fourth tally of the postseason -- a new record.