NWSL Weekend Take-Off: Golazos abound as hard times continue in Chicago, Houston

The caliber of NWSL goals is through the roof right now

This past round of NWSL matches saw an abundance in glorious goals and outstanding individual play.

Trinity Rodman set one of those goals up but won’t win the league’s player of the week award for reasons, while Alyssa Thompson bolstered her credentials as some kind of sorcerer and the Portland Thorns hit the absolute heights of what a team working in concert can do, only to end up with a draw after being Kerolin-ed. If you live for highlights, you could have easily over-indulged.

On the other hand, it was a rocky day at the office for the Chicago Red Stars, while the Houston Dash and San Diego Wave were left frustrated once again on the attacking end.

What’s right? What’s wrong? Let’s get into it: