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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4128"] Seattle Reign FC forward Maddie Dahlien (5) prepares to kick the ball during a regular season game. Credit: Seattle Reign FC/Jane Gershovich [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Seattle Reign came into 2026 looking to build on
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Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali breaks down the trends that are making teams successful in the NWSL right now and how the middling Seattle Reign (4-5-2, 10th in NWSL) can apply those ideas to get back in the fight. The Reign are back in action on July
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Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali breaks down a rocky start to the Seattle Reign’s 2026 season. Seattle is 4-5-2 at the World Cup/CBA break with 19 games to play, leaving the Reign in 10th place in the NWSL and out of playoff positioning — down from
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The Seattle Reign were dealt their third loss in five matches on Saturday afternoon, as they fell to the Washington Spirit 2-1 on a late goal from Hal Hershfelt. Seattle (4-5-2) has notoriously struggled to score recently, putting a five-game scoreless streak behind it with a
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Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali breaks down a 2-1 win for the Seattle Reign over the Boston Legacy (2-6-3) on Friday night. Seattle improved to 4-4-2 and broke a five-game scoreless streak thanks to goals from Sofia Huerta and Maddie Dahlien, conceding a
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4128"] Seattle Reign midfielder Anghrad James-Turner dribbles the ball against Gotham FC during a game on Friday, May 15, 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Jane Gershovich / Reign FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] SEATTLE, Wash.
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Seattle Reign coach Laura Harvey was dejected in her postgame presser. Sunday saw her team try to break a three-game scoreless streak against a hot Washington Spirit team led by USWNT star Trinity Rodman. Though the Reign hit the crossbar in the early going, their issues with quality in
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The Seattle Sounders (6-1-2, 4th in MLS Western Conference) and Seattle Reign (3-2-2, 7th in NWSL) have gotten off to strong starts, but both are coming off draws in which they could have come away with more on the offensive end. The Sounders will welcome solid
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="3120"] Seattle Reign forward Mia Fishel holds up a Houston Dash defender with the ball during a match on Friday, May 1, 2026 at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas. (Steve Hamlin / Reign FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4128"] Seattle Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock kicks the ball during a game against the Kansas City Current on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at ONE Spokane Stadium in Spokane, Wash. (Jane Gershovich, Seattle Reign Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption]
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The Seattle Reign endured their toughest loss of the season on Sunday night, dropping their first game of 2026 at Lumen Field in a 3-0 drubbing to the Utah Royals. The Reign conceded just 50 seconds in before giving up another goal in the seventh. The game slipped out
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Jess Fishlock on the pitch during the Reign’s 0-0 draw against the Denver Summit on April 4, 2026. Image credit: Maddy Grassy/Seattle Reign FC. [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Jess Fishlock announced her retirement from