San Diego Wave FC (6-3-1, 19 points) extended their unbeaten streak to five matches with a 0-0 draw against Racing Louisville (2-3-5, 11 points) at Lynn Family Stadium.

Following the first half, where the Wave outshot Louisville 5-3, San Diego began the second half on the attack. Midfielder Sierra Enge hit a shot in the 86th minute that deflected off a Louisville defender and fell to the feet of forward Amirah Ali. The second-half substitute then created the game’s best scoring opportunity when she hit the one-time shot on her right foot, firing a shot just over the goal. 

Goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan made four saves on the night to secure another shutout, the 27th of her NWSL career. The shutout also marked the fourth straight clean sheet for the Wave on the road, dating back to May 14 in Kansas City.

Next on the schedule: San Diego Wave FC return to Snapdragon Stadium to host Rivalry Day, presented by Kaiser Permanente, against Angel City FC on Saturday, June 17. The match is scheduled to kickoff at 1:00 p.m. PT and will be broadcasted nationally on CBS.

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Notes:

  • With tonight’s draw, San Diego Wave FC is unbeaten in its last five regular season matches overall, and has recorded four straight shutouts on the road: at Kansas City, at Houston, at Gotham, and at Louisville. 
  • Goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan wore the captain’s armband tonight for the first time in Wave history while earning her 27th career shutout. 
  • Midfielder Meggie Dougherty Howard returned to the starting XI for the first time since the Wave’s season opener on March 25. The first-year Wave player is returning from a left thigh injury.

Box Score:
Racing Louisville 0:0 San Diego Wave FC

Scoring Summary:
N/A

Misconduct Summary:
SD – McNabb (Caution) 43’
SD – Shaw (Caution) 44’
LOU – Milliet (Caution) 66’
SD – Pogarch (Caution) 71’

San Diego Wave FC: GK Sheridan ©, D McNabb, D Girma, D Riehl, D Westphal, M Colaprico, M Enge, M Dougherty Howard (Kornieck HT), M Shaw, F Jakobsson (Ali 77’), D Doniak (Pogarch 64’)

Subs not used: GK Yanez, D Gyau, M Turnbow, M Briede, M DeMarco, F Barcenas

Racing Louisville: GK Lund, D Milliet, D Pickett, D Erceg, D Lester (Kanu 64’), M Howell ©, M Borges, M DeMelo, M Shuang (Chidiac 77’), F Kgatlana (Monaghan 77’), F Davis

Subs not used: GK Sekany, M Holloway, M Goins, M Baggett, D Wyne, M Fischer

Stats Summary: SD / LOU 
Shots: 10 / 15
Shots on Target: 4 / 4
Saves: 4 / 4
Corners: 2 / 4
Fouls: 9 / 11
Offsides: 1 / 2
Possession: 54.6% / 45.4%