The Orlando Pride’s undefeated streak has ended with two games remaining in the 2024 NWSL regular season. The Pride lost 2-0 to the Portland Thorns on Friday evening at Providence Park.

Morgan Weaver scored into the bottom right corner of the net at 13′ to give the Thorns a 1-0 lead. Weaver’s goal was assisted by Reyna Reyes, who headed a corner pass to the front of the goal for a short kick past Orlando goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse.

Portland added a goal from Christine Sinclair, who fired the ball into the bottom left corner from close to the penalty spot. At 55′ that effectively put the game away. The goal was the 78th of Sinclair’s career, the second most in NWSL history.

Sinclair announced her retirement at the end of September and scored in her penultimate match.

Trying to become the first NWSL team to finish the regular season undefeated, the Pride entered the game with a record of 17-0-6. Portland was 8–4–11 before Friday, putting it in seventh place in the standings. The Thorns had not won a match since the international break for the Paris Olympics.

Orlando has two games left on the schedule, hosting Gotham FC at Inter&Co Stadium on October 20 before wrapping up the season at Lumen Field against the Seattle Reign.

The Pride won the NWSL Shield, awarded to the club with the best regular-season record, after a 2-0 victory over the Washington Spirit last Sunday. Their 57 points are the most in league history, achieved in one fewer game than the North Carolina Courage played in 2018.

Orlando enters the NWSL playoffs as the No. 1 seed with home field advantage. They will face No. 8 seed (likely Portland or Bay FC) when the postseason begins on November 8.

The 2024 NWSL Championship will be played on November 23 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.