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The National Women’s Soccer League rolls on after Week 3 action concluded on Sunday. San Diego Wave FC won their third consecutive game. leaving them as the only team to remain undefeated after three matches this season.
NJ/NY Gotham FC and North Carolina Courage had their game postponed due to several players on both teams getting ruled out by COVID-19 protocols. The league recently implemented a new Covid Replacement Player policy, which allows teams to sign players on an emergency basis, in light of the current situation. The policy will in place for the next 60 days and will be re-evaluated by the league and NWSL Players Association at that point.
There is midweek action starting Wednesday, so before the teams get back on the field, lets take a look at where they landed on the power rankings after Week 3.
NWSL regular season power rankings
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Rank |
Team |
Change |
Analysis |
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1. |
San Diego Wave FC |
+3 |
The Wave are the only team to kick off the season with three consecutive wins, mostly thanks to what seems to be a promising attack. They lead all teams in chances created with 34. Alex Morgan is off to a scorching start and scored her fifth goal of the season in week three, and she’s now scored five of her team’s seven goals, three of which have been converted penalties. |
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2. |
Portland Thorns FC |
+1 |
New head coach Rihan Wilkinson is instituting a back three and developing a balanced attack with three goals scored over two matches by three different goal scorers in Sophia Smith, Christine Sinclair, and Morgan Weaver. The team leads the league in shots on goal with 19, and Meghan Klingenberg and Weaver are team leaders in chances created with… |
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