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  "description": "Reign will wrap up first half of season at Washington at 3:30 PM PT on Ion.",
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    "Match preview: Seattle Reign vs. Washington SpiritThe Reign are on the road for their final match before the month-long break in NWSL play.Sounder at HeartSusie Rantz",
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  "textContent": "The first half of the NWSL season wraps up today for Seattle Reign with a visit to the Washington Spirit. The Reign are looking to avenge a 1-0 loss to the Spirit in Seattle earlier this month and to go into the June break on a winning streak. Following this weekend’s games, the league is taking a month off to avoid conflicts with the men’s World Cup group stage.\n\nAfter that May 10th loss, the Reign are 14-13-8 all-time against the Spirit, which incldues a 4-7-3 road record. The Reign have scored 48 goals and conceded 41 in the series. The Spirit have won the past four meetings. Last weekend the Reign ended a 5-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over the Boston Legacy, while the Spirit had their own 8-game undefeated streak in league play snapped in a 2-1 road loss to the San Diego Wave two weekends ago. They were off from league play last weekend while competing in the Concacaf W Champions Cup, where they fell in a wild final, 5-3, to Club América.\n\nMatch preview: Seattle Reign vs. Washington SpiritThe Reign are on the road for their final match before the month-long break in NWSL play.Sounder at HeartSusie Rantz\n\n### Keys to the game\n\n  * Turn postive possession into shots\n  * Don’t take your foot off the gas late\n  * Finish the first half of the season strong\n\n\n\n# Notes\n\n  * The Reign are as healthy as they’ve been all season, with only Lynn Biyendolo and Jess Fishlock out. Head coach Laura Harvey confirmed pregame that Sam Meza has been dealing with a small knock, which kept her out of the Boston game as a precaution, but she is available for selection.\n  * The Reign have used a different lineup in all 10 games so far this season.\n  * Following today’s game, nearly a dozen Reign players will report to various youth and senior national team camps for an upcoming international window. The remaining players get a CBA-mandated week off before training resumes in mid-June. Players who are away on international duty will get their break after national team camps conclude.\n  * The next Reign game is on July 4 in North Carolina.\n\n\n\n### Injuries, absences, suspensions\n\n**Reign:** OUT: Lynn Biyendolo (Maternity Leave); Jess Fishlock (lower leg)\n\n**Spirit:** OUT: Ashley Hatch (Maternity Leave), Aubrey Kingsbury (Maternity Leave), Casey Krueger (Maternity Leave)\n\n## Recent form\n\n**Reign** : LDLLW (4-4-2, -2 GD; 9th place)\n**Spirit** : WWWWL (5-2-3, +8 GD; 4th place)\n\n## Officials\n\nREF: Alexandra Billeter; AR1: Brian Marshall; AR2: Max Smith; 4TH: Marie Durr\nVAR: Danielle Chesky; AVAR: Chris Canales\n\n## How to Watch\n\n**Match date/kickoff time** : Saturday, May 30th, 3:30 PM PT\n\n**Venue** : Audi Field, Washington DC\n\n**Broadcast** : ION TV (Michael Wottreng, Merritt Mathias & Jordan Angeli)\n\n**Radio/streaming:** KJR 950 AM (Jackson Felts, Stephanie Verdoia & Kwame Appiah)\n\n**Is this game available to stream for free in the US?** Yes (via Ion on services such as Tubi, Roku TV, Fire TV, Freevee, etc.)\n\n## Lineups\n\n> Our squad kicking things off today in D.C. 🔥 Lineup Notes ➡️ rgnfc.com/4dR7Vuu\n>\n> [image or embed]\n>\n> — Seattle Reign FC (@reignfc.com) 2:38 PM · May 30, 2026\n\n> Your starting lineup taking on Seattle Reign 🌸\n>\n> [image or embed]\n>\n> — Washington Spirit (@washingtonspirit.com) 2:47 PM · May 30, 2026\n\n## Highlights\n\n18’ - Washington goal. Spirit win a free kick just outside the corner of the box. Leicy Santos curls the kick around the wall and just inside the far post. 1-0 Spirit.\n\n> Distance? No problem for Leicy Santos 🎯\n>\n> [image or embed]\n>\n> — NWSL (@nwslsoccer.com) 3:55 PM · May 30, 2026\n\n45’ - GOAL REIGN! Maddie Mercado chases down what looks like a lost cause on a long ball toward the Spirit box, and Spirit defender Lucia DiGuglielmo mishits a clearance which loops over goalkeeper Sandy MacIver and into the net. 1-1\n\n> That hustle from Mercado ⚡️ Maddie's run helps tie things up in the Capital!\n>\n> [image or embed]\n>\n> — Seattle Reign FC (@reignfc.com) 4:33 PM · May 30, 2026\n\n81’ - Washington goal. Hal Hershfelt receives the ball about 25 yards from goal and takes a long-distance shot which deflects off a defender’s foot and leaves Dickey diving the wrong direction. 2-1 Spirit\n\n* * *\n\nJoin the discussion in our Discord gamethread (Supporter tier and above), or in the comments below.\n\nThis is Seattle Reign at Washington Spirit; watch with us\n\n _Sounder at Heart receives a portion of all sales made from links on this page._",
  "title": "Reign at Spirit: Gamethread",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-31T00:13:56.703Z"
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