Courtesy of the Orlando Pride
A stoppage-time goal from Cori Dyke helped Orlando Pride (7-3-1, 22 points) secure a dramatic 1-0 victory over the Houston Dash (3-6-2, 11 points) at Inter&Co Stadium on Friday night. The win extended the Pride’s home unbeaten streak against Houston to five games and saw the Club climb into second place in the NWSL standings.
The dramatic, decisive moment came with the final kick of the match. Dyke's goal—her first in her professional career since being selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft—also marked the Pride’s third stoppage-time game-changer this season and their second match-winning goal in added time. It stands as the second-latest, game-winning strike in the league this year.
“Those are the moments that you dream about—the last play of the game, something super cool like that—so to have that happen was so special and all I thought about in that moment was that I just want to celebrate with my teammates," Dyke said. "They've been so great and so supportive of me through my entire journey here, so once I saw the ball hit the back of the net, that was my first thought, ‘I can't wait to go run and celebrate with them.'"
Goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse made four saves Saturday to earn her fourth clean sheet of the season and bring her career tally to 200 regular-season saves.
“A roller coaster of emotions but managed to get the job done tonight," Pride Coach Seb Hines said. "One thing I will give credit to: this team will go to the final whistle and we’re so pleased that we managed to get that goal towards the end and come away with three points.”
The Orlando Pride will travel west to take on Bay FC on Friday night at PayPal Park. That match is set to kick off at 10 p.m. ET on Prime Video.
