In other National Women’s Soccer League action, the Chicago Stars fell to the visiting Portland Thorns 2-0.
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Natasha Flint found Yazmeen Ryan, who took a few dribbles and fired a shot from outside the box past Casey Murphy to give Summit a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute.
Nichelle Prince scored the equalizer for Legacy in the 44th. The Summit broke the deadlock in the 77th with a precision left-footed shot by Flint to retake the lead.
Second-half substitute Aïssata Traoré’s goal in the 90th minute tied the score at 2-2 again. A header from Traoré stood in the way of St-Georges and he scored the winning goal in added time to complete Legacy’s comeback (1-5-1).
The Summit (1-3-3) fell for the second straight time and extended its winless streak to four games.
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It was the first matchup between the NWSL’s newest expansion teams.
The thorns are still on the table
Olivia Moultrie became the youngest player in NWSL history to make 100 NWSL appearances and capped it off with a goal and an assist in Portland’s victory.
Moultrie opened the scoring with an assist from Pietra Tordin in the 17th minute. Both players have contributed six goals this season.
After a second half in which the Chicago Stars (2-6-0) had more possession, shots and shots on goal, it was the Thorns who broke through. In the 89th minute, Moultrie delivered a pinpoint pass from distance that found second-half substitute Reilyn Turner, who beat goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and fired into an empty net.
Mackenzie Arnold made four saves for her third clean sheet of the season and fifth overall for Portland (6-1-1), which sits atop the league standings.
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