Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute and the defense did the rest for the Orlando Pride, who defeated the Washington Spirit 1-0 in the NWSL championship game Saturday night in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Pride began this season on a 23-match unbeaten run, earned the top playoff seed and set the league record for points in a season with 60. Now, they have won their first league title in franchise history.
Banda, who had 13 goals in the regular season, scored her league-record fourth goal of the playoffs on an assist from Angelina. Goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse made five saves as the Pride notched another shutout тАФ they had 13 clean sheets in the regular season.
