Sonis scores 2 goals as Denver beats Orlando for NWSL expansion team's first home win

Janine Sonis scored two goals for the second consecutive game as the expansion Denver Summit defeated the Orlando Pride 3-1 on Saturday, securing the franchise's first-ever home victory. The match was played in front of a sellout crowd of 16,974 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, with Sonis converting a penalty kick in the 51st minute to make it 2-0 after a foul on Yazmeen Ryan. In the other NWSL match that day, the North Carolina Courage beat Chicago 4-0, inflicting the Stars' fourth consecutive shutout loss.