SkoPurp No. 125: Bay FC Rewind and USWNT Friendlies

About this episode

The episode discusses Orlando Pride's recent victory over Bay FC, player performances, and injury concerns.

The Orlando Pride hosted Bay FC and made it two straight wins for the first time in 2026. Orlando continued its successful ways against California-based teams with another standout performance by striker Barbra Banda. The Zambian international scored two goals and set up another to lead the Pride to another big three points on the cusp of the World Cup break. Jacquie Ovalle and Zara Chavoshi came off the bench, taking the Pride two steps closer to having a healthy roster. It wasn't all good news, however. The game was fun until Banda picked up an injury late in the game and now we wait to see what the severity is. Losing Banda for any length of time is not ideal for a team reliant on her for goals and hovering near the bottom of the playoff places. We break down the Pride's 3-1 win at home, look back at our score predictions, and make our selections for Player of the Match. This week's mailbagbox asked about Nicole Payne, Tallahassee-based side TLH Reckoning, Orlando Pride players as USWNT starters, and more. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and…

Topics covered

• Orlando Pride
• Bay FC
• USWNT
• soccer
• injury updates
• Player of the Match
• mailbag

Keywords

• Orlando Pride
• Bay FC
• Barbra Banda
• soccer
• USWNT
• injury
• Player of the Match

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Orlando Pride, Bay FC, USWNT

Places: California, Tallahassee

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