Bay FC heads to Washington, D.C. this week to face the Washington Spirit in Week Three of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season. A rematch of last season’s quarterfinal matchup comes on the heels of a strong victory for Bay FC vs. Racing Louisville in the club’s home opener at PayPal Park. The match is scheduled for March 28 with kickoff at 5 p.m. PT.
Bay FC remained unbeaten in 2025 with a home opening victory last week, besting Louisville 2-0 behind a pair of first half scores. The club’s local products led the charge. Defender Joelle Anderson pounced on a Louisville errant clearance and put her shot into the back of the net in the 12th minute, before forward Karlie Lema put her stamp on the match with a coast-to-coast effort and impressive strike from distance in first half stoppage time. Lema’s score, the first of her pro career in her first career start, earned the club a second-straight nomination for Goal of the Week.
Bay FC controlled the tempo in the second half of the match, playing stellar defense enroute to its first clean sheet of the season. The shutout marked the first for goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz in NWSL play, while Hannah Bebar marked her pro debut upon entering for Dorian Bailey in the 74th minute.
Watch: Stream the away match from your home! NWSL fans in the U.S. can watch the match at 5:00 p.m. PT on Prime Video. Watch in select African territories ESPN Africa, in the UK & Eire on TNT. For International soccer fans in all other territories, watch on NWSL+, while viewers in Australia can watch on Optus.
For fans watching locally, there are five locations around the Bay Area that will host watch parties for the Bay FC match:
- 21st Amendment Brewery Taproom, 2010 Williams St., San Leandro (21st Amendment Brewery and Bridge Brigade co-hosted; family friendly)
- 21st Amendment Brewpub, 563 2nd St., San Francisco (21st Amendment Brewery hosted; family friendly)
- Standard Deviant, 280 14th St., San Francisco (Bridge Brigade and Rikki’s Bar co-hosted; family friendly)
- Jack’s, 167 E Taylor St., San Jose (Bridge Brigade hosted; 21+)
- Taplands, 1171 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara (21st Amendment Brewery hosted; family friendly)
Next Home Match: Bay FC faces Chicago Stars FC for Women’s Empowerment Night onSunday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. PT at PayPal Park. Buy your tickets HERE.
Last Meeting: In three all-time meetings, Bay FC has yet to best Washington in any competition head-to-head. Spirit took three points from each of the two clubs’ regular season meetings in 2024, a 2-1 result March 23 and 3-0 result July 6.
Friday’s match is the first contest between Bay FC and Washington since last November, when the two squads met in the NWSL quarterfinals. Bay FC broke an 80-minute stalemate to go up by a goal late in the match, but Washington equalized late before taking the victory after an extra time own goal. View the highlights on YouTube below!
Jerseys: Bay FC is hitting the pitch in their white secondary kit against Washington Spirit. Shop our merch HERE and grab a jersey for your friends and family to match with the team!
App: Download the Bay FC app on the App Store or Google Play for live scores, stats, and Bay FC goal push notifications. With our latest app update, you can easily manage tickets, access exclusive offers, stay up-to-date with news and stats, and view the full season schedule—all at your fingers. A live match feed is also available below and on NWSLSoccer.com.
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