Bay FC suffered a 3-1 loss to Angel City FC on Saturday, March 21, at PayPal Park. Behind two goals and an assist from Angel City’s Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir, Bay’s Southern California rival went up 3-0 before  before Taylor Huff put Bay FC on the board in the 56^th minute for her first score of the season. On that play, a sleek passing combination from Girelli, in the starting XI for her NWSL debut, put Huff inside the box with the ball at her feet to ping it off the post and in, also earning the Italian her first assist with her new club. But Bay FC couldn’t muster another score as they fell to 1-1 on the season, while Angel City improved to 2-0.