Canada's Christine Sinclair scores to help propel Thorns over OL Reign
Sophia Smith and Christine Sinclair both scored and the visiting Portland Thorns beat rivals OL Reign 2-0 in the National Women's Soccer League on Saturday.
In the 17th minute, Smith dribbled around her defender at the top of the box and put a shot into the lower right corner. Hina Sugita assisted the goal.
Smith now leads the league with five goals and five assists.
Burnaby, B.C., native Sinclair doubled Portland's lead in the 87th minute, getting on the end of a Morgan Weaver cutback pass at the top of the box.
CHRISTINE SINCLAIR!!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/sincy12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sincy12</a> puts a bow on an excellent <a href="https://twitter.com/ThornsFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ThornsFC</a> performance!