The 2023 No . 1 seed , SAN DIEGO WAVE has earned both , a first-round bye and home field advantage for the Semifinals .
The 2023 No . 1 seed , SAN DIEGO WAVE has earned both , a first-round bye and home field advantage for the Semifinals .
They waited for the outcome of the quarterfinals to determine their opponent .
San Diego is the fifth club to win the Shield , the Wave , who led the league with 11 wins this regular season , were stellar on both sides of the pitch throughout the 2023 campaign .
The Wave ’ s two leading scorers , Alex Morgan and 18-year-old Jaedyn Shaw , scored in the club ’ s Shieldclinching victory on Decision Day , with Shaw ’ s sixth goal of the season setting a league record for most goals by a teenager .
Morgan led the Wave in scoring with seven goals and five assists .
Defensively , goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan recorded a league-leading nine clean sheets to keep San Diego ’ s total goals allowed at 22 for the season , tied for the second-lowest mark in the league .
NOV 5 , 2023 SAN DIEGO WAVE FC — SHIELD WINNER 11-7-4
0 X 1 OL REIGN 9-8-5 AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM IN SAN DIEGO , CALIFORNIA .
Wave , the Supporters Shield left crying at home . Ol Reign , Rapinoe ’ s team , won the spot in the final to dispute the trophy .
This is the First Playoff
OL Reign wins since 2015 . Reign advanced to 7 th NWSL Semifinal in Club History facing San Diego on Nov 5 , 2023 .
OL REIGN : 7 Playoff Appearances ; 3-time NWSL Shield Winners ; 2-time NWSL Runner Up ; 5 th consecutive Playoff Appearance .
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