Ashley Hatch scores twice, Spirit defeat Bay FC

Ashley Hatch scored three minutes apart in the first half to lift the Washington Spirit in a 2-0 victory against visiting Bay FC on Friday night.

Aubrey Kingsbury needed only two saves for her first clean sheet of the year as Washington (2-1-0, 6 points) was in control.

Hatch has three goals this season, already nearly the halfway mark to last year's seven goals.

Jordan Silkowitz finished with two saves for Bay FC (1-1-1, 4 points).

Hatch's first goal came on a shot from outside the box, with the ball bouncing once and landing in the net. Leicy Santos assisted on the sequence.

The second goal came on a header off Narumi Miura's delivery from a set piece.

The Spirit outshot Bay FC by 7-1 in the first half. Bay FC picked up the pace considerably in the second half, but the possession time didn't yield many top-notch scoring chances.

It was a rematch of last year's playoff quarterfinal, which was won by the Spirit.

--Field Level Media