NWSL roundup: Kiki Van Zanten's brace leads Houston to rout of Boston

Kiki Van Zanten scored a brace for the Houston Dash in an impressive 3-0 victory against the visiting Boston Legacy on Saturday.

Van Zanten scored in the 43rd and 59th minutes to give the Dash a commanding lead and match her scoring total in 17 NWSL matches last season for Houston.

Katherine Ann Rader added the final goal in the 65th minute for Houston (2-0-0, 6 points), which is in pursuit of its first playoff berth since 2022 and just the second in 13 seasons.

Boston (0-0-2, 0 points), which got four saves from Casey Murphy, is still looking for the franchise's first win. The Legacy's inaugural season kicked off with a 1-0 home loss to Gotham FC on March 14.

Gotham FC 0, North Carolina Courage 0

Gotham FC and North Carolina Courage combined for 23 shots (four on goal) but played to a draw in Harrison, N.J.

The Courage (1-0-1, 4 points) completed nearly 170 more passes (459-290) and had three of the four shots on goal, two from Ashley Sanchez. Kailen Sheridan was tasked with just one save.

Gotham FC (1-0-1, 4 points) got three saves from and held 59% of the possession despite being outshot 13-10. Rose Lavalle had the side's lone shot on goal. Ann-Katrin Berger made three saves to maintain the scoreless draw.

Angel City 3, Bay FC 1

Sveindís Jonsdottir had a brace as Angel City FC defeated Bay City FC in San Jose, Calif.

Gisele Thompson also found the back of the net in the 32nd minute on an assist from Jonsdottir for Angel City (2-0-0, 6 points), which is atop the standings two weeks in with a plus-six goal differential.

Taylor Huff had the lone goal in the 56th minute for Bay FC (1-1-0, 3 points) on an assist from Cristiana Girelli.

--Field Level Media