Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Chawinga Records First NWSL Hattrick for KC

The Kansas City Current looked like the 2025 version of themselves on Mothers’ Day as they took down the Chicago Stars 3-0 thanks to a hattrick from Temwa Chawinga. The hattrick is KC’s first in league play, not just by the Current, but by their predecessor, FC Kansas City. Here are the stats and milestones from today.

KC Current

Temwa Chawinga recorded the 1st hattrick in NWSL play for the Current. It’s the 2nd hattrick in all competitions for the Current after Kristen Hamilton’s hattrick in the NWSL Challenge Cup in 2023 against the Houston Dash.

Chawinga made her 57th appearance in all competitions, tying her with Desiree Scott for 11th all time on that list.

Izzy Rodriguez made her 115th appearance in all competitions for KC, tying her with Hailie Mace for 2nd all time on that list.

Michelle Cooper recorded her 7th assist in league play for KC, tying her with Alex Loera and Bia Zaneratto for 7th all time on that list.

It was Cooper’s 10th assist in all competitions, tying her with Chawinga and Debinha for 5th all time on that list.

Cooper made her 56th league start for KC, tying her with Debinha for 6th all time on that list.

In the 64th minute, Kayla Sharples passed Vanessa DiBernardo and moved into 14th all time for league minutes played for KC. She finished the game with 3,427 minutes played.

Sharples made her 40th appearance in league play for KC, tying her with Zaneratto for 17th all time on that list.

Sharples made her 44th appearance in all competitions, tying her with Loera and Victoria Pickett for 18th all time on that list.

Sharples made her 42nd start in all competitions, breaking her tie with Loera and Ellie Bravo-Young for 15th all time on that list.

Lorena made her 32nd start in all competitions, tying her with CeCe Delzer for 17th all time on that list.

KC NWSL

Chawinga scored the 1st league hattrick for KC NWSL teams.

In the 17th minute, Chawinga passed Lauren Holiday and moved into 16th place all time for league minutes played for KC NWSL teams. She finished the game with 4,204 minutes played.

Chawinga made her 52nd league appearance for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Frances Silva for 18th all time on that list.

Chawinga made her 57th appearance in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Vanessa DiBernardo and Shea Groom for 18th all time on that list.

Chawinga made her 49th league start for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Groom for 15th all time on that list.

Chawinga made her 54th start in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Holiday for 17th all time on that list.

Rodriguez made her 115th appearance in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Mace for 3rd all time on that list.

Cooper recorded her 7th league assist for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Loera, Zaneratto, Amy Rodriguez, and Jen Buczkowski for 10th all time on that list.

It was her 10th assist in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Debinha and Chawinga for 8th all time on that list.

Cooper made her 56th league start, tying her with Debinha and Yael Averbuch West for 12th all time on that list.

Ellie Bravo-Young made her 51st league appearance for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Katie Bowen for 20th all time on that list.