Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Chawinga Tops KC NWSL Scoring List

The Kansas City Current extended their current winning streak to four games yesterday in their 2-1 win over Gotham FC at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Goals by Michelle Cooper and Temwa Chawinga led KC to the win. The goal by Chawinga was a milestone goal as it was her 31st in all competitions, moving her ahead of Amy Rodriguez for the most goals for KC NWSL teams.

Here are all the stats and milestones from yesterday’s game.

KC Current

Michelle Cooper made her 50th start in all competitions for KC, she’s the 10th player to reach that mark.

Her 50th start tied her with Izzy Rodriguez for 9th all time on that list.

Cooper’s goal was her 9th in league play for KC, breaking her tie with Bia Zaneratto for 6th all time on that list.

Cooper’s assist was her 5th in league play for KC, tying her with Zaneratto for 8th all time on that list.

Cooper made her 61st appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking her tie with Debinha for 8th all time on that list.

Temwa Chawinga’s assist was her 7th in league play for KC, tying her with Alex Loera for 6th all time on that list.

Chawinga made her 36th league appearance, breaking her tie with CeCe Kizer and Victoria Pickett for 13th all time on that list.

Chawinga made her 41st appearance in all competitions, breaking her tie with Chardonnay Curran for 16th all time on that list.

Chawinga made her 39th start in all competitions, tying her with Kizer for 14th all time on that list.

Claire Hutton made her 28th league start for KC, breaking her tie with Alex Loera for 17th all time on that list.

Hutton and Ellie Wheeler made their 40th appearance in all competitions for KC, tying them with Curran for 17th all time on that list.

Vanessa DiBernardo made her 54th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking her tie with Kristen Edmonds for 11th all time on that list.

In the 36th minute, Kayla Sharples passed Alana Cook and moved into 20th all time for minutes played in all competitions for KC. She finished the game with 1,950 minutes played.

Sharples made her 19th league start for KC, breaking her tie with Darian Jenkins for 20th all time on that list.

Sharples made her 22nd start in all competitions, tying her with Cook for 20th all time on that list.

KC NWSL

Chawinga’s goal was her 31st in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Amy Rodriguez for the most all time.

Cooper made her 50th start in all competitions, she was the 19th player to reach that mark for KC NWSL teams.

Making her 50th start in all competitions, she tied with Izzy Rodriguez and Amy Rodriguez for 17th all time on that list.

Cooper’s goal was her 8th for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Zaneratto and Sarah Hagen for 10th all time on that list.

In the 50th minute, Cooper passed Rodriguez and moved into 18th all time for minutes played in all competitions for KC NWSL teams. She finished the game with 4,365 minutes played.

Cooper made her 48th league appearance for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Lauren Holiday for 19th all time on that list.

Cooper made her 61st appearance in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Debinha for 15th all time on that list.

DiBernardo made her 54th appearance in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Katie Bowen for 18th all time on that list.

DiBernardo made her 49th start in all competitions, tying her with Shea Groom for 20th all time on that list.

In the 70th minute, Hailie Mace passed Erika Tymrak and moved into 6th all time for league minutes played for KC NWSL teams. She finished the game with 6,121 minutes played.