Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Scott Returns and Makes 100th Appearance

The Kansas City Current kept their unbeaten start to the 2024 season going on Saturday afternoon as they took down Angel City FC 4-2. It was a memorable afternoon, made even more memorable by the return of midfielder Desiree Scott, who missed all of the 2023 season with injury. It was also a milestone appearance for Scott in her return as she made her 100th appearance in all competitions for KC NWSL teams in her career, the third player to reach that mark. Here are the stats and milestones from Saturday’s Current game.

KC Current

The KC Current have scored 9 goals through 2 home games, in the team’s first season, 2021, they scored just 9 goals in their 12 home league games.

Elizabeth Ball made her 53rd league appearance, tying her with Kate Del Fava for 2nd all time on that list.

Ball made her 67th appearance in all competitions, tying her with Kristen Hamilton for 3rd all time on that list.

In the 75th minute, AD Franch passed Hailie Mace and moved into 5th all time for league minutes played for KC. She finished the game with 3,870 minutes played.

Franch made her 43rd league appearance for KC, breaking her tie with Kristen Edmonds for 6th all time on that list.

Franch made her 43rd league start for KC, tying her with Del Fava for 5th all time on that list.

Franch made her 56th start in all competitions, breaking her tie with Del Fava for 4th all time on that list.

Alexa Spaanstra scored her 3rd goal in league play for KC, tying her with Elyse Bennett, Darian Jenkins, and Michelle Cooper for 7th all time on that list.

Spaanstra and Vaness DiBernardo scored their 3rd goal in all competitions for the Current, tying them with Bennett, and Jenkins for 9th all time on that list.

DiBernardo’s assist was her 4th in league play, breaking her tie with CeCe Kizer and Izzy Rodriguez for 4th all time on that list.

It was her 5th assist in all competitions, breaking her tie with Kizer and Rodriguez for 5th all time on that list.

DiBernardo and Izzy Rodriguez made their 14th league start for KC, tying them with Taylor Leach and Katie Bowen for 18th all time on that list.

Rodriguez made her 24th start in all competitions, breaking her tie with Michelle Cooper for 13th all time on that list.

Desiree Scott made her 44th appearance in all competitions for KC, tying her with Alex Loera and Victoria Pickett for 10th all time on that list.

KC NWSL

Desiree Scott made her 100th appearance in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, she’s the 3rd player to reach that mark.

In the 86th minute, Lo LaBonta passed Scott and moved into 2nd place all time for minutes played in all competitions for KC NWSL teams. She finished the game with 8,470 minutes played.

LaBonta made her 91st league appearance for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Erika Tymrak for 2nd all time on that list.

LaBonta made her 84th league start for KC NWSL teams, breaking her tie with Scott for 3rd all time on that list.

Alexa Spaanstra scored her 3rd goal in league play for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Bennett, Jenkins, Cooper, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Heather O’Reilly for 19th all time on that list.

Spaanstra and DiBernardo scored their 3rd goal in all competitions for KC NWSL teams, tying them with Bennett, Jenkins, Sauerbrunn, and O’Reilly for 20th all time on that list.

DiBernardo recorded her 4th assist in league play for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Bowen and Tiffany McCarty for 12th all time on that list.

It was her 5th assist in all competitions, breaking her tie with Bowen, McCarty, Kizer, and Sarah Hagen for 13th all time on that list.

In the 4th minute, Ball passed Shea Groom and moved into 9th place all time for minutes played in league play for KC NWSL teams. She finished the game with 4,311 minutes played.

Ball made her 53rd league appearance, tying her with Del Fava for 10th all time on that list.

Ball made her 67th appearance in all competitions, tying her with Hamilton for 9th all time on that list.

Rodriguez made her 57th appearance in all competitions, breaking her tie with Groom for 13th all time on that list.

In the 75th minute, Franch passed Mace and moved into 14th all time for league minutes played for KC NWSL teams. She finished the game with 3,870 minutes played.

Franch made her 43rd league appearance, tying her with Brittany Kolmel for 18th all time on that list.

Franch made her 56th appearance in all competitions, tying her with Groom for 14th all time on that list.

Franch made her 43rd start in league play for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Del Fava for 14th all time on that list.

Franch made her 56th start in all competitions, tying her with Yael Averbuch for 10th all time on that list.