Bay FC midfielder Kiki Pickett kicks the ball during a game against the Kansas City Current on May 11, 2025 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City. (Courtesy of Bay FC)
SAN JOSE — Bay FC’s second-half slide continues.
Bay FC has not won a match since returning from the NWSL’s summer break, a streak that now stretches across six games after a 1-0 loss to the league-leading Kansas City Current on Saturday at PayPal Park.
Michelle Cooper scored the game’s first goal for Kansas City (16-2-1), tucking a shot inside the right post and past Bay FC goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz in the 45th minute. Temwa Chawinga sealed the win with a goal after a sterling streak into the box in the second minute of second-half stoppage time
Bay FC (4-10-5) had a number of chances to equalize in the second half but could not find the finishing touch in the final third. Forward Rachel Hill had multiple chances to connect with crosses near goal but was unable to make sufficient contact with the ball.
“We just put a good performance out there,” Bay FC coach Albertin Montoya said. “Now we get ready to go to Orlando, and we’ve got seven games left. Those are games against teams that we’ve played well or have had some success against, so we’ve got to keep moving forward. That’s all we can do.”
In its first home match since the historic showcase game against Washington at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Bay FC drew 11,520 fans in San Jose.
Bay FC remained in 12th place in the NWSL standings with the loss and trails eighth-place Gotham FC by seven points for the final playoff spot. Now in its second year, Bay FC finished seventh in the NWSL last season and made the playoffs in its inaugural campaign.
“You never want to lose,” Silkowitz said. “Honing in on the loss, yeah, it’s important to learn from those moments, but it’s important to not get down. Because we do have seven games left, and anything’s possible. We’re not out of the picture in any way, shape or form. And that’s not the attitude amongst this team. We’re like, ‘We’re going.’ And the next game is the most important.”
Originally published at Christian Babcock