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KC Current scored 3 goals in 10 minutes to beat the Chicago Red Stars 3-1.

KC Current scored 3 goals in 10 minutes to beat the Chicago Red Stars 3-1.

Kansas City Current scored three goals in 10 minutes to beat the Chicago Red Stars 3-1 at Sea Geek Stadium on Saturday and finish the National Women’s Soccer League regular season with a league-record 57 goals.

The previous record for most goals in a season was held by the North Carolina Courage, who scored 54 goals in 2019.

Current (16-3-7) took the lead in the 23rd minute when Michelle Cooper finished with her left foot.

Debinha added three minutes later and Vanessa DiBernardo earned her sixth assist of the season.

Nichelle Prince pounced on the ball inside the box in the 33rd minute to give Current a 3-0 lead.

Elli Schlegel pulled the ball back for Red Star (10-14-2) in the 52nd minute, finishing off Shea Groom’s pass.

Current earned the fourth playoff berth and will face the fifth-seeded North Carolina Courage on Saturday.

Eighth-place Red Star will face first-place Orlando Pride on Friday.

WAVE 3, LOUISVILLE RACE 1

Maria Sanchez scored her first goal for San Diego since being dealt by the Houston Dash in April as the Wave beat Racing Louisville 3-1 at Lynn Family Stadium.

Although the Waves (6-13-7) were the home team, the game was moved to Louisville due to poor conditions at San Diego’s home stadium.

Jaedyn Shaw’s cross eluded several players in the box and hit the far post in the 3rd minute to give San Diego the lead.

Sanchez converted a free kick in the 22nd minute to make it 2-0.

Kayla Fisher’s shot bounced off the post and into the hands of Bethany Balser, who scored from close range for Louisville (7-12-7) in the 68th minute.

Savannah McCaskill headed in Delphine Cascarino’s cross to give the Wave a 3-1 lead in the 76th minute.

Neither team made it to the playoffs.