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Theo Lloyd-Hughes

NWSL Matchday 20 Power Rankings: More Misery for Orlando Pride

NWSL Orlando Pride Pride Orlando Stars Ludmila Bay Chicago National Women Soccer League Clarissa Larisey

The long wait for a Chicago Stars win is over. After 147 days and 14 matches, the previously last-place Stars ended their winless run emphatically with an extraordinary and well-deserved 5–2 win over defending NWSL champions Orlando Pride.

Now, in some ways, it had been coming. Slowly but surely, the Stars have been looking better and were already climbing the Power Rankings after seven goals and no defeats in their last three games before this past weekend. And then there's Ludmila, who has been simply outstanding this past month.

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