Reign Weekly 9-8: Grinding It Out Against San Diego; Lauren Holiday

Reign FC keep the good times rolling at Lumen Field. Keely Dunning and Laura Schott break down Sunday night's 1-0 win over San Diego Wave FC on Hello Kitty Night, from Maddie Mercado's 29th-minute header off a Maddie Dahlien cross, her eighth goal of the season, to the bat-swing celebration that followed it. They dig into Laura Harvey's post-game message: pleased with the result, not the performance, and the question she left her young squad with about what their purpose is when the opponent goes down a player. The hosts run the playoff math with Reign FC sitting eighth on 34 points and five points separating fifth from eighth, and make the case that winning without playing your best is the mark of a maturing team. Plus a look ahead to Bay FC, and a pre-game playlist chat where Rihanna meets Bay Area hyphy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.