San Diego was down two goals in Denver and still walked off with the points. The Wave scored three times in 16 minutes Saturday night to beat the Denver Summit 3-2 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, turning a crowd that had come to see the expansion side’s first sellout into a night of disbelief.
Melissa Kössler put Denver ahead in the 16th minute, and Natasha Flint doubled the lead in the 32nd. San Diego answered after halftime through Lia Godfrey in the 49th minute, then Kennedy Wesley equalized with a header in the 57th. Dudinha finished the turnaround in the 65th when Carson Pickett deflected her cross into the net for an own goal.
The result kept San Diego atop the NWSL table at 5-1-0 and stretched its winning streak to five matches. The Wave have not lost since opening the season with a 1-0 defeat to the Houston Dash, and they now head into Wednesday’s meeting with the No. 2-ranked Portland Thorns carrying the league’s best record.
That makes the comeback more than just another early-season win. San Diego has already shown it can absorb damage and still find a response, which is exactly what separates a contender from a good start. Denver, meanwhile, came away from its first sellout crowd with a reminder that even a strong first half is fragile against the top team in the league.
Wesley had reason to feel at home in Denver. On April 17, 2026, she scored a U.S. goal there off a corner, and on Saturday she again delivered in the same city, later saying there was something in that Denver air. She added that she was happy to be in the right place at the right time and credited Godfrey for the service on the equalizer, calling the ball perfect.
San Diego did not have Cat Macario available, even after signing her last month, because of a heel injury. That absence did not blunt the comeback, but it does underline how much depth the Wave already have built into a roster that keeps finding ways to win. Portland, which was 3-1-1 before its Sunday match against Angel City FC, is next.