Williams gives Gotham 1

Lynn Williams scored an early goal and Gotham FC hung on for a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dash on Wednesday night in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Williams scored for Gotham (3-2-2) just eight minutes into the game at Houston’s Shell Energy Stadium. It was her second goal of the season and 87th across all competitions in the NWSL, matching Sam Kerr for the most in league history.

“Wow, that’s really cool. To have my name there with Sam Kerr is amazing. But I don’t get that goal, I don’t get those things, without my teammates,” Williams said.

Gotham was coming off a 1-0 victory over North Carolina over the weekend, the team’s first win since March 24.

The Dash (1-4-3) are now winless in their last five matches.

WAVE 2, ROYALS 0

Jaedyn Shaw and Makenzy Doniak each scored a goal to give the San Diego Wave a 2-0 victory over the Utah Royals.

Shaw converted a penalty kick in the 35th minute at Snapdragon Stadium. Shaw is the only Wave player besides Alex Morgan to score from the penalty spot.