2023 San Diego Wave

12–5–12 (W–D–L) across all competitions. Roster stats are regular season only.

Record: 12–5–12
Points: 371.68 per game
Finish: 1st of 12published table
Goal diff: +92nd in the NWSL
GF–GA: 35–34all competitions
Squad: 27players used

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02 ✓coverage through September 1, 2026

Alex Morgan led the roster with 7 goals; Jaedyn Shaw led San Diego Wave's roster in VAEP° (4.15).

goals are counted; VAEP° is a model estimate that tends to favor high-touch midfielders

Final regular-season table: 1st of 12 — 37 points, +9 goal difference.

The team-season record supports one named chance-creation comparison.How did San Diego Wave's 2023 chance creation compare with Portland Thorns's?

The Roster · 2023

27 players with a minute or more · regular season′derived


Alex Morgan	Wave	1	19	1629	7	5	14	2	49	29	62.0	1	0
Jaedyn Shaw	Wave	1	23	1585	6	3	37	0	35	19	60.7	2	0
Makenzy Robbe	Wave	1	22	1205	3	2	16	0	25	15	61.7	1	0
Sofia Jakobsson	Wave	1	17	873	2	1	13	0	10	7	53.9	2	0
Sierra Enge	Wave	1	10	696	2	0	4	0	3	2	77.1	1	0
Amirah Ali	Wave	1	17	467	2	0	2	0	13	6	59.0	1	0
Kyra Carusa	Wave	1	8	344	2	0	4	0	7	5	58.4	0	0
Kristen McNabb	Wave	1	14	1170	1	0	4	0	4	1	68.3	4	0
Madison Pogarch	Wave	1	17	856	1	1	9	0	4	1	70.7	4	0
Taylor Flint	Wave	1	17	678	1	0	11	0	17	8	52.2	4	0
Abby Dahlkemper	Wave	1	6	540	1	0		0	3	1	77.7	1	0
Belle Briede	Wave	1	7	253	1	0	1	0	3	3	75.5	0	0
Cheyenne Shorts	Wave	1	2	180	1	0	1	0	1	1	87.1	0	0
Christen Westphal	Wave	1	23	2057	0	4	10	0	5	1	75.8	1	0
Danielle Colaprico	Wave	1	23	1826	0	1	10	0	5	1	77.8	3	0
Naomi Girma	Wave	1	20	1800	0	0	8	0	0	0	88.1	0	0
Kailen Sheridan	Wave	1	20	1799	0	0	1	0	0	0	79.7	0	1
Kaleigh Riehl	Wave	1	19	1632	0	0	1	0	2	1	84.0	1	0
Rachel Hill	Wave	1	18	1141	0	0	9	0	6	4	60.6	3	0
Emily van Egmond	Wave	1	11	856	0	0	7	0	9	4	72.9	2	0
Meggie Dougherty Howard	Wave	1	12	581	0	0	7	0	5	1	68.5	0	0
Shae Yañez	Wave	1	4	271	0	0		0	0	0	79.0	0	0
Kelsey Turnbow	Wave	1	7	145	0	1	6	0	1	0	59.5	0	0
Melanie Barcenas	Wave	1	7	116	0	1	2	0	6	4	73.7	1	0
Chai Cortez	Wave	1	2	66	0	0		0	0	0	51.5	0	0
Mia Gyau	Wave	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0		0	0
Shea Connors	Wave	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	50.0	0	0

Goalkeeping

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation′derived


Kailen Sheridan	Wave	20	1799	185	21	67	77.9	9	2		22.2	1.2
Shae Yañez	Wave	4	271	71	14	8			1		15.4	1.4

Style Signals°How did San Diego Wave's 2023 directness and transition profile compare with the 2023 NWSL regular-season field?

San Diego Wave's 2023 modeled directness, transition share, and shot-triggered threat. The signals describe style and context; the signals are not grades.

2023 NWSL regular season · 29 matches with signal coverage°modeled — an estimate, not an observation


0.193	0.655	1.392	1.399

ResultsWhat did San Diego Wave's five most recent 2023 NWSL regular-season results show about San Diego Wave's form?

All admitted competitions through September 1, 2026.


2023-03-26	Regular season	Home	Stars	W	3	2	30854
2023-04-02	Regular season	Home	Courage	W	3	1	17000
2023-04-16	Regular season	Away	Reign	L	0	1	9219
2023-04-20	Challenge Cup	Home	Thorns	W	1	0	9504
2023-04-24	Regular season	Away	Angel City	W	2	0	22000
2023-04-30	Regular season	Home	Pride	L	1	3	16225
2023-05-06	Regular season	Away	Spirit	L	1	3	12232
2023-05-14	Regular season	Away	Current	W	2	0	12969
2023-05-21	Regular season	Away	Dash	W	3	0	5966
2023-05-27	Regular season	Home	Thorns	D	1	1	18130
2023-06-01	Challenge Cup	Home	Reign	L	0	3	9763
2023-06-04	Regular season	Away	Gotham	W	1	0	15058
2023-06-10	Regular season	Away	Racing	D	0	0	6753
2023-06-17	Regular season	Home	Angel City	L	1	2	25515
2023-06-25	Regular season	Home	Reign	L	1	2	22682
2023-06-29	Challenge Cup	Away	Angel City	L	1	2	13648
2023-07-02	Regular season	Away	Stars	L	0	1	5698
2023-07-09	Regular season	Home	Spirit	D	2	2	14362
2023-07-22	Challenge Cup	Away	Thorns	L	1	4	16393
2023-07-29	Challenge Cup	Away	Reign	L	0	1	7513
2023-08-05	Challenge Cup	Home	Angel City	D	1	1	14408
2023-08-20	Regular season	Home	Gotham	W	2	1	12045
2023-08-25	Regular season	Away	Pride	W	2	1	3730
2023-09-04	Regular season	Home	Dash	W	1	0	24936
2023-09-17	Regular season	Home	Current	L	1	2	15832
2023-10-01	Regular season	Away	Thorns	W	2	0	19947
2023-10-07	Regular season	Away	Courage	D	0	0	10434
2023-10-15	Regular season	Home	Racing	W	2	0	30312
2023-11-06	Playoffs	Home	Reign	L	0	1	32262

Upcoming San Diego Wave fixtures after September 1, 2026 are unavailable in the admitted release. NWSL Notebook does not turn missing fixture authority into placeholder dates.

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