Christine Sinclair scored the first hat trick in Portland Thorns FC history and the fourth in National Women’s Soccer League history, as Portland tallied four unanswered goals in a 6-3 victory over the Boston Breakers in front of 14,383 fans at Providence Park on Sunday afternoon.
Allie Long, Alex Morgan and Jessica McDonald also scored for the Thorns (8-6-5, 29 points). Long scored on a first-half penalty kick after Morgan was fouled in the box by the Breakers (3-13-2, 11 points).
Katie Schoepfer, Nikki Washington and Heather O’Reilly scored for Boston, O’Reilly on a penalty kick.
The Thorns scored the final four goals after trailing 3-2 late in the first half. Sinclair scored in the 35th, 42nd and 46th minutes.