SAN JOSE (Interstat) — Caiya Hanks scored in the 86th minute to pull Portland Thorns W level in a 2-2 draw with Bay FC W, closing a match in which the visitors struck first, the home side answered twice and neither team could produce a final breakthrough. Hanks’ late finish capped a back-and-forth contest that featured four goals, two yellow cards and a series of second-half substitutions. The result left both clubs at 0-0-1 in the competition and 0-0-1 across all competitions. Bay FC W had taken a 2-1 lead after halftime, but Portland Thorns W pressed late and found the equalizer through Hanks, whose goal denied the home side a victory after its rally from an early deficit.

Portland Thorns W opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Morgan Weaver found the net. Weaver’s goal gave the Thorns an early advantage, and Nina Nijstad was credited with an assist on the play before she was substituted in the 72nd minute. Bay FC W responded in the 33rd minute through Caroline Conti, whose goal leveled the match. Conti was shown a yellow card in first-half stoppage time, in the 45th minute, and the teams went into the break even at 1-1. The opening half included Portland’s early breakthrough and Bay FC’s response, with Conti’s equalizer shifting momentum before the interval.

Bay FC W moved ahead in the 67th minute when Kennedy Fuller scored. Karlie Lema finished the match with two assists. The home side’s lead held until the closing stages, when Portland Thorns W increased pressure and found a response. Hanks scored in the 86th minute to make it 2-2. Portland’s Reyes was booked in the 74th minute, part of a physical final stretch that included several changes from both benches. The equalizer arrived after Bay FC W had protected its advantage through the middle of the second half, and it ensured the visitors left with a share of the result.

The key individual performances included Fuller, who played 90 minutes and scored once for Bay FC W, and Hanks, who played 90 minutes and scored once for Portland Thorns W. Lema played 90 minutes and provided two assists for Bay FC W. Conti played 90 minutes, scored once and received a yellow card. Weaver played 56 minutes and scored once before being substituted. Nijstad played 72 minutes and recorded one assist before her substitution. Fuller’s goal gave Bay FC W its second lead of the match, while Hanks’ goal supplied the final equalizer for Portland Thorns W.

Bay FC W made a halftime change when Anderson came on in the 46th minute, and later substitutions included Holzheier in the 64th minute and Collins and Conti in the 90th minute. Portland Thorns W’s substitutions included Vignola and Weaver in the 56th minute, Calzada and Nijstad in the 72nd minute, and Turner in the 81st minute. The late equalizer denied Bay FC W a home win after it had rallied from an early deficit and moved in front after the break. Portland Thorns W, which had opened the scoring and then trailed, salvaged a point with Hanks’ late finish. Both teams’ records in this competition are now 0-0-1, and both teams’ records across all competitions are also 0-0-1. The result was the first draw of the season for each side in the competition.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Bay FC W 1, Portland Thorns W 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Portland Thorns W with a 60.5 percent probability to win. The final total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 3.5.