Vancouver Rise FC make major push heading into Northern Super League regular-season finale

The GIST: And just like that, we’ve reached the final week of the inaugural Northern Super League (NSL) regular season. All four playoff spots have already been clinched by AFC Toronto, Vancouver Rise FC, Ottawa Rapid FC, and Montréal Roses FC, but seeding is still up for grabs, adding intrigue to this week’s matchups. Here’s what to watch with the postseason looming in early November.

😰 Ottawa hungry for a win over bottom-dwelling Halifax Tides FC today at 5:30 p.m. ET: Back-to-back winless weeks have left Ottawa scrambling, but if anyone can right the ship, it’s forward Delaney Pridham, who leads the league with 18 goals this season. Let’s see if Pridham can add to her tally or if Halifax’s defense will play spoiler.

⬆️ Can Vancouver hold on?: The Rise sit in second place following last week’s wins over Ottawa and Montréal, but those squads are hot on their tail. Vancouver closes things out against already-eliminated Calgary Wild FC tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET and will look to goalkeeper Morgan McAslan, the only player with at least 70 saves in the NSL, to lock it down. She’s a brick…house.