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Kansas City Current enjoy rewarding first visit to expansion Denver Summit

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  • Kansas City Current beat expansion Denver Summit 3-0 at Centennial Stadium.
  • Michelle Cooper scored in the 35th and 81st minutes to total two goals.
  • Temwa Chawinga scored in the 87th minute for her eighth goal of the season.

The Kansas City Current resumed its National Women’s Soccer League season on Friday night in Colorado.

The opponent? The expansion Denver Summit. The KC club’s first trip to Centennial Stadium? Highly successful.

Michelle Cooper scored twice and two-time reigning NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga once to pace the Current to a 3-0 victory.

Cooper’s goals came in the 35th and 81st minutes, Chawinga’s in the 87th. It was Chawinga’s eighth goal of the year for the Current, who improving the team’s win/loss mark to eight wins, five losses and no draws in 2026.

Denver’s won four times, lost five times and played to three draws thus far during its inaugural season.

Up next: The Current hit the road again Friday, July 10, to play the Orlando Pride. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Central Time.

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