Expansion Wave top the table with stout defense, Alex Morgan


              FILE - San Diego Wave midfielder Kristen McNabb, center, leaps for a header during the second half of the team's NWSL soccer match against the OL Reign, Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Seattle. The Wave is defying expectations atop the National Women's Soccer League standings. Now sitting on nine wins this season, they’ve already done better than any true expansion team in the league’s history. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
            
              FILE - San Diego Wave forward Alex Morgan, center, reacts after she scored a goal against OL Reign during the first half of an NWSL soccer match Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Seattle. The Wave is defying expectations atop the National Women's Soccer League standings. Now sitting on nine wins this season, they’ve already done better than any true expansion team in the league’s history. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Expansion Wave top the table with stout defense, Alex Morgan