Haley McCutcheon scored early and Luana delivered late as the fourth-seeded Orlando Pride began their attempt to repeat as NWSL champions with a 2-0 victory over the visiting No. 5 Seattle Reign in the quarterfinals on Friday night.

In this playoff opener and matchup of clubs that just played to a 1-1 draw in the final weekend of the regular season, Orlando prevailed despite conceding 17 overall shots and eight on target to the Reign, who pushed hard for most of the second half but couldn't get on the board. Orlando's Anna Moorhouse made eight saves.

The Pride advance to the semifinals against the winner of Sunday's Gotham FC vs. Kansas City Current quarterfinal match.

Orlando, playing without injured star Barbra Banda, had closed the regular season on a 3-0-2 run.

The Pride posted the

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