Cloé Lacasse turned provider at will on Monday night, setting up three goals in Utah Royals FC's 5-1 demolition of Portland Thorns FC.
The midfielder carved Portland open repeatedly, completing three assists and three key passes in an 8.7-rated performance that left the visitors scrambling. Utah had five different scorers, but every attacking move seemed to run through Lacasse, who orchestrated the rout from the first whistle.
Portland, overwhelmed from kickoff, conceded early and often. By the time they pulled one back, the contest was long decided. Lacasse's vision and delivery gave Utah's forwards a field day, with her final ball consistently piercing a stretched Thorns backline.
The margin underlines Utah's offensive firepower when Lacasse hits this kind of form. Three assists in one match is rare currency at any level: it suggests not just quality but sustained influence across 90 minutes. Portland will want to forget this one quickly.