Asisat Oshoala’s penalty kick was all Bay FC needed to take a 1-0 win against the host Seattle Reign on Sunday.
The win moved Bay FC (9-12-1, 28 points) above the playoff line.
Seattle (5-12-5, 20 points) lost its third straight, falling eight points behind Bay FC.
Oshoala gave Bay FC a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute. The Nigerian forward fooled goalkeeper Claudia Dickey on the approach to the ball and buried it to the left side as Dickey moved to the right.
The visitors were awarded the penalty when Oshoala was taken down in the box by defender Phoebe McClernon.
Bay FC controlled the ball for most of the first half, outshooting Seattle 8-5, including six on target to just one for the hosts.
The Reign started to find more opportunities as the half progressed but couldn’t get the ball on target. In the 28th minute, Ji So-Yun’s attempt toward the far post from the left of the box rolled wide of the net. Six minutes later, Quinn fired a shot from outside the area that whisked over the cage.
The hosts continued to push for the equalizer early in the second half but couldn’t connect. Veronica Latsko delivered a cross into the box for Tziarra King on the far side. The ball hit the foot of Bay defender Caprice Dydasco and deflected over to King, who got a foot on it in the air but directed it right into the arms of goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland.