LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The first professional women's soccer club in the Commonwealth is starting to cook with gas. With their 2-0 win over the KC Current this weekend, Racing Louisville FC notched its third consecutive W—the first streak of its kind for the young NWSL team.

Racing Louisville captain Jaelin Howell said there’s more work to do to keep improving, but Racing is “thrilled” with its three-game winning streak.

"It's exciting, but we know how good this team can be," Howell said in a post-game interview. "This is just the beginning."

Kirsten Davis and Savannah DeMelo both scored first-half goals, and Katie Lund made two late spectacular saves to help Racing to its third victory across all competitions over the last eight days.

Fans cheer on Racing Louisville FC during NWSL play at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Ky. (Soccer Holdings LLC/David Mucker)

Just as it did in Wednesday’s NWSL Challenge Cup win over KC, Racing (2-2-4, 10 points) started on the front foot and immediately put pressure on the Current.

Louisville broke through in the 12th minute, when DeMelo pursued a poor pass back to KC goalkeeper Cassie Miller, whose attempted clearance deflected off DeMelo and bounced in.

“The reason I’m able to do what I can do is because of the people around me,” DeMelo said. “I’m just trying to do everything I can to try and help the team succeed. I’m glad it’s working out, and I’m glad we’re getting the wins.”

Fifteen minutes later, midfielder Wang Shuang sprung a counterattack with a well-placed through ball into DeMelo’s path. The red-hot DeMelo carried the ball 20 yards and played a pass into the box for Davis, who calmly slotted home the second goal with a single touch.

“In the second half, I think we controlled (the game) and didn’t give up too many chances,” said head coach Kim Björkegren. “Overall, a great team performance and team spirit. It’s difficult to play three games in eight days, but they have worked so hard together and I’m so proud of the group.”

Since kicking off play as an NWSL expansion team, Racing has twice finished 9th in the league—missing the postseason both years. They topped out at five wins in 2021 and 2022, but are seemingly on pace to surpass that early into the 2023 campaign.