Angel City FC defender Savy King was hospitalized in stable condition Saturday, a day after she was stretchered off the field because of what the National Women’s Soccer League called a “medical event” during a match against the Utah Royals.

The NWSL released a statement saying King also was stable when she was taken to the hospital after collapsing on the field during Friday night’s match. Further details were not disclosed.

“We are grateful to the Angel City medical staff as well as to local paramedics who handled this difficult situation seamlessly,” the NWSL’s statement said.

Players on both sides were visibly shaken as trainers rushed to King’s side after she went down in the 74th minute. She was attended to for 10 minutes before she was taken from the field on a cart.

Angel City issued a statement that said King “was transported by EMS to the hospital following a medical event on the field. She is responsive and undergoing further evaluation. We thank everyone for their concern and support.”

After the match, both teams gathered in a circle at midfield in prayer for King. Some fans questioned why the match continued.

he league said in its statement that it would review its policies to determine if changes need to be made.

There were 12 minutes of stoppage time added to the match. Angel City woTn 2-0.

King, 20, out of Agoura High, was the second overall pick in the 2024 NWSL draft by expansion Bay FC and played 18 games for the club. She was traded to Angel City in February and has started in all eight games for the team.

GALAXY SILL WINLESS

Emil Forsberg had two goals and two assists, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting also scored two goals and the New York Red Bulls beat the Galaxy 7-0 on Saturday night to extend the defending MLS Cup champions’ winless skid.

The Galaxy (0-9-3) have gone an MLS-record 12 consecutive games without a win to start the season. Their last win was a 2-1 decision over the Red Bulls on Dec. 7 to claim the 2024 MLS Cup title.

Forsberg joined Antony De Avila (July 13, 1997) as the only players in Red Bulls history with multiple goals and assists in an MLS game.

Choupo-Moting opened the scoring in the seventh minute with a rolling shot from the right-center of the area that slipped inside the back post into the side-net. The 36-year-old also put away a feed from Forsberg to make it 3-0 in the 31st minute, his first multigoal game for New York (5-4-3).

ILOSKI LIFTS SDFC

Milan Iloski scored a goal for the second consecutive game, Anders Dreyer also scored and San Diego FC beat St. Louis City 2-1 on Saturday night.

CJ dos Santos had four saves for San Diego.

Iloski replaced Onni Valakari in the 69th minute and then opened the scoring in the 79th, blasting a shot from the edge of the area inside the left post.

San Diego (6-4-2) has won back-to-back games, including a 5-0 win over Dallas last time that snapped a three-game losing streak.

St. Louis City (2-6-4) is winless in eight consecutive games, including six losses, and has been shut out four times in that span.

Dreyer scored in the 87th, capitalizing on a St. Louis turnover and beating goalkeeper Ben Lundt to make it 2-0.

WAVE, THORNS DRAW

Jayden Perry converted a penalty kick deep into stoppage time and the visiting Portland Thorns (3-2-4) pulled even 1-1 with the Wave, who were down to 10 players in the NWSL match Saturday.

Kirsten McNabb conceded the penalty for the Wave (4-2-2) when she tripped Sam Coffey in the box in the sixth minute of stoppage time.