Harold Gutmann

Warren said the conviction he heard from Pritchard and Luck reminded him of the competitive culture he experienced at Michigan, which won the national championship while he was there under former Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh.

Bay FC is the only team in the NWSL averaging fewer than one point per home match this season.

With the goal lead, a player advantage and a shutout streak that extended through six full halves, it seemed Bay had the game in hand.

Bay can’t take full advantage of Boston’s first-half red card as the expansion team escapes PayPal Park with a 1-1 tie.

The Quakes (9-1-2, 29 points) still have the best record in MLS, though Vancouver (8-1-2, 26 points) has played one fewer game and has a better goal differential.

The Quakes are the first MLS team this century to win eight of their first nine games and are now atop the Western Conference table for the first time since 2012.

Preston Judd scored two goals for the Quakes (8-1-0), who now have the best record in MLS.

Jónsdóttir scored less than three minutes in and had with two goals and an assist in Angel City FC’s win in front of 10,299 fans at PayPal Park Saturday night.

San Jose native Joelle Anderson scored the game-winning goal as Emma Coates was a winner in her NWSL coaching debut for Bay FC.

Defender Munie’s two goals matched his total from his first 44 career games with San Jose.