# 2024 San Diego Wave FC season

The 2024 San Diego Wave FC season is the team's third as a professional women's soccer team. The Wave compete in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

## Background

In the prior season, the Wave finished the season in 1st place, winning the NWSL Shield with an 11–7–4 record. In the NWSL Playoffs, the Wave sat out the quarterfinals with a first-round bye before facing a 1–0 defeat at the hands of the OL Reign in their semifinal match. It was the club's second semifinal playoff defeat in two years.

### Staff changes

On January 23, 2024, the Wave extended head coach Casey Stoney's contract through the 2027 season, with a mutual option for 2028.
Club general manager Molly Downtain announced her resignation during the offseason, setting a departure date for April 15, 2024. Downtain was named the Wave's general manager in July 2021 and had managed the club in both previous seasons.

### Offseason transactions

On November 21, 2023, the Wave waived defender Mia Gyau as part of the club's end-of-season roster decisions. Over the following months, the Wave worked to re-sign players, committing forwards Amirah Ali and Kyra Carusa to one-year contracts with options. The club also signed three of their four free agents to new deals, agreeing to two-year contracts with Makenzy Doniak, Christen Westphal, and Emily van Egmond. The Wave's fourth free agent, Madison Pogarch, did not re-sign with the club and instead joined 2024 expansion club Utah Royals.
With the 2024 NWSL expansion draft drawing nearer, the Wave also traded defender Kaleigh Riehl to the Utah Royals in exchange for $60,000 in Allocation Money and draft protection from the expansion club. The Wave did not trade for draft protection from Bay FC, resulting in the loss of forward Rachel Hill and midfielder Sierra Enge during the draft at the hands of the fellow Californian club. The Wave later reacquired Enge in a trade with Bay FC and the Houston Dash, sending the Wave's 2024 third-round NWSL Draft pick, $60,000 in allocation money, and midfielder Belle Briede to Houston in exchange for Enge.
Leading up to the 2024 NWSL Draft, the Wave signed free agent midfielder Savannah McCaskill from Angel City FC on December 20, 2023. In January 2024, the club transferred goalkeeper Shae Yanez to English club Bristol City and brought in Hillary Beall from Racing Louisville FC. Later, the Wave's goalkeeper corps would meet its final change of the offseason, with 2023 draftee Lauren Brzykcy and the club agreeing to a mutual contract termination.
During the NWSL Draft, the Wave selected Stanford defender Kennedy Wesley as the 12th overall pick. The club also drafted Canadian forward Mya Jones from Memphis as the 42nd overall pick. Both players later signed 2-year contracts with the Wave. On Draft Day, the club also traded Meggie Dougherty Howard to Angel City in exchange for $40,000 in allocation money. Ten days later, the Wave sent Taylor Kornieck to Racing Louisville FC for $150,000 in allocation money.
The Wave wrapped up their offseason transactions by bringing in two international players. In February, the club signed Swedish defender Hanna Lundkvist from Atlético Madrid and Australian defender Kaitlyn Torpey from Melbourne City. The transfer fee paid for Torpey was heavily rumored to be a new outbound Australian women's soccer record.

### Kit changes

As part of a league-wide refresh, the Wave revealed their 2024 primary and secondary kits on February 27, 2024. The club's primary kit, titled 'Del Sol,' sports orange, pink, and turquoise patterns reminiscent of waves and the San Diego sunset. Bright pink colors are used for the team's secondary kit, named 'Poderosa'.

## Stadium and facilities

The Wave continued to play in Snapdragon Stadium in their second full season of residency. However, during the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, the Wave returned to former home venue Torero Stadium for their first game of the tournament against Bay FC.
In the Wave's home opener at Snapdragon Stadium, the club set an NWSL home opener attendance record with 32,066 individuals attending the game.
Poor pitch conditions at Snapdragon Stadium were a source of criticism throughout the 2024 season. Two days before the Wave's season finale, a planned home fixture against Racing Louisville FC, the club announced that the match would be relocated to Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville. Field and player safety concerns were cited as key reasons for the move.

## Broadcasting

On May 8, 2024, the Wave renewed their partnership with San Diego broadcasters Fox 5 San Diego and KUSI to locally air all eight of the team's non-nationally broadcast matches over the course of the season.

## Team
### Current squad

    As of November 23, 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Kailen Sheridan (Third Captain) | Canada |
| 4 | DF | Naomi Girma | United States |
| 5 | MF | Emily van Egmond | Australia |
| 6 | DF | Hanna Lundkvist | Sweden |
| 7 | FW | Amirah Ali | United States |
| 11 | FW | Jaedyn Shaw | United States |
| 12 | DF | Kennedy Wesley | United States |
| 14 | DF | Kristen McNabb | United States |
| 15 | FW | Makenzy Doniak | United States |
| 16 | DF | Kaitlyn Torpey | Australia |
| 17 | MF | Kimmi Ascanio | United States |
| 18 | FW | Mya Jones | Canada |
| 19 | FW | Kyra Carusa | Republic of Ireland |
| 20 | DF | Christen Westphal | United States |
| 21 | MF | Savannah McCaskill | United States |
| 22 | GK | Hillary Beall | United States |
| 23 | FW | Elyse Bennett | United States |
| 24 | MF | Danielle Colaprico | United States |
| 25 | FW | Melanie Barcenas | United States |
| 35 | GK | Morgan Messner | United States |
| 69 | FW | Delphine Cascarino | France |
| 75 | DF | Perle Morroni | France |
| 77 | FW | María Sánchez | Mexico |
| – | FW | Trinity Byars | United States |

### Coaching staff

    As of August 17, 2024.
| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Landon Donovan (interim) |
| Development Coach | Jackie Bachteler |
| Assistant Coach/Head of Goalkeeping | Louis Hunt |
| Technical and Development Coach | Craig Barclay |
| Director of Recruitment and Analytics | Chris Loxton |

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Wave FC opened the 2024 preseason at the Coachella Valley Invitational.

### NWSL Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup has been reformatted to open each season as a single contest with the prior campaign’s winner of the NWSL Shield, presented by CarMax, against the reigning NWSL Champion.

### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 8 | Chicago Red Stars | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Racing Louisville FC | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 28 | |
| 10 | San Diego Wave FC | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 25 | |
| 11 | Utah Royals | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 25 | |
| 12 | Angel City FC | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 24 | |
* ↑ Angel City FC were deducted three points for breaching spending cap rules.

### NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LA | SD | AME | BAY |
| 1 | Angel City FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | Advances to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Club América | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 |
| 4 | Bay FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |

### 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | POR | SDW | WFC | SFE |
| 1 | América | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | 7–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 3–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | San Diego Wave FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | | — | 0–6 | 0–2 | — | — |
| 5 | Santa Fe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | | — | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
San Diego Wave FC qualified as the 2023 National Women's Soccer League Shield winners.

## Squad statistics

    As of match played November 3, 2024

### Appearances

    As of match played November 3, 2024; only players who have made appearances are listed.
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | NWSL | NWSL | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Summer Cup | Summer Cup | Champions Cup | Champions Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | CAN | Kailen Sheridan | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | Hillary Beall | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | USA | Morgan Messner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | USA | Naomi Girma | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Hanna Lundkvist | 29 | 2 | 20+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Kennedy Wesley | 16 | 2 | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Kristen McNabb | 31 | 2 | 21+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Kaitlyn Torpey | 17 | 1 | 4+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Christen Westphal | 22 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 75 | DF | FRA | Perle Morroni | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | AUS | Emily van Egmond | 31 | 1 | 19+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Kimmi Ascanio | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Savannah McCaskill | 25 | 1 | 16+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | USA | Danielle Colaprico | 29 | 0 | 18+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | USA | Amirah Ali | 21 | 3 | 10+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Jaedyn Shaw | 25 | 4 | 13+9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA | Makenzy Doniak | 32 | 3 | 17+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | CAN | Mya Jones | 24 | 2 | 12+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | IRL | Kyra Carusa | 19 | 2 | 7+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | USA | Elyse Bennett | 21 | 0 | 2+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | USA | Melanie Barcenas | 16 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 69 | FW | FRA | Delphine Cascarino | 13 | 2 | 7+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | MEX | María Sánchez | 29 | 6 | 18+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3+1 | 4 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Abby Dahlkemper | 17 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Sierra Enge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Sofia Jakobsson | 15 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA | Alex Morgan | 18 | 1 | 10+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goals

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | NWSL | Challenge Cup | Summer Cup | Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 77 | FW | | María Sánchez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Jaedyn Shaw | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 15 | FW | | Makenzy Doniak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | FW | | Amirah Ali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | DF | | Hanna Lundkvist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 18 | FW | | Mya Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 19 | FW | | Kyra Carusa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 69 | FW | | Delphine Cascarino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | DF | | Kennedy Wesley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | DF | | Kristen McNabb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | DF | | Abby Dahlkemper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | MF | | Emily van Egmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | FW | | Sofia Jakobsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | MF | | Savannah McCaskill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | FW | | Melanie Barcenas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 13 | FW | | Alex Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 16 | DF | | Kaitlyn Torpey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 35 |

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | NWSL | Challenge Cup | Summer Cup | Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 77 | FW | | María Sánchez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 69 | FW | | Delphine Cascarino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 17 | MF | | Kimmi Ascanio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 21 | MF | | Savannah McCaskill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 6 | DF | | Hanna Lundkvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 11 | FW | | Jaedyn Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 13 | FW | | Alex Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 14 | FW | | Makenzy Doniak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 23 | FW | | Elyse Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 24 | MF | | Danielle Colaprico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 |

### Shutouts

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | NWSL | Challenge Cup | Summer Cup | Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Kailen Sheridan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 22 | GK | | Hillary Beall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 35 | GK | | Morgan Messner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Summer Cup | Summer Cup | Summer Cup | Champions Cup | Champions Cup | Champions Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | | Kailen Sheridan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | | Abby Dahlkemper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Naomi Girma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Emily van Egmond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Hanna Lundkvist | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Sofia Jakobsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Jaedyn Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Kennedy Wesley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Alex Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Kristen McNabb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Kaitlyn Torpey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Kyra Carusa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Christen Westphal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Savannah McCaskill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Elyse Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Danielle Colaprico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | DF | | Perle Morroni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | | María Sánchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 |

## Transactions
### 2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | College | Status | Ref. |
| 1 | 12 | Kennedy Wesley | DF | Stanford Cardinal | Signed to a two-year contract on January 8, 2024. | |
| 3 | 42 | Mya Jones | FW | Memphis Tigers | Signed to a two-year contract on January 6, 2024. | |

### Contract operations

Contract options :
| Date | Player | Pos. | Notes | Ref. |
| November 20, 2023 | Sierra Enge | MF | Option exercised. | |
Re-signings :
| Date | Player | Pos. | Notes |
| December 7, 2023 | Amirah Ali | FW | Re-signed to a one-year contract with an option. |
| December 21, 2023 | Makenzy Doniak | FW | Free agent re-signed to a two-year contract. |
| December 28, 2023 | Christen Westphal | DF | Free agent re-signed to a two-year contract. |
| January 9, 2024 | Kyra Carusa | FW | Re-signed to a one-year contract with an option. |
| January 10, 2024 | Emily van Egmond | MF | Free agent re-signed to a two-year contract. |

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 17, 2023 | Sierra Enge | MF | Houston Dash | In exchange for midfielder Belle Briede, the Wave’s 2024 natural third-round NWSL Draft pick, and $60,000 in allocation money. |
| December 17, 2023 | Elyse Bennett | FW | Utah Royals | In exchange for $40,000 in allocation money. |
| December 20, 2023 | Savannah McCaskill | MF | Angel City | Free agent signing. |
| January 8, 2024 | Hillary Beall | GK | Racing Louisville FC | In exchange for natural second-round pick in the 2025 NWSL Draft. |
| February 1, 2024 | Hanna Lundkvist | DF | Atlético Madrid | In exchange for an undisclosed fee. |
| February 5, 2024 | Kaitlyn Torpey | DF | Melbourne City | In exchange for an undisclosed fee. |
| March 13, 2024 | Morgan Messner | GK | Chicago Red Stars | Free agent signing. |
| March 22, 2024 | Kimmi Ascanio | MF | Florida United SC | Signed with NWSL Under-18 Entry Mechanism. |
| April 20, 2024 | María Sánchez | FW | Houston Dash | In exchange for $300,000 in intra-league transfer funds, $200,000 in allocation money, and a 2024/2025 international roster spot. |
| July 18, 2024 | Chai Cortez | DF | San Diego Wave FC | Short-term national team replacement player signings. |
| July 18, 2024 | Caroline DeLisle | GK | UCF Knights | Short-term national team replacement player signings. |
| July 24, 2024 | Delphine Cascarino | FW | Lyon | Free transfer |
| July 26, 2024 | Emma Vanderhyden | DF | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Short-term national team replacement player signing. |
| August 22, 2024 | Perle Morroni | DF | Lyon | Free transfer |
| September 14, 2024 | Mackenzie Rath | GK | Minnesota State Mavericks | Short-term injury replacement player signing. |
| November 7, 2024 | Trinity Byars | FW | Texas Longhorns | Free agent signing. |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| November 20, 2023 | Mia Gyau | DF | Stade de Reims | Waived. |
| November 20, 2023 | Giovanna DeMarco | MF | Carolina Ascent FC | Out of contract. |
| November 20, 2023 | Madison Pogarch | DF | Utah Royals | Free agent. |
| November 20, 2023 | Kaleigh Riehl | DF | Utah Royals | In exchange for $60,000 in Allocation Money and 2024 Expansion Protection from Utah Royals. |
| December 15, 2023 | Rachel Hill | FW | Bay FC | 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft |
| December 15, 2023 | Sierra Enge | MF | Bay FC | 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft |
| December 17, 2023 | Belle Briede | MF | Houston Dash | In exchange for midfielder Sierra Enge. |
| January 5, 2024 | Shae Yanez | GK | Bristol City | Transferred out for an undisclosed transfer fee. |
| January 12, 2024 | Meggie Dougherty Howard | MF | Angel City FC | In exchange for $40,000 in Allocation Money. |
| January 22, 2024 | Taylor Kornieck | MF | Racing Louisville FC | In exchange for $150,000 in Allocation Money. |
| January 29, 2024 | Lauren Brzykcy | GK | Vittsjö GIK | Mutual contract termination. |
| August 3, 2024 | Chai Cortez | DF | Unattached | National team replacement signing released. |
| August 3, 2024 | Emma Vanderhyden | DF | Unattached | National team replacement signing released. |
| August 9, 2024 | Caroline DeLisle | GK | IFK Norrköping | National team replacement signing released. |
| August 13, 2024 | Sierra Enge | DF | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Mutual contract termination. |
| August 26, 2024 | Abby Dahlkemper | DF | Bay FC | In exchange for $50,000 in Allocation Money. |
| September 11, 2024 | Sofia Jakobsson | FW | London City Lionesses | Mutual contract termination. |

### Retirements

| Date | Player | Pos. | Ref. |
| January 26, 2024 | Kelsey Turnbow | MF | |
| September 8, 2024 | Alex Morgan | FW | |

### Preseason trialists

Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Wave released their preseason roster on January 29, 2024.
| Player | Pos. | Previous club | Notes |
| Gracie Brian | MF | TCU Horned Frogs | Not signed. |
| Marley Canales | DF | OL Reign | Not signed. |
| Caroline DeLisle | GK | UCF Knights | Signed as a national team replacement player. |
| Morgan Messner | GK | Chicago Red Stars | Signed to a one-year contract. |
| Taylor Porter | MF | Portland Thorns FC | Not signed. |

## Awards
### NWSL monthly awards
#### Best XI of the Month

| Month | Nat. | Pos. | Player | Ref. |
| March/April | | DF | Naomi Girma | |
| September | | DF | Naomi Girma (2) | |

#### Rookie of the Month

| Month | Nat. | Pos. | Player | Ref. |
| September | | DF | Kennedy Wesley | |

### NWSL weekly awards
#### Goal of the Week

| Wk. | Nat. | Player | Won | Ref. |
| 3 | | Emily van Egmond | Nom. | |
| 24 | | Delphine Cascarino | Nom. | |

#### Save of the Week

| Wk. | Player | Won |
| 2 | Kailen Sheridan | Nom. |
| 4 | Kailen Sheridan | Nom. |
| 5 | Kailen Sheridan | Nom. |
| 10 | Kailen Sheridan | Nom. |
| 12 | Kailen Sheridan | Won |
| 16 | Kailen Sheridan | Nom. |
| 17 | Kailen Sheridan | Nom. |