A tumultuous second season for Bay FC in the National Women’s Soccer League that began with an investigation into its coach and saw two of its figureheads put in their pink slips came to a close with a 1-0 loss Sunday at Racing Louisville.

The Bay FC back line fended off pressure throughout a scoreless first half but allowed Ella Hase to break through for the game’s only goal three minutes after intermission. The loss was the club’s 14th to go with four wins and eight draws, 13th out of 14 teams in the NWSL.

“We didn’t end the way we would’ve liked to, but I also have to say thank you to the players and to Bay FC, because regardless of the score this entire season or where we were sitting in the standings, they never stopped competing and playing for each other,” coach Albertin Montoya said. “There’s a lot to be said for that, and this is going to be a group of players that’s going to be very successful in the future because they have that fight, energy and desire. I’m going to miss them.”

The game was Montoya’s last as the club’s coach after the club announced at the beginning of September that he would step down following the season. An investigation into an allegedly “toxic” workplace environment under Montoya marred the club’s second season, which featured few bright spots on the field.

The loss sent Bay FC to its 15th consecutive match since its last win, on June 7 against Portland. The club took a step backward from its inaugural season in 2024, when it finished with an 11-14-1 record — seventh place in the NWSL standings.

A 90-minute performance for defender Caprice Dydasco, however, put her in the league history books. With her start and full shift, Dydasco secured iron woman status, playing every minute of the 2025 regular season. She is the first Bay FC player to reach the milestone, accomplished by only 40 other players in league history entering 2025 including Bay FC defenders Abby Dahlkemper (2016, 2017), Kelli Hubly (2022) and Emily Menges (2016).

Beyond the coach’s seat, there will be more changes heading into the club’s third year. Brady Stewart, the team president who played a central role in organizing the club’s highlight of the season, its match at Oracle Park that drew more than 35,000 fans, also tendered her resignation last month.

Stewart and Montoya had both been in their roles since the club was founded.