In Washington Spirit’s first game at Audi Field this season, the team did more than win 2-1 against the Orlando Pride—it also pulverized its previous attendance records, more than doubling last season’s high mark.

A total of 19,871 people showed up to the Buzzard Point stadium on Saturday evening, marking a sold-out game. Compare that to the club’s previous record: 7,976 people filled the audience when the Spirit played its first ever game at Audi Field last August (the D.C. United stadium had opened the previous month). Typically, the team plays at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland, which sells out with 5,300 attendees, according to the team.

“We knew [the crowd] was going to be a lot, but I think they definitely exceeded our expectations,” Ashley Hatch, a forward who scored one of the team’s goals on Saturday, told reporters after the game. “Having a crowd that big feels like having an extra player on the field because there’s so much more energy and self-belief.”

The record comes after a summer when many were captivated by the Women’s World Cup win, and the Spirit teammates who played on the triumphant U.S. team. While neither Rose Lavelle or Mallory Pugh suited up on Saturday, due to injuries, the stadium was packed with people donning their jerseys.

“I hope that we were able to inspire the next Rose Lavelle, Mallory Pugh, Andi Sullivan in the crowd watching us play,” said head coach Richie Burke in a post-game interview. “It was great to have that type of support.”

The Spirit will play one more game this season at Audi Field on September 14. Currently, the team is in sixth place in the National Women’s Soccer League, within spitting distance of playoff contention. And Spirit majority owner Steve Baldwin, who has come out in favor of paying professional women’s soccer players in the U.S. more than men, sees even more opportunities for the team to play at Audi Field.

“I think we learned that we need to open the gates a little earlier because we’re going to pack the house,” Baldwin said after the game. “If we promote the league properly, if we market the league better, I think we can do this over and over again … We have a wonderful partnership with Maryland SoccerPlex, [we] have a wonderful partnership with D.C. United, and we’ll look to bigger and bigger and bigger.”

This story has been updated with the sell-out number for the Maryland SoccerPlex.