By the Numbers: 2014 regular season

The 2014 NWSL season saw the ninth NWSL franchise and first expansion side Houston come into the league. It saw three of the four top goal scorers make their debut in 2014. Seattle did a complete turnaround, leading the league from start to finish. With the NWSL postseason upon us, here is a look at … Continue reading →

Thorns lose Nikki Marshall to ACL Tear

Heading into Saturday’s playoff match against FC Kansas City, the Portland Thorns will be without defender Nikki Marshall, who will miss the NWSL Playoffs due to a season-ending ACL tear. Marshall suffered the injury in Sunday’s win against the Seattle Reign FC in the 26th minute when she chased down Sydney Leroux in the box.  … Continue reading →

LIVE BLOG: USA vs. Switzerland (8/20/14)

We are underway in Cary, North Carolina as the United States Women’s National team takes on Switzerland! LINEUPS: USA Starters: 1-Solo; 11-Krieger, 3-Rampone-C, 4-Sauerbrunn, 19-Dunn; 10-Lloyd, 12-Holiday, 15-Rapinoe; 2-Leroux, 13-Morgan, 23-Press Subs are 6-Long, 7-Brian, 9-O’Reilly, 16-Johnston, 18-Naeher, 20-Wambach, 25-Klingenberg Switzerland Starting XI: Thalmann, Maritz, Abbe, Kiwic, Moster, Walti, Burki, Humm, Crnogorcevic, Bachmann, Dickenmann First … Continue reading →