09-18-2018, 02:52 PM
A real pity. I too was hoping for a sprain and the apparatus around her ankle at this weekend's games gave me some hope, though her using crutches to walk didn't. I had been hoping 4 to 6 weeks, back in time for the NCAAs but missing the World Cup qualifying. Damn, damn, damn.
OTOH, Naomi Girma is playing SO well that we don't lose nearly as much as one would expect from losing a college player who's starting on the USWNT. In some respects, maybe what we lose is the chance to move Tierna into mid in place of Sam Hiatt - not that Sam is bad but Tierna would be better.
I think and hope that Sam will be back for Friday. I suspect she got a broken nose (but no foul according to my least favorite ref of all time Baldomero Toledo - I've probably seen him as center ref in about 5 or 6 Quakes matches over the years and he always stinks). Unless she's in the concussion protocol, I hope to see her back, perhaps with a protective mask.
OTOH, Naomi Girma is playing SO well that we don't lose nearly as much as one would expect from losing a college player who's starting on the USWNT. In some respects, maybe what we lose is the chance to move Tierna into mid in place of Sam Hiatt - not that Sam is bad but Tierna would be better.
I think and hope that Sam will be back for Friday. I suspect she got a broken nose (but no foul according to my least favorite ref of all time Baldomero Toledo - I've probably seen him as center ref in about 5 or 6 Quakes matches over the years and he always stinks). Unless she's in the concussion protocol, I hope to see her back, perhaps with a protective mask.