[muiron]

Just an awful year for injuries - I can't remember one as bad. We've lost games from at least

Tierna Davidson (USWNT member, out for the season from non-conference game)
Jaye Boissiere
Sam Hiatt
Michelle Xiao
Madison Haley
Tegan McGrady, and now
Sophia Smith

and undoubtedly more I'm forgetting. The team's depth is wonderful but even it is getting a bit stretched. Happily the defense has been largely injury free - Tegan missed a few games as did Sam Hiatt (mostly defensive mid this year but also a CB) but Alison Jahansouz, Lauren Rood, Alana Cook, Kiki Pickett, and the (truly amazing) true frosh Naomi Girma have been largely fixed. That may be why we've managed to stay undefeated. If the other team gets no goals, we can't lose.

I hadn't focused on just how big our losses are at the end of the year. We're losing 4 multi-year starters in Alana (the rock), Tegan, Jordan, and Michelle. They've been a brobdingnagian part of our success.

[muiron]

Just an awful year for injuries - I can't remember one as bad. We've lost games from at least

Tierna Davidson (USWNT member, out for the season from non-conference game)
Jaye Boissiere
Sam Hiatt
Michelle Xiao
Madison Haley
Tegan McGrady, and now
Sophia Smith

and undoubtedly more I'm forgetting. The team's depth is wonderful but even it is getting a bit stretched. Happily the defense has been largely injury free - Tegan missed a few games as did Sam Hiatt (mostly defensive mid this year but also a CB) but Alison Jahansouz, Lauren Rood, Alana Cook, Kiki Pickett, and the (truly amazing) true frosh Naomi Girma have been largely fixed. That may be why we've managed to stay undefeated. If the other team gets no goals, we can't lose.

I hadn't focused on just how big our losses are at the end of the year. We're losing 4 multi-year starters in Alana (the rock), Tegan, Jordan, and Michelle. They've been a brobdingnagian part of our success.