Women's Soccer: Macario going pro.

[JustAnotherFan]

Women's Soccer: Catarina Macario is going pro.

[BobK]

Good for her sad for Stanford

[pefloresjr]

Damn, I will miss seeing her play in person.  
She is ready for the next level.  Best of luck to her.

Cheers,
Pete F.

[Phogge]

If she becomes the face of soccer big bucks are coming.

[BostonCard]

It is sad that the pandemic robbed us of one last season of Macario, who has had an amazing run.

BC

[81alum]

Very sad for us.  But I presume she is graduating, unlike Sophia Smith.  Will Madison Haley be coming back--she too is a senior?  I think the team might be very different next time we actually see it on the field.

[MVCard]

I would not be surprised to see more players leaving early if the restrictions on play and practice due to COVID continue.  Sad that this is happening to the defending National Champions, while basketball plays on.

[teejers1]

I would not be surprised to see more players leaving early if the restrictions on play and practice due to COVID continue.  Sad that this is happening to the defending National Champions, while basketball plays on.

Sad is one descriptor . . . but we'll leave it at that due to the fragile feelings of the board operators.  It's a shame, but garvin probably had it right way back when.

[VB Card]

https://twitter.com/GrantWahl/status/134...17440?s=20 

Macario headed overseas

[Mick]

I would not be surprised to see more players leaving early if the restrictions on play and practice due to COVID continue.  Sad that this is happening to the defending National Champions, while basketball plays on.

Sad is one descriptor . . . but we'll leave it at that due to the fragile feelings of the board operators.  It's a shame, but garvin probably had it right way back when.

I think you're right.

[Spiny_Norman]

There certainly are a lot of good candidates. But I think Macario has been the greatest WSOC player in Stanford history. She has certainly been the most compelling player on the field. It will be a pleasure to follow her career at the USWNT.

Worthwhile to revisit the profile that David Kiefer wrote on her during the 2019 season - https://gostanford.com/news/2019/10/18/w...cario.aspx

And relive some of her highlights -

[mbdude]

Macario approved by FIFA to represent U.S. national Team.  She is eligible to play in USWNT games Feb 18 and 22nd

[ColoradoTree]

Very sad for us.  But I presume she is graduating, unlike Sophia Smith.  Will Madison Haley be coming back--she too is a senior?  I think the team might be very different next time we actually see it on the field.

A few points: 

1. Just wanted to confirm that yes, she is scheduled to graduate at the end of Winter Quarter (she majored in Communications with a minor in Psychology). Not clear exactly how much she has left in terms of credits, but if school is remote anyway, she can take a class or two from France.

2. The timing of this move makes a lot of sense for her in particular. She is outstanding, and as long as she's in form, I think she makes the Olympic roster. She's just too good. But she needs to play in order for that to happen, and she's not going to be playing if she stays put. The decision to play in France vs. the NWSL is a different question, but it's not even a choice right now. The Olympics are in July, the French season is going on right now and runs until June, and the NWSL regular season doesn't start until May. And she makes more money for Lyon than she'd make here. Declaring for the NWSL draft would have done her no favors in showing her level before the Olympic roster is picked. 

3. Did I mention how good she is? If she were eligible at the time, she would've been on the 2019 World Cup Roster. She's in a tier of athlete where whatever amount of time we get from her is a blessing and we should just say thank you.