Happy semifinals week, Courage Country! I hope that your hurricane preparations are going well and that you and your loved ones are all somewhere safe. I’m here to take your mind of the impending hurricane with a similarly unpleasant topic. After suffering a broken elbow while starting for the USWNT, McCall Zerboni will have surgery to repair that injury and will be unavailable for the North Carolina Courage in the playoffs.
In this article we will look at the impact that Zerboni’s injury will have on the Courage as they enter the playoffs, and we will also take a look back at the series of injuries that plagued the Courage in the 2017 playoffs.