Croix Bethune, the preternaturally talented NWSL rookie, saved the Washington Spirit yet again Saturday night at Audi Field, scoring a stunner of an equalizer in the dying minutes of stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw against the San Diego Wave.
Just 13 games into her professional career, Bethune has already become the kind of player fans will pay to come see. And with San Diego boasting U.S. national team veteran Alex Morgan, a team record crowd of 19,897 came to Buzzard Point for the affair — many wearing black Spirit jerseys with Bethune’s No. 7 on the back.