The Washington Spirit’s matchup with the Orlando Pride on Saturday night at Audi Field was its first without six key players who recently departed to prepare for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The reworked lineup’s lack of continuity showed as the Spirit fell, 3-0, for its first home loss in NWSL regular season play.
Adjusting to life without Trinity Rodman, Andi Sullivan, Aubrey Kingsbury, Ashley Sanchez, Marissa Sheva and Riley Tanner is no simple task. For that reason, Coach Mark Parsons was disappointed by his team’s showing but confident it would respond in its next match.