The Washington Spirit began their first-ever preseason as NWSL champions today, with the team announcing a 38-player training camp roster. The massive group includes four of the club’s five picks from this year’s College Draft, as well as eight non-roster invitees who are effectively trying out for a roster spot.
The remaining 26 players are under contract, a number that went up one yesterday after the club announced that they’d signed veteran goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart. However, of those 26, one — team leader and Spirit original Tori Huster — is still working to overcome a torn achilles tendon suffered in the playoffs last year, and is starting the season with a Season-Ending Injury designation.