Washington Spirit midfielder Kristie Mewis scored two goals to lead her new club to a 3-0 win over Penn State. Katie Stengel, who scored four goals last season, converted a penalty kick while also getting an assist on the first of Mewis’s goals. In a game divided into three 30-minute periods, the Spirit rotated through players under contract during the first hour before giving many trialists a chance in the final half-hour.
While there were plenty of familiar faces on the field for Washington, some players were missing. Stephanie Labbe hasn’t arrived at preseason camp yet (though it appears she’ll be in town soon), while neither defender Alyssa Kleiner nor forward Francisca Ordega were in uniform.