Carli Lloyd is taking an extended break from the Houston Dash, which includes missing Saturday's road game against the Western New York Flash.
Dash coach Randy Waldrum on Tuesday morning said Lloyd, the United States Women's National Team captain, told him she will rejoin the club Monday. That is 17 days after the Americans were eliminated in the Olympic quarterfinals.
Morgan Brian said she will be available for the Dash on Saturday, and Waldrum said she will be considered for the lineup if she feels fine during training on Thursday. Brian played every minute of the Americans' four-game run in Brazil and returned to Dash training on Tuesday.