Taylor Kornieck entered San Diego Wave FC’s debut campaign as a bit of a question mark, for better or worse.
The 23-year-old, who spent some of her youth in San Diego, had some effective spells as a target forward for the Orlando Pride, although she was drafted out of college as a midfielder.
Maybe that conclusion was a bit facile — Kornieck is listed as 6’1, and in a league where most of the defenders are far shorter than that, her ability to physically overpower opponents is real.
Obviously, she showed that in Sunday’s game at the Portland Thorns, when she scored her first goal for Wave FC.