In the final month(s) of the 2022 NWSL regular season, Naomi Girma once again got two individual honors, as the San Diego Wave FC defender was voted NWSL Rookie of the Month for September/October, and voted again to the NWSL Team of the Month.
Girma started and went the distance in four Wave FC matches over the month-plus to close out the regular season, as San Diego racked up a 1W-1L-2D record in that span. That included both the Snapdragon Stadium opener, which broke a league record for single-game attendance, as well as the regular season finale, which may have “just” been a 0-0 draw against the North Carolina Courage at Snapdragon, but was a game in which Girma was absolutely dominant to keep the visitors off the board.