Fansided · Aug 4, 2016
Day 1: NWSL players making their mark on the Rio Olympics
The National Women’s Soccer players performing at the Rio Olympics have indeed left a lasting impression after Match Day 1 with many more sure to follow.
One of the most fascinating numbers to come out of Rio after Day one is that fact that all 10 NWSL clubs had at least one player make an appearance on opening day. Follow that with the fact that with 38 players available from the NWSL for selection, the average number of minutes played by them after day one was 68 minutes. NWSL players accounted for 24 start and eight substitutions.