Now a veteran of the NWSL and Sky Blue, midfielder Taylor Lytle embraces her new role as leader on and off the field.
For Taylor Lytle, it all started with the 99ers.
Like so many other girls her age, it was watching the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) clinch their second Women’s World Cup that inspired her dream of playing soccer professionally.
"After the women won the World Cup in 1999 and then started the WUSA, I just knew right then, I was like, ‘I want do to like these women and I want to play pro,’" she said.