SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando Pride midfielder Joanna Boyles’ path to NWSL minutes was been rocky.
She suffered two ACL tears – first in her left knee, then her right – while she was at the University of North Carolina. She was drafted, but she was picked up by the Boston Breakers, who folded prior to the start of the 2018 NWSL season. The Chicago Red Stars got her, but she didn’t make an appearance with their senior team.
“Somehow, you know, found my way here and I could not be any more blessed, couldn’t be any more grateful, couldn’t be any happier here,” Boyles said before a training session at the Seminole Soccer Complex.