New Faces Bring Added Excitement for Pride Opener

It would have been easy for the Orlando Pride to rest on their laurels this offseason. The team had just come of a run to the NWSL Semi-finals, scoring the most goals in the league on the way. It seems like that thought never entered the team’s mind.

Sydney Leroux, Haley Kopmeyer, Poliana, Christine Nairn, Carson Pickett, Emily Van Egmond, Lotta Ökvist and Shelina Zadorsky. Eight new faces added to an already impressive roster. For a team that seemed to score at ease in 2017, things might only be easier in the new year.

“When you look at the team that we have, we’ve got a considerable number of match winners in that team,” said Pride head coach Tom Sermanni. “Even last year we had a…