Seven Orlando Pride players are headed to Australia for the 2018-19 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) offseason to play in the upcoming Westfield W-League campaign.
Forward Rachel Hill will return to Perth Glory FC, while defender Alanna Kennedy heads back to Sydney FC. Midfielders Christine Nairn and Dani Weatherholt will join Melbourne Victory FC, defender Carson Pickett and forward Chioma Ubogagu will play for Brisbane Roar FC, and midfielder Emily van Egmond returns to Newcastle Jets FC.
Kennedy, Pickett, Ubogagu, van Egmond and Weatherholt will join their teams on loan, while Hill and Nairn, who were recently extended new contract offers by the Pride, will sign one-season contract agreements with the W-League sides.