The Portland Thorns release two new player announcements in quick succession; yesterday the Thorns signed the Australian forward Ashleigh Sykes, and today their signed Western New York Flash’s 26th 2016 draft pick, Britt Eckerstrom. As you can tell, we’re well into preseason! Eckerstrom joins Penn State Alum Mallory Webber in the Rose City — the two were instrumental in guiding the Nittany Lions to a national championship in 2015.
Since the announcement that Michelle Betos was leaving for Norway in early February, there has been anticipation as to who the Thorns chose to bring on in this position.