Utah Royals FC return to face Sky Blue FC at Rio Tinto Stadium after taking a 12-day league-wide break in conjunction with the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
DF Kelley O’Hara (USA), FW Christen Press (USA), DF Becky Sauerbrunn(USA), DF Rachel Corsie (SCO), DF Katie Bowen and MF Desiree Scott (CAN) will once again be absent from the match as they are all participating in the World Cup with their respective national teams.
In their last match, Utah Royals FC suffered its second defeat of the season, falling 2-0 to the Washington Spirit.
After further review from the NWSL Disciplinary Committee, Lo’eau LaBonta was issued a two-game suspension for an incident that occurred in the 53rd minute with Orlando Pride defender Carson Pickett on May 25th.