With 2021 coming to a close, the Ride of the Valkyries team asked our community to vote on the top player performances of the year for OL Reign. Categories included Defender and Offensive Player of the Year, MVP, and Newcomer of the Year — and there sure were a lot of new faces on the squad this season.
Drumroll please, as we share the results from nearly 150 votes.
In the closest category of the survey, Alana Cook earned Defender of the Year honors — garnering 37.5% of all votes. The centerback, who was also nominated for the NWSL Defender of the Year award and named to the NWSL Best XI, stepped into the OL Reign backline immediately after transferring from Paris Saint-Germain in June.