Sometimes life is a straight line road, going from destination to carefully charted destination. Most often however, it’s little twists and turns that lead a person to find themselves in places they never thought they’d wind up.
When Lucy Lara graduated from Arizona State in 2016, Liga MX Femenil didn’t exist. Four years later, she’s a starter for Santos Laguna, scoring her first goal for the club in Week 12 against Querétaro. It’s been a long road, but ultimately it’s been a journey worth taking.
“When I was finishing up college,” Lara said, “I actually had my coaches come up to me and told me I could potentially go play in Spain, (and) they wanted me to go tryout and Spain.