Sam Kerr wasted little time in returning to action for the Chicago Red Stars after a run with Australia at the Women's World Cup. And she wasted even less time in reaffirming her place as the preeminent goalscorer in the league.
Kerr netted a hat trick in Chicago's 3-2 win over the Orlando Pride on Sunday, scoring in three different manners. She pounced on a sloppy turnover in the back and finished from a left-sided angle in the seventh minute, before getting in behind, taking a touch off her chest and then finishing with the outside of her boot to restore Chicago's edge just before halftime, after Chioma Ubogagu had equalized.