The U.S. women's team defender is emerging as a scoring threat ahead of next month's World Cup in Canada.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- With her third goal in three consecutive games, Julie Johnston has clearly shown she's a breakout player for the U.S. heading into the 2015 Women's World Cup.
With her uncanny ability to be in exactly the right place, and to win space on the ground and in the air, Johnston is becoming one of the more dominant players this World Cup season. Which was illustrated clearly with Johnston's toe-in goal that gave the U.