The Portland Thorns paid a big price for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NWSL Draft, but they knew what they would be getting.
The Thorns took Stanford forward and rising U.S. women's national team prospect Sophia Smith with the top pick in Thursday's draft in Baltimore, landing a prolific, young talent as the squad looks to make a run at returning to the league's summit for the first time since 2017.
Smith scored 17 goals and had nine assists as a sophomore in 2019 and finished her two years at Stanford with 24 goals and 11 assists.