USWNT players in NWSL: Week 17

John David Mercer-USA TODAY SportsCarli Lloyd is fitting back in fine at Houston and Alyssa Naeher did Naeher things

We’re down to the wire here in the playoff race. The Seattle Reign and Sky Blue FC both have three games to try and pick up nine very much needed points, but #4 WNY Flash will play two games against bottom-of-the-table Boston before the end of the regular season, making it likely they’ll pick up at least some points to stay in the top four.

Here’s how national team players fared in week 17 of NWSL:

Boston Breakers 1 - 3 Houston Dash

Whitney Engen: She was caught high a few times trying to apply pressure in the midfield, but at the same time, should have been able to rely on the…