It was another weekend of close results in NWSL. Earlier in the season, some of these games might have been goalfests as teams like Houston were still fiddling with their defenses. But now teams are settling into more familiar grooves, especially as key players return from injuries and internationals get settled in starting XI’s. Here’s how USWNT players did in NWSL this weekend.
Becky Sauerbrunn
It took a little before Sauerbrunn was properly called into action as Utah controlled the game early, but later she made several key tackles on attacking players and won some of Houston’s searching long balls to keep them out.