Mallory Swanson (Pugh) for the U.S. is also out. She finally came into her own last season and became the player everyone had anticipated. She’s also still young and was just entering her athletic prime. Bang. Torn patellar tendon. Surgery. Gone. Until she went down, she had emerged as the national team’s top scorer as a winger, plus amazing speed, touch, passing, etc. The complete package. I honestly don’t think there is another player in the world right now who could have matched up with her. This should have been her World Cup. Huge loss for the team. Yes, the U.S. team has depth, but you can’t replace a Mal Swanson.
Another sad case.
And that is after she was dropped from the National Team for a while.