May 7, 2022 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Orlando Pride News Release
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Pride (0-1-0, 0 points) will head to Banc of California Stadium for its inaugural fixture with 2022 expansion side Angel City FC (1-0-0, 3 points) on Sunday, May 8. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET with the match available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. and internationally on Twitch.
“We’re focusing on competing hard this week,” Head Coach Amanda Cromwell said. “I think [Angel City] are similar to us in ways of having to figure things out. We had a lot of changes, they are a new team. We’ve had injuries as well. They have a player like Christen Press that has the international experience and the ability to change the game in a second with her speed and finishing ability, so we have to always be aware of that. And they’ve added some quality with a player like Jun Endo, who had a great game, and [Savannah] McCaskill in the midfield. She works hard and can really be a playmaker for them and sets the tempo.”
Sunday will mark Orlando’s first road game of the 2022 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) regular season campaign, with the team coming off of a 3-0 defeat in its home opener last weekend.
The Pride saw four players make their NWSL regular-season debuts and one player make her professional debut. Starters Mikayla Cluff and Kerry Abello, as well as second-half subs Carrie Lawrence and forward Julie Doyle, played their first regular season games after appearing in the Challenge Cup. Midfielder Viviana Villacorta made her professional debut, coming into the match in the 72nd minute for the Pride.
The game in LA will mark a homecoming of sorts for a number of players on the Pride roster. Villacorta, defender Megan Montefusco and forwards Darian Jenkins and Sydney Leroux will be returning back to Southern California where they all played collegiately at the University of California Los Angeles, while goalkeeper Kaylie Collins and forward Leah Pruitt played…
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