Louisville 2 Washington 2 Player Ratings

The wind was the big story on the day with all four goals being scored at the open end. It’s hard to take too much away from a game like this from a team perspective, but there were some really good individual performances.

Lund-6: Couldn’t do much on the goals, but was excellent when she had a chance to make saves.

Pickett-7: The wind hampered her offensive game a bit but she was still good defensively for the most part.

Erceg-8: On a different day she makes the headed clearance on the first Spirit goal, but definitely made up for it on her fine header from Wang.

Holloway-6: Did decently deputizing at center back but will now probably find herself back on the bench for the foreseeable future, barring injury to another defender. If Louisville makes the playoffs spots by a point or two her contributions will have been extremely valuable.

Milliet-7: Maybe had her best defensive game ever at right back. Played a really smart game.

Pikkujämsä-8: Showed during an excellent first half passage where she out muscled several Spirit players that she is physically ready for this league.

Borges-8: Scored an excellent goal and won player of the match in the fan vote. I concur.

DeMelo-7: Drew a ton of fouls but might be better off in the long run trying to avoid so much contact.

McDonald-6: Had a good defensive performance, but didn’t get enough touches in the offensive half.

Kanu-6: Had to be subbed off early due to a head injury. After a few more games under her belt I expect her to be even more of a nuisance to opposing keepers.

Wang-8: Couldn’t have walked out and placed the ball any better than she did on the corner leading to Erceg’s goal.

Davis-7: Looks demonstrably stronger than last year. I hope she gets a look in for the Starting XI at some point.