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Road to the Shield | Thorns FC's 2016 NWSL season in review

Ahead of Portland Thorns FC's first playoff match at Providence Park on October 2 (2 p.m. PT, FS1), ThornsFC.com takes a look back at the entire 2016 NWSL regular season and selects a few of the moments that made this season special.

A New Start

During the offseason, the Thorns had completely retooled, hiring a new coach in Mark Parsons, adding national team stars like Lindsey Horan and Meghan Klingenberg, drafting college standout Emily Sonnett, trading for forward Nadia Nadim, and signing midfielders Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Amandine Henry.