Chicago Red Stars fall to Washington Spirit

Photo | Shaina Benhiyoun PhotographyThe Chicago Red Stars suffered a 2-0 loss at home on Sunday against Washington Spirit. Red Stars had their first taste of Sam Kerr-less life as the league approaches the ‘World Cup’ portion of its schedule.

Here’s some things we learned from the Red Stars’ loss.

In postgame events, the Red Stars celebrated 100 caps for Vanessa DiBernardo, and in post game comments shared a bit of what that meant to her.

“It’s awesome to reach 100 games. It’s an honor. I’m lucky to play them all here at Chicago. There’s nothing more I can really ask for more than playing in front of my family, friends, in front of my hometown.”

DiBernardo was a large part of what the Red Stars…