The Washington Spirit made their first addition of the NWSL offseason, signing forward Jessie Scarpa. The 23-year-old Florida native, a former Under-20 international for the United States, trained with the Spirit earlier this year before signing in Sweden with Lidköpings FK.
Scarpa’s collegiate career was marred by major injuries, including ACL tears and surgery to repair a torn hip labrum. However, as a sophomore she posted 8 goals and 8 assists, and was on the same Under-20 World Cup squad as Spirit attacker Mallory Pugh. At the end of the year, Scarpa was named to the All-ACC first team.