Comeback complete: Kristie Mewis reflects on “dream” Olympic call-up

Of the eighteen unique roads taken by the players of the United States Women’s National Team to the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, arguably none was less traveled than Houston’s own Kristie Mewis. Capped by the United States fifteen times in 2013 and 2014, Mewis fell off the team’s radar. Following a flurry of trades and a lengthy recovery from a torn ACL, the forward from Boston College found herself at a crossroads.

“I think one of the moments I realized that I just didn't feel important,” reflected Mewis, when asked about the low point of her career. “Especially when I was bouncing around from DC, Chicago, and then to Houston. I wanted to be wanted and valued. Not so much by other people, I…