The United States women’s national team (USWNT) defeated Switzerland, 4-0, in the first of two international friendlies with the 15th-ranked team.
The match, touted as the start of a new cycle, featured a roster that left some veterans like Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger at home in favor of calling up 11 uncapped players. USWNT Head Coach Jill Ellis claimed this was to give new players a look at the international level in preparation for the 2019 Women's World Cup while working within the roster-size restrictions.
It would be one such new call-up, the 2016 NWSL Most Valuable Player and Golden Boot Award winner Lynn Williams of the NWSL Champions, the Western New York Flash, that made the biggest impression for the night.