For a team to be successful, it doesn’t just need to have a strong starting eleven. It needs to have strong players waiting in the wings, players that can come on and make an impact at critical moments of the match. For the Orlando Pride playing against the Washington Spirit, that player was Forward Sarah Hagen.
Hagen scored her second goal of the season on Friday night, giving the Pride a crucial push that changed the momentum of the game. “It felt great,” Hagen said. “To come into the game with 30 minutes to play and to make an impact felt good.