Timbers and Thorns general manager Gavin Wilkinson announced Ellie Carpenter’s multi-year extension today in an end of season press conference where he also noted the club’s plans for some roster turnover, specifically looking for “3, 4, 5 starting caliber players” to come in to the squad in the offseason. Noting the club’s disappointment at going out in the semifinals this season, he said, “This is a club and team that needs to be in the championship, and contesting for trophies every single year, so we need to do what we need to do.”
Wilkinson and Thorns head coach Mark Parsons both pointed to disappointment of the close of season as starting well before the semifinal loss.