The Portland Thorns have announced that the 2019 edition of their preseason tournament, the Spring Invitational, will be held from March 24th to 30th at Merlo Field at the University of Portland. Two regular invitees, the Chicago Red Stars and the United States U-23 Women’s National team, return once again. Notably, last year’s entrants the Houston Dash have been swapped out for the recently-relocated Reign FC. Their new location in Tacoma makes the trip down south that much easier, so why not?
This will be the first chance for fans to get a look at how the team may operate in this World Cup season.