Lucas Muller | RSL Soapbox Here are three major takeaways from the Utah Royals FC’s first home game at Rio Tinto this season as the 2020 NWSL Fall Series continues.
The Royals may finally be moving away from seasoned players
There were only three changes to the starting lineup that lost 3-0 in Portland last Sunday. The inclusion of 23-year-old Melissa Lowder with her first start in goal was probably forced by a new knee injury to Abby Smith and the continuing achilles issues of Nicole Barnhart. However, the inclusions of an “older’ Veronica Boquete and Mallory Weber in place of the “younger” Taylor Lytle and Michelle Maemone were enough to raise the overall age of the team to nearly 30.…
