In the second installment of talking with the Seattle Reign FC players that were there in 2013 and are back for the 2017 season, I had a chat with defender Lauren Barnes at their season kickoff party a couple of weeks ago about her journey that started with a phone call with a lot of numbers.
"I got a random phone call with a lot of numbers on it because it was international - oh this is strange, sure I'll pick it up and it was Laura."
This is how Lauren Barnes remembers the start of her NWSL career.