By Kevin Baxter
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May 23, 2025 4 AM PT
Welcome to the Riley Tiernan Revenge Tour.
Oh, sure, the Angel City forward is far too nice to call it that, but that’s what her first NWSL season has become.
“Everybody loves an underdog story,” she said. “It kind of added fuel to my fire. When people doubt you, it makes you want to prove it that much more.”
Tiernan was definitely being doubted about six months ago when she finished her college career at Rutgers as the school’s all-time leader in assists, yet didn’t get a call from 12 of the 14 NWSL teams.