The Lowdown: NWSL at a glance

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XI from ’12: [No. 1] USWNT wins Olympic gold medal

The United States women’s national soccer team is something of a walking cliché. It’s a never-say-die team, filled with that intangible...

XI from ’12: [No. 2] An epic USA-Canada Olympic semifinal

When Alex Morgan headed home the latest goal ever scored in a women’s FIFA competition she not only added a brick...

XI from ’12: [No. 3] Alex Morgan

Miraculous, bone-chilling, unfathomable – all these words would suffice, but still none do justice to Alex Morgan’s extra time goal on...

XI from ’12: [No. 4] Abby Wambach

A hot start to 2012 during a cold January week in Vancouver should have been all the indication needed. Two goals...

XI from ’12: [No. 5] NWSL is born

If No. 6 on our list of Top XI moments in 2012 was a bit of a downer concerning the start...

XI from ’12: [No. 6] Leagues in transition

The start of 2012 looked rather grim for the future of women’s professional soccer in the United States.  January was a...

XI from ’12: [No. 7] End of the Sundhage era

Looking at Pia Sundhage’s record as coach of the U.S. national team, it is easy to forget the delicate situation she...

XI from ’12: [No. 8] Rapinoe comes out

Megan Rapinoe had a busy year on the field in 2012.  Her Olympic performance was one of the U.S. women’s national...

XI from ’12: [No. 10] North Carolina back on top

The University of North Carolina entered the 2012 season having not won an NCAA championship or (gasp) even been to a...