A look at what’s ahead for OL Reign in the 2023 campaign
With the NWSL starting on March 25th, the 2023 season is quickly approaching! Twelve teams will compete in the league for its 11th season, with the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup taking place midway through the season.
As we get ready for the regular season opener, we will break down each team’s major moves, major matches, and more in a team-by-team preview.
Season of OL Reign in 2022: First Place | 11-4-7 – 40 points
Bigger Additions:
Elyse Bennett, acquired from the Kansas City Current, scored three goals and contributed to two others during the regular season and Challenge Cup. Luany, a Brazilian midfielder who most recently played for Gremio in the Serie A1, also scored three goals. Emily Sonnett, acquired from the Washington Spirit, played in the following games:
March 26: Washington Spirit (A) – April 15: First game of the regular season: Home opener of the regular season for San Diego Wave FC (H) on April 19: An Overview of Angel City FC (A)’s Challenge Cup
The First Game:
Going into the 2023 season, Old Rule will have a gathering of natural faces, and considering that they completed first in the association last year, it would be elusive many individuals who view that as an issue. As of Monday, March 20, Laura Harvey and her staff had retained 24 of the 27 rostered players from the 2022 season.
For instance, Kansas City and Washington’s Elyse Bennett and Emily Sonnett are both regulars, and the club’s acquisitions will undoubtedly contribute. Bennett had three goals in the regular season last year, and Sonnett, who is considered to be one of the best defensive backs in the league, will help support a back line that gave up the fewest goals in association play last season (19).
In any case, even without the augmentations, the Rule would in any case introduce themselves as quite possibly of the most incredibly complete group, with Sofia Huerta, Rose Lavelle, and Megan Rapinoe from the US Ladies’ Public Group dispersed all through. It is anticipated that standout Phallon Tullis-Joyce will play goal once more with Huerta, Alana Cook, Sam Hiatt, and Lu Barnes serving as regular starters in front of her. In the midfield, Jess Fishlock, Quinn, and Nikki Stanton are competing with Lavelle, and Luany, a new signing, adds depth.
As the Reign attempt to reclaim their position at the top, all four forwards—Bethany Balcer, Jordyn Huitema, Tziarra King, and Veronica Latsko—have returned to the team to run alongside Rapinoe and Bennett.
Whether they are On the planet Cup year, Old Rule seem to have every one of the elements for another fruitful mission. The question is whether they can replicate last year’s success or whether familiarity will cause complacency, something Harvey and her staff can only avoid.
