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You know how it goes by now.
Ally Sentnor gets the ball at her feet, then cuts inside, beating one, two, three defenders, before she finds herself 20-25 yards from goal. Keep dribbling? Nah. Look for the open pass? Waste of time. Uncork a screamer toward the top corner? Now that’s the stuff.
The 21-year-old winger did it again last month in the SheBelieves Cup, a signature long-range torpedo against Colombia that put Sentnor’s reputation on its biggest stage yet. The 2024 National Women’s Soccer League Rookie of the Year finalist — and the league’s final No. 1 draft pick ever — had brought her calling card to the U.S. women’s national team, and was rewarded in the process.
Sentnor SENT! IT!#USWNT x @VW pic.twitter.com/J6QFSUGCnw
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) February 21, 2025
Sentnor’s performances across her two starts were bright spots for head coach Emma Hayes during SheBelieves. “She’s got qualities that can decide a game,” Hayes noted after the U.S. loss to Japan. “She certainly finishes the minimal chances she…
