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SEATTLE — The 2024 National Women’s Soccer League season was Seattle Reign’s worst since the inaugural 2013 season that fans and players alike would love to forget. But similar to how the franchise bounced back in 2014 to win the Shield, the Reign are quickly getting back on track.
The simplest example of this is the results on the scoresheet. Last year, the Reign won their opening game of the season and then lost five in a row before a win against San Diego preceded a historic winless streak. They finished the season second to last. This season, Seattle sits seventh in the league standings so far with three wins, two losses and two draws.
Looking beyond the scorelines further shows just how different things are this time around. Those in the team environment have noticed it too.
“It’s felt massively different,” head coach Laura Harvey told media in January on the first day of preseason. “I think in previous years at this club, one of the things that’s always been special…
