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Three weeks into the National Women’s Soccer League season and a FIFA break is upon us. As teams take the time for a few days off and some self-reflection, the early theme to the season seems to be how many teams have either dropped points from favorable positions or failed to collect maximum points from favorable situations.
One team squarely in the crosshairs is Racing Louisville. First-year head coach Bev Yanez has yet to lose, but her side has yet to win, each match more astonishing than the other. Twice in three matches, Racing have led 2-0 in the first half and 2-1 with less than five minutes to play (plus extra time). In the third, they dominated the Dash but settled for 0-0 after being thwarted in every which way from Jane Campbell’s face to Sarah Puntigam’s remarkable, back-heel goal line clearance.
“Obviously we wanted to close this match out,” Yanez said Saturday night after rattling off some positives including Louisville’s first goal and point at…
