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On Saturday night, June 29, at home against the North Carolina Courage, the formidable Washington Spirit lost 0-1, ending a six-game undefeated streak. It was a rather lackluster performance from a Spirit squad that had scored 13 goals in the previous six and hadn’t been shut out since the season opener.
It also dropped the club to four points out of first place where the still-unbeaten Kansas City Current and Orlando Pride sit atop the table.
However, the loss wasn’t heartbreaking by any means. The Spirit were persistent in their attack registering 20 shots and four on goal to North Carolina’s eight and five. Possession was relatively even too with the Spirit at 48% for the match.
The Spirit also received word this week that four players would represent the club on the USWNT Olympic Roster: Trinity Rodman and Casey Krueger on the squad of 18, and Croix Bethune and Hal Hershfelt as backups.
So, given the great streak and good news, why did the Spirit…
