U.S. women’s national team star Trinity Rodman exited the Washington Spirit’s game on Wednesday with an undisclosed leg injury and will undergo scans on Thursday to determine the severity of the injury. Rodman came off in the 41st minute of the Spirit’s 4-0 win over Monterrey in the Concacaf W Champions Cup, going to ground after attempting a tackle. She was eventually helped up by team staff but was unable to place any weight on her right leg as she came off the field. She was then seen heading into the locker room at halftime on crutches, and later in a full-length knee brace post-match while still on crutches.
The player’s exact diagnosis is unclear at this time.
“We need to wait until tomorrow,” Spirit coach Adrian Gonzalez said after the game, according to Pro Soccer Wire. “She’s going to get scanned tomorrow, and we will have more information.”
The injury came on the same day that Rodman received her first USWNT call-up since April, spending much of the spring and summer treating a chronic back injury. She has, though, played a sizable role for the Spirit since returning from that injury and has seven goals and two assists across all competitions.
The USWNT have three friendlies at the end of the month – two against Portugal on Oct. 23 and Oct. 26 – and another against New Zealand on Oct. 29. The Spirit, meanwhile, have two regular season games left in the NWSL and are gearing up for the playoffs after clinching second place and securing home field advantage in the quarterfinals and semifinals should they advance, with the postseason beginning on Nov. 7.
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