Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman prepare for the 2022 NWSL Season with a full San Diego Wave FC preview. One of the two newest expansion clubs in the NWSL starts their inaugural season with a coach familiar with new clubs, Casey Stoney will lead the Wave in 2022 along with Molly Downtain as GM and Richard Gunny as the First Assistant. Sandra and Lisa run through the off-season signings for San Diego and which players stand out the most - the first-ever club signing in defender Abby Dahlkemper, the USWNT star Alex Morgan or Swedish International Sofia Jakobsson. Because San Diego is an expansion club, they have no detrimental losses and a preseason roster full of big signings hoping to intimidate the other 11 NWSL clubs including #1 overall draft pick, defender Naomi Girma (13:50). The biggest burning question for San Diego heading into their very first season: Can SD Wave FC break the “expansion team” cycle and make the playoffs? Listen to hear the A3 projected finish for San Diego based on the pre-season roster and what we know about the head coach Casey Stoney.
In the second half of the episode, Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman prepare for the 2022 NWSL Season with a full San Diego Wave FC preview and exclusive interview with San Diego Wave forward Kelsey Turnbow (38:04). Kelsey discusses her decision to return to college after being drafted in 2021 by the Chicago Red Stars and how she was traded to San Diego Wave. After playing for five seasons at Santa Clara, Kelsey is thrilled to stay in California for another year with Santa Clara. She discusses the transition from the college game to the NWSL laughing about the bruises and cuts she has on her legs but saying she thrives in the competitive environment.

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