Spirit, USWNT F Trinity Rodman (again) exits in wheelchair

United States ladies’s nationwide workforce ahead Trinity Rodman exited the sector space in a wheelchair through the Washington Spirit’s 3-0 loss to the Kansas Metropolis Present on Friday, which her agent attributed to an “intense again spasm.”

That is what Mike Senkowski advised The Washington Publish Saturday about Rodman, including her again remained bothersome the morning after.

“Nonetheless in a [lot] of ache, however I am hopeful [she] averted a really severe damage,” Senkowski advised The Publish.

Rodman used her physique to defend the ball away from Present ahead Temwa Chawinga within the seventy fifth minute of the NWSL match in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. Chawinga’s knee appeared to make contact with the decrease again of Rodman, who does have a historical past of again points.

Rodman, 22, initially hunched over along with her fingers on her hips earlier than she collapsed to her knees. She obtained remedy and finally walked off the sector earlier than opting to sit down down in a wheelchair to be taken to the locker room.

Spirit head coach Jonatan Giraldez confirmed a again damage for Rodman however famous he had “no info” so as to add.

Courtney Brown entered the match within the 78th minute rather than Rodman, who has collected eight targets and 6 assists in 20 video games this season for the Spirit (14-5-2, 44 factors).

Netting targets for the Present (12-3-6, 42 factors) had been Nichelle Prince, Lo’eau LaBonta and Chawinga, the latter of whom scored her sixteenth objective to extend her lead within the NWSL’s Golden Boot race.

–Area Stage Media