Following a loss that dropped Orlando back to the bottom rung of the NWSL, Skinner spoke to the importance of building the club into next season.
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The announced sellout crowd of 19,871 smashed the team’s previous record.
An early defensive blunder haunted the Pride as the team fell 2-1 in its second straight road game.
17,917 tickets had been sold as of Saturday morning, and the club expects at least 2,700 walk-up tickets.
Marta is available to help depleted Pride after serving at two-game suspension
The star striker suffered a hit to the head during a collision with fellow USWNT teammate Julie Ertz in Wednesday’s game in Chicago.
Only one member of the team’s backline was an in-position veteran, but the Pride defense found success in its versatility against Chicago.
About 15,000 tickets had been sold as of Wednesday afternoon.
Without Alex Morgan and Marta, the Pride relied on Chioma Ubogagu and Rachel Hill to pick up the win on the road in Chicago.
Tierna Davidson netted a late goal, but it wasn’t enough for the Red Stars to best the Pride.