so caitlin carducci AND haley carter available now?? spirit you better take advantage of this embarrassment of riches omggg

if the championship goes to penalties, who gets to choose which goal they’re taken at? would the spirit get to pick the south side, since we’re the higher seed? #nwsl

if a team doesn’t scoop up bb8 i will riot!!!

been thinking about those two goals from saturday non-stop of course and now i’m wondering how much the spirit practice attempting to chip the GK — because aubrey tends to have very good presence/positioning in those situations and rose & croix were both successful at it

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this makes me think kysha is going back to lyonnes after the end of the season ):

i just won’t shut up today apparently but i also want to talk about how important the spirits early slump at home actually was — through it all, the fans kept their faith in the team and the team kept their faith in the fans & that ultimately made the relationship even stronger 💛

obsessed with esme’s jacket in the post-game press conference!! dark floral is just my absolute favorite print

About to go back to my car but if this is yours, still contact me, we'll figure it out

just saw a tik tok that called the spirit game “dc’s performative lesbian competition” 😭😭

would be so so cool if they can find a way to get andi off of SEI and onto the bench for the championship — no idea what the roster/salary cap/etc. implications are but PLEASE it’s killing me that she’s not right there with the team for all of this (assuming she decides to travel for it)

if they wanted to get around the salary cap i feel like there has to be some of way and i’m using this thread to brainstorm ways

spirits winning a playoff game at home without extra time is maybe the biggest win of all

can't believe berman is gonna fuck this up, this is one of the best things your league has right now

SCREAMING CROIXING THROWING UP

WHO ELSE BUT CROIX🤯

Spirit are really setting a new standard in the NWSL for interacting with the crowd, and I for one am here for it and also need it even bigger and better.

there it is, what a moment for Croix who missed this game last year

Talked before this game about how important the midfield battle was going to be. Right now, Olivia Moultrie and Sam Coffey (10 goals/5 assists this year) have fewer touches combined (48) than Leicy Santos has on her own (53).

sorry but claiming the salary cap is why part of why the semifinals were so good??? would bet money the majority (if not all) of the teams that made it would support an increase to the salary cap like come on

literally every spirit player is just on one today!! a whole other level

i can’t stop rewatching this omg!!

quick send the spirit to the uwcl i just wanna see something

thank you and omgggg talk about perfect timing!!!!!

like i said!!!!!!!!!!

someone better at memes please help me!! (yes these were literally EVEYWHERE in buffalo i swear) #nwsl

for the second playoff game in a row!!!!

150 million expansion fees but only 3 mill for players… sure…

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like i know it’s all in good fun but this still viscerally bothers me!! (although im sure it was all tourists lol)

thoughts on sandy’s proposed rule change? also fascinated to know which player she had in mind for this (my guess is rose but could also have been leicy or monday) #nwsl

wonder where hailie mace will go👀 i’m betting orlando or at least somewhere closer to it maybe?

i genuinely like being able reasonably catch most games a week and being familiar with ~75% of a random team’s roster without having to memorize it. we’re getting close to the point where that’s not manageable for an average fan and i think that will bad for the women’s game overall

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obsessed with this collab!! books and the spirit is literally combination of my dreams #nwsl (1/3)

Aubrey up for player of the week ofc. Go vote!

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this just makes me really really sad

Contrast this with the way the Spirit have handled recent injuries. Players are always going to want to play. Someone else has to be the adult and make the hard decision.

KC is an interesting one because there will always be that “what if” where temwa and mich were healthy and imo the game came down to tactical decision making between two very well-matched teams

okay happy whichever team we end up playing also will have the additional fatigue from extra time! cared more about that than which team lol

i have to say as a bills fan, very happy that mahomes is also dealing with an unexpected loss today lol

if any potential 8 seed was going to do it, it was gotham, but i do feel bad for KC ugh especially this early

sandy istg 😭😭

i was on a zucchini kick allll summer but i think i finally found my new fall/winter obsession: sweet potatoes!!! so many diff options, roasted whole, mashed, fries, cubes, etc. i’ve been using it as a base for my sauce/beans/frozen veg “slop” dinners lately instead of bread or rice & it’s amazing

i feel like these quotes (esp aubrey and hal’s) really get to the core of why the spirit dominate in shootouts: the cyclical confidence that’s developed between aubrey and the penalty takers that feels so impenetrable within the team, to the opponents, and to the fans