{"id":17505,"date":"2018-07-13T15:11:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T19:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=17505"},"modified":"2018-07-13T15:11:24","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T19:11:24","slug":"megan-rapinoe-scores-seventh-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2018\/07\/13\/megan-rapinoe-scores-seventh-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan Rapinoe Scores Her Seventh of the Year Against Utah Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (July 11, 2018) —\u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s been mentioned once or twice this season.<\/p>\n

Megan Rapinoe, the star striker for the Seattle Reign FC, can\u2019t be stopped.<\/p>\n

Rapinoe isn\u2019t letting her 33 years of age define her. Right now, she\u2019s playing the best soccer of her career and is getting higher and higher on Jill Ellis\u2019 list for the U.S. Women\u2019s National Team roster for next year\u2019s FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Megan Rapinoe Scores Seventh of the Year in Seattle Reign’s Win Over Utah Royals<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Rapinoe scored her seventh goal of the season Wednesday night in the Reign\u2019s 1-0 victory over the Utah Royals FC.<\/p>\n

The goal came in the 54th minute. Steph Catley, who features internationally for Australia and formerly starred for the Orlando Pride, tallied the assist.<\/p>\n

Rapinoe took five shots in total, but only one registered on goal. It was enough though, going right past Royals goalkeeper Abby Smith.<\/p>\n

Smith ended the night with zero saves on nine shots faced. Meanwhile, on the other end, Lydia Williams also registered zero saves on 10 shots faced.<\/p>\n

Not a single player registered a shot on goal for Utah. After the match, Desiree Scott, who wore the captain\u2019s armband for the first time in a Royals shirt, said that post-game frustrations were high.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone worked their butts off for 90 minutes,\u201d Scott said. \u201cWe scraped, we fought, we battled, but it\u2019s those little things like a header off a free-kick that gave them the only good chance they have. It\u2019s frustrating not to get away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately we couldn\u2019t do it, but we have another game in two days, so we have to look at the next task,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReignFC\/status\/1017460625029488640<\/p>\n

Three Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. No Sam Johnson for next match:<\/strong> For that next match that Scott mentioned \u2013 which will be against the Orlando Pride on Saturday \u2013 Samantha Johnson will be forced to sit out. Her yellow card from the Chicago Red Stars have carried over to the Royals and with her yellow against Seattle, Johnson has five. She\u2019ll serve a one-match suspension.<\/li>\n
  2. Katie Bowen returns:<\/strong> Against Portland, defender Katie Bowen was given an excused absence. She returned against the Reign, featuring 90 minutes for Laura Harvey. \u201cI missed being with the team in Portland \u2013 and obviously we are disappointed with these two results \u2013 but we have to bounce back because we have another game on Saturday. I felt really good out there, just disappointed with the result.\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. No safe spot for Utah:<\/strong> Right now, the Houston Dash are creeping up on the Utah Royals. Utah currently sits in sixth-place with 21 points, but Houston is right behind with 20 points. However, Both clubs have a realistic shot at making the playoffs. It\u2019s just a matter of who can garner more crucial points.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReignFC\/status\/1017267955371945984<\/p>\n

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