When the North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns meet Saturday afternoon to begin the NWSL Challenge Cup, it’ll mark the first professional soccer game in the United States in 109 days.
The COVID-19 pandemic halted the 2020 NWSL season before it began, and now this month-long, rapid-fire tournament in Utah will replace the regular season.
Instead of harping on what could have been, North Carolina forward McKenzie Meehan (Glocester, R.I.) is looking forward.