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The NWSL season begins March 25.
OL Reign, the Chicago Red Stars and the Portland Thorns are honoring the legacy of Katie Meyer through a pre-season fundraiser, with each team committed to donating money throughout a tournament hosted by the Thorns. The donations will go to Lines for Life in an effort to promote mental wellness and suicide prevention.
Each team will donate $100 per goal, $100 per save and $250 per shutout. Additionally, the Thorns’ club partner Providence Health & Services will be donating $2,500 to the cause.
As the soccer community continues to mourn Katie Meyer, we have partnered with the @ThornsFC, matching financial outputs from these pre-season matches to include:
— OL Reign (@OLReign) March 8, 2022
$100 - Goal
$100 - Save
$250 - Shutout
Donations go to @Lines_for_Life
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Meyer, a goalkeeper and captain on the Stanford women’s soccer team, died last Tuesday in a campus residence at 22 years old. Following a Santa Clara County medical examiner ruling her death as self-inflicted, Meyer’s parents confirmed that she died by suicide.
Other teams have been honoring Meyer, with the Stanford women’s basketball team wearing Stanford soccer warm-up shirts as well as wristbands with her initials and jersey number prior to their first game of the Pac-12 tournament.
Additionally, showings of support have come from around the NWSL during preseason matches.
The NWSL season begins March 25.
Press has been rehabbing an ACL injury since June.
She could return for the team's April camp.
Vlatko Andonovski also provided updates on Christen Press and others.
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