The US Women’s National Team has announced its 23-player roster for the Summer Series, set to take place in Houston June 10-13.

Here's who's headed to Houston! 💪

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Featuring 19 NWSL players and four players from clubs in Europe, the Series will be a last-chance tune-up before the Olympic roster is announced. 

Carli Lloyd is the most experienced player on the roster, while 20-year old forward Sophia Smith is the youngest. Smith was four years old when Lloyd made her USWNT debut.

Forward Tobin Heath will be joining camp as a training player as she continues to come back from a knee injury. After suffering an MCL injury during the first NWSL game of the season, midfielder Julie Ertz has also been ruled out of the Summer Series and will be absent from the team. 

Midfielder Catarina Macario is missing from the roster but will be joining the U.S. team from France where she is currently on a roll with Lyon, having scored in five consecutive games. Another notable inclusion is Andi Sullivan, who is back with the national team after tearing the medial meniscus in her left knee during the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. 

Both Sam and Kristie Mewis have once again been named to the USWNT roster, holding the record for the most games played together as sisters (4). The two are approaching a combined 100 caps between them — the current record for sisters is 123 caps between Lorrie Fair (120) and Ronnie Fair (3). 

Notably, goalkeeper Adrianna Franch is back in the fold after missing the last several camps, while goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris and defender Ali Krieger seem to be on the outside looking in.

Full roster below:

Goalkeepers (3): 

• Jane Campbell (Houston Dash)
• Adrianna Franch (Portland Thorns FC)
• Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)

Defenders (8): 

• Alana Cook (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA)
• Abby Dahlkemper (Manchester City, ENG)
• Tierna Davidson (Chicago Red Stars)
• Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns FC)
• Kelley O’Hara (Washington Spirit)
• Margaret Purce (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
• Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns FC)
• Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit)

Midfielders (6):

• Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns FC)
• Rose Lavelle (OL Reign)
• Catarina Macario (Olympique Lyonnais, FRA)
• Kristie Mewis (Houston Dash)
• Samantha Mewis (North Carolina Courage)
• Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit)

Forwards (6): 

• Carli Lloyd (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
• Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride)
• Christen Press (Manchester United, ENG)
• Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign)
• Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC)
• Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage)

The Summer Series for the USA will begin with a match against Portugal on June 10 at 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1.

Game 1 of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs is in the books, with the top two seeds putting up more than 100 points each in blowout wins when the postseason tipped off on Sunday.

The No. 1 Minnesota Lynx opened the playoffs' eight-team first round with a 101-72 drubbing of the No. 8 Golden State Valkyries, as MVP frontrunner Napheesa Collier led scoring with 20 points while guard Natisha Hiedeman added 18 off the bench.

Elsewhere, the No. 2 Las Vegas Aces' 102-77 victory over the No. 7 Seattle Storm capped Sunday's slate, with reigning MVP A'ja Wilson leading the way with 29 points alongside double-digit performances off the bench from guards Jewell Loyd and Dana Evans.

The lower seeds walked away less unscathed, as Valkyries boss and Coach of the Year favorite Natalie Nakase picked up a technical foul for arguing a call in the game's second half.

"I want a fair fight, I really do. I want a clean fight, but I love the fact that both teams are playing their hearts out," she said afterwards, criticizing Sunday's officiating. "They're fighting. But I would like it to be fair."

"I understand it, but it's the playoffs," Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve said in response. "Obviously, we fouled a lot at the end. But I didn't think that was a factor in the game."

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Both Minnesota and Las Vegas are now one win away from advancing to the 2025 WNBA Playoffs semifinals.

The No. 2 Aces will look to sweep the No. 7 Storm at 9:30 PM ET on Tuesday, airing live on ESPN.

Then on Wednesday, the No. 1 Lynx will try to silence the No. 8 Valkyries at 10 PM ET, with live coverage also on ESPN.

The No. 5 New York Liberty secured the sole upset in the Sunday tip-off of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs, topping the No. 4 Phoenix Mercury 76-69 following a tightly contested Game 1 overtime battle.

Liberty guard Natasha Cloud dropped a game-leading 23 points on her former team, while Mercury star Alyssa Thomas neared yet another triple-double with 14 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists on the night.

"I'm proud of the way we stuck together, we weathered the runs they went on, and ultimately found a way to win," New York guard Sabrina Ionescu said after the game.

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The newly healthy Liberty will hope for full availability in Game 2, though forward Breanna Stewart went down with a knock to the knee in overtime after posting an 18-point performance on Sunday.

"We're just hoping that she will be okay," New York head coach Sandy Brondello said after the game.

Brondello also confirmed that it was Stewart who asked for a sub in overtime after coming down hard on her left knee.

Concerns about the health of the two-time WNBA MVP — who recently returned from missing 13 games with a bone bruise on her right knee — overshadowed the defending champions' comeback win.

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The No. 5 Liberty now return to New York looking to knock the No. 4 Mercury out of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs with a Game 2 victory on Wednesday.

The matchup tips off at 8 PM ET, with live coverage airing on ESPN.

The No. 3 Atlanta Dream won their first postseason game since 2018 on Sunday, downing the No. 6 Indiana Fever 80-68 in Game 1 of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs as they continue making a case for this season's dark horse.

The Dream's starters shouldered the bulk of Sunday's scoring, punctuated by 20-point performances from forward Rhyne Howard and guard Allisha Gray, while the Fever's Kelsey Mitchell put up 27 points to give her injury-laden team a chance.

"This is [this roster's] first home game, period, in the playoffs," Howard reminded reporters after the win. "So for us to even have accomplished that much to have the home-court advantage, we knew we had to make it a good one."

Atlanta hasn't made it past the first round since the 2016 playoffs, but a dominant regular season has the team eyeing a long-awaited return to the WNBA semifinals.

This year's Dream won a franchise-record 30 games under first-year head coach Karl Smesko, while also leading the league in rebounds per game.

"This wasn't going to be a year that we were going to be satisfied with everybody telling us, 'Wow, you really improved over last year,'" said Smesko. "That's not what we're trying to do. We're trying to be the best team in the league."

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The short-staffed No. 6 Indiana will look to halt the No. 6 Atlanta Dream's momentum on Tuesday, when the first round's Game 2 takes over Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the Fever's first home playoff game since 2016.

The 2025 WNBA Playoffs will continue when the Dream visit the Fever at 7:30 PM ET on Tuesday, airing live on ESPN.

Jaedyn Shaw hit the ground running in her Gotham FC debut this weekend, as the NJ/NY club's recent $1.25 million-dollar signing scored against her former club in Friday's 2-0 win over the now-No. 5 San Diego Wave — helping boost the Bats to No. 3 in the 2025 NWSL standings.

"This year has been really difficult," an emotional Shaw said after the match. "I'm so grateful for this team and the opportunities I've gotten this year…. I'm extremely grateful for this moment."

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The 20-year-old previously shattered scoring records during her time with San Diego, but struggled this year after her offseason transfer to the North Carolina Courage.

Already finding the back of the net for her new team, Shaw will look to put the past behind her as Gotham extends their climb up the table, having risen from No. 8 to No. 3 behind a four-game unbeaten streak that now includes three straight wins.

Gotham forward Esther González is also excelling, retaking the lead in the 2025 NWSL Golden Boot race by tallying her 13th goal of the season in the last minute of Friday's first half against the Wave.

With the club gaining momentum and the 2025 NWSL Playoffs looming, Gotham is looking to make a run to add a second championship trophy to their 2023 title.

"Even in the most difficult moments, they've stayed united, kept pushing together, and kept working hard. That's been our key," said head coach Juan Carlos Amorós after Friday's match.