A 2–0 victory for the U.S. women’s national team (USWNT) over Ireland on Saturday in Austin, Texas came at the cost of star forward Mallory Swanson.
Swanson, the leading scorer for the United States this year, was carted off late in the first half of the friendly when her left knee buckled after a challenge by Aoife Mannion in the 40th minute.
Swanson immediately clutched her knee as her teammates frantically summoned for medical assistance. Her knee was put in a splint and she waved to the crowd as she was taken from the field.
The U.S. Soccer Federation said Swanson was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. There was no further update on her injury as of Saturday night….