When Trinity Rodman shoots, she’s probably gonna score.
The Washington Spirit player—who’d been sidelined with a back injury—returned to the soccer field on Aug. 3, scoring a goal in stoppage time that secured the team’s 2-1 win over the Portland Thorns.
In an interview after the game—which saw Trinity enter as a sub during the 76th minute—the 23-year-old grew emotional when former player Kelsey Riggs asked what it meant to be back on the field, 114 days later, and to have made such a key goal.
“I just think, holy cow,” Trinity began after collecting herself, “that was the hardest thing I’ve had to go through with injury and everything. So being back, especially at the home stadium with the crowd behind me, scoring a goal like that, you saw it—I buried it, I wasn’t gonna miss it.”
She emphasized, “I’m just really happy to be back, I missed the team, I missed doing what I love. So, yeah I’m just enjoying it.”
The Olympian also shared insight into how she’s recovered from the injury she sustained in April.
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