As the rain dissipated into an idyllic sunset sky at BMO Stadium on Sunday, so too did a storm that has been surrounding the U.S. women’s national team.

Days after falling to rival Mexico for just the second time in a historic 2-0 loss in the group stage of the Concacaf W Gold Cup — and with an underwhelming round-of-16 finish in the 2023 Women’s World Cup still fresh in mind — a more youthful and aggressive U.S. XI began to steer their ship in the right direction during the weekend’s quarterfinal vs. Colombia. Hoping to avoid another disaster, goals from Lindsey Horan, Jenna Nighswonger and Jaedyn Shaw guided the USWNT to a much-needed 3-0 victory. Read More