Attacking Third: A CBS Sports Women's Soccer Podcast

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman look at the current rosters for the 12 NWSL teams and pick their Top 5 teams for the 2022 season. The Power Rankings focus on the top 5 but touch on all 12 teams in the NWSL. Sandra and Lisa list their top four teams with one dark horse as their #5 team. 4:36 - Washington Spirit - (5:15) 10:14 - OL Reign - (10:55) 14:46 - Portland Thorns - (15:28) 19:48 - Gotham FC -...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman recap the two USWNT friendlies vs Australia. The Americans win the first match 3-0 and then tie with the Matildas 1-1 in the second meeting. The United States sees five players earn their first cap, Casey Murphy records her first shutout in her first game and forward Margaret Purce walks away with two assists. Recap, analysis, player performance and more. 'Attacking T...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome former NWSL midfielder Kelly Conheeney on to discuss her days in the NWSL, how the league is changing, how important it is for former players to come back to coach and her injuries. Kelly discusses the devastating end to her professional playing career and how it was cut short due to head injuries and concussions. She's recently partnered with Rezzil, a virtua...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the USWNT match vs Australia set for November 27 and 30. This is the first time the United States have traveled to Australia since 2000. The two sides met twice during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, first in the Group Stages drawing 0-0, then in the Bronze Medal match in which the U.S. beat The Matildas 4-3 for a spot on the podium. Match predictions, analysis and s...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman sit down with Washington Spirit NWSL Champion defender Tegan McGrady. Tegan discusses the morning of the NWSL Championship against Chicago Red Stars, the post-game celebrations in the locker room and how the feeling of being Champions has gotten sweeter over the last week. Championship interviews and postgame reactions. 'Attacking Third' is available on Apple Podcasts...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman discuss recent breaking news following the resignation of Chicago Red Stars head coach Rory Dames. The Washington Post has reported that numerous NWSL players have accused Dames of verbal and emotional abuse stemming back to the first reports in 2014. Sandra and Lisa account the timeline of events from Chicago losing the NWSL Championship on Saturday 11/20, the Red St...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman sit down with San Diego Wave FC each coach Casey Stoney to discuss her very first player signed to the new club, USWNT World Cup winner, three-time NWSL Champion, defender Abby Dahlkemper. Casey discusses the process for choosing a player like Dahlkemper to build the foundation of the club. Casey coached against Dahlkemper in England and understands that Dahlkemper is...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman recap the NWSL 2021 Championship match between Washington Spirit and Chicago Red Stars. The Washington Spirit win the 2021 NWLS Championship for the first time in club history on goals from Andi Sullivan and Kelley O'Hara. It was a tough, well-fought match for both sides. Chicago scores first on a goal from Rachel Hill to end the first half. Andi Sullivan scores the e...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the biggest game of the season, the 2021 NWSL Championship between #3 Washington Spirit and #4 Chicago Red Stars. It's the first time neither #1 or #2 teams are in the final. History will be made on Saturday as neither Chicago nor Washington have ever won the title. Predictions, previews, analysis and more. NWSL Championship at Lynn Family Stadium on Louisvill...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome NWSL Championship finalist, midfielder for Chicago Red Stars Sarah Woldmoe to the show. Sarah discusses her goal in the semis vs Portland, how the team has progressed this season, the most challenging parts of the year for her the most bizarre thing she puts on her sweet potatoes. Next, Washington Spirit midfielder Andi Sullivan joins the show to talk about th...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman run through the 2021 NWSL Award Nominees featuring the Most Valuable Player, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year. The NWSL Awards are voted upon in two rounds with the winners being announced the week leading up to the NWSL Championship on November 20. Sandra and Lisa run through the nominees, discuss who was snubbed...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman recap the NWSL semifinal playoff matches. Washington Spirit defeats OL Reign 2-1 on goals from Trinity Rodman and Ashley Sanchez. OL Reign started strong scoring in the opening four minutes, but the immediate response from Rodman set the tone for the Spirit. Washington will advance to the NWSL Championship. In the Chicago Red Stars against Portland Thorns semifinal ma...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the NWSL semifinal playoffs that continue this Sunday, 11/14. OL Reign host Washington Spirit at 3:00 pm ET on CBS Sports Network. Jess Fishlock, Megan Rapinoe and Bethany Balcer look to put forceful attack against Washington Spirit's brick wall backline of Aubrey Bledsoe and Sam Staab. The second match on Sunday is at 5:30pm ET on CBS Sports Network as Portla...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome semifinal-bound NWSL players to the episode. Midfielder for OL Reign and MVP nominee Jess Fishlock joins the show to discuss watching the quarterfinal games as a fan, how important the bye week was and what it took for the entire team to click together towards the second half of the season. Next, defender for Washington Spirit Tegan McGrady joins the show ahea...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome semifinal-bound NWSL players to the episode. Midfielder for Chicago Red Stars Morgan Gautrat joins the show to discuss her team's continued success in the postseason and what its like playing 3 playoff games not just two. Next, Angela Salem, midfielder and MVP candidate of the Portland Thorns. Angela won the Rose City Riveters Supporters Player of the Year awa...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman run through the latest news in the world of soccer around the NWSL, the USWNT, and more. Vlatko Andinovski has announced his USWNT roster ahead of the final 2021 friendlies in Australia. The 22-woman roster includes 21 players from NWSL clubs and features a much different, younger group of players. Could this be the future USA World Cup team? CBS Sports has announced...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome the President of San Diego Wave FC Jill Ellis to the show to discuss the latest announcement from the club about their new name, Wave FC. Jill discusses hiring Casey Stoney as head coach, figuring out the footprint of the club, building a roster and the future of the NWSL. Jill also discusses the current NWSL playoffs, teams that have been hot and players that...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman recap the NWSL quarterfinal playoff matches. Chicago Red Stars defeats Gotham FC 1-0 with the first playoff goal from Mallory Pugh. The defensive, middle-of-the-pitch battle ended in regulation and has Chicago advancing to the semifinals to play Portland Thorns. Washington Spirit and North Carolina Courage took their match into overtime after being scoreless for 90 mi...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the NWSL quarterfinal playoffs that start this Sunday. Chicago Red Stars host Gotham FC at 3:00 pm ET on CBS Sports Network. Mallory Pugh, Kealia Watt and the defensive efforts of Tierna Davidson for Chicago against Margaret Purce, Carli Lloyd and Estelle Johnson of Gotham. The second match on Sunday is at 5:30 pm ET on Paramount + as Washington Spirit host No...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome playoff-bound NWSL players to the episode. Goalkeeper for Washington Spirit Aubrey Bledsoe joins the show to discuss her first trip to the NWSL playoffs, how practice is against Golden Boot winner Ashley Hatch and her big plans for the NWSL off-season. Next, Lynn Williams of the North Carolina Courage jumps on to talk about her goal-scoring plans for the playo...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome playoff-bound NWSL players to the episode. McCall Zerboni of Gotham FC joins the show to discuss Gotham in the postseason for the first time since 2013, the team's mentality heading into the postseason and what this means for Carli Lloyd as she nears the end of her professional career. Next, Tierna Davidson of the Chicago Red Stars discusses the consistent suc...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman give the news and notes around the league for this week. The Portland Thorns have hired former NWSL and Canadian international Karina LeBlanc as their new GM. Sandra and Lisa give their thoughts on Karina in the new role. Plus, they comb through your questions in their Mailbag segment and discuss allocation money, draft rules, Morgan Gautrat and the NWSL Championship...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome former Canadian international and NWSL goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc to discuss her new role as General Manager of the Portland Thorns. Karina discusses how her former career as a player has prepared her for this current role. For last four years Karina has served as the head of Women's Football for Concacaf, and now she is hoping to progress the game of soccer fo...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman set the scene for the 2021 NWSL Playoffs. Seeding is determined, the playoff schedule is set, opponents are decided and it all came down to the final match-day in the NWSL regular season. Houston Dash, Racing Louisville, Orlando Pride and the Kansas City Current officially finish their season. A full weekend recap of all matches, exciting news from Kansas City and mor...

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the biggest weekend in the NWSL this season. With just one weekend of regular-season action remaining, four teams are fighting for just three playoff spots. Portland Thorns, Washington Spirit and OL Reign have clinched the playoffs while Gotham FC, North Carolina Courage, Houston Dash and Chicago Red Stars battle it out to see who will continue into the postse...