The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has announced that Seattle Reign FC forward Nahomi “Naho” Kawasumi has been named to the NWSL Team of the Month for the month of May. This is the second straight month a Reign FC player has earned the honor during the 2017 NWSL season.
Reign FC went 2–0–2 during the month of May, with Naho starting and playing the full 90 minutes in all four matches. The forward had five assists and one goal during the month, tallying an NWSL record four assists in the club’s 6–2 win over the Washington Spirit on May 13th.
Thanks to her record-setting performance against the Spirit, Naho was named NWSL Player of the Week. Aside from setting a record for most assists in a single match, Naho also became the first player in league history to be directly involved in five goals in a match.
Assisting on goals by midfielder Christine Nairn in the 20th minute, forward Beverly Yanez in the 35th minute, forward Megan Rapinoe in the 71st minute and midfielder Lindsay Elston in the 79th minute, Naho also scored a goal of her own in the 68th minute.
NWSL Team of the Month — May
Goalkeeper: Kailen Sheridan
Defenders: Casey Short, Becky Sauerbrunn, Sam Johnson
Midfielders: Sarah Killion, Rose Lavelle, Amandine Henry, Danielle Colaprico
Forwards: Sam Kerr, Christen Press, Nahomi Kawasumi
The NWSL Team of the Month is selected by the NWSL Media Association, a collection of media members that cover the league on a consistent basis. For more information on the NWSL Media Association, follow them on Twitter.
Naho and Reign FC return to Memorial Stadium on Saturday, June 24 when they host Pride Night presented by Carter Subaru and face FC Kansas City. Kickoff is set for 7:00pm PT and can be seen on the go90 app or go90.com. Single match tickets and VIP experience packages are available. To purchase tickets, visit reignfc.com/tickets or call the Reign FC ticket office at (855) REIGN-FC.
