{"id":258800,"date":"2025-11-03T12:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/258800\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T12:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:45:09","slug":"alyssa-naehers-legacy-of-hard-work-and-consistency-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/258800\/","title":{"rendered":"Alyssa Naeher\u2019s legacy of hard work and consistency \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alyssa Naeher is a model of consistency.\u00a0No matter the stage or the team, Naeher comes to work with the same dedication and reverence to her position as she did 15 years ago.<\/p>\n

As her list of accomplishments grows longer, so does her reticence to speak of them. But on Sunday, October 26, in East Hartford, Connecticut, just a few miles from her hometown, Naeher climbed her final mountain as a member of the U.S. women\u2019s national team: public recognition of her many accomplishments.<\/p>\n

Naeher\u2019s storied professional career began in the Women\u2019s Professional Soccer (WPS) league with the Boston Breakers as the No. 11 overall pick in the 2010 WPS draft. The 2010 Breakers<\/a> were a who\u2019s who of women\u2019s soccer legends, coached by World Cup winner Tony DiCicco. Any player would understandably be intimidated to walk into a training session with Kristine Lilly, Alex Scott and Lauren Holiday. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Leslie Osborne co-captained that Breakers side and was immediately impressed by the then-rookie keeper.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI took Alyssa under my wing,\u201d Osborne told The Equalizer. \u201cI was only 27, but I saw something in her. I knew how much she could impact our team, and I knew that she was willing to do whatever it would take to help the team be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Naeher\u2019s storied work ethic has been with her from the beginning, and Osborne saw it from Naeher\u2019s very first training. The goalkeeper took every moment with her star-studded squad as a learning opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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