SPORTS

Injuries always seem to hit teams hard and this was shown perfectly as Carli Lloyd went down with a sprained right knee. After scoring three goals in only the first 16 minutes of a National Women’s Soccer League against Japan, Lloyd went down with a Grade 1 MCL sprain. With the team’s bid for a fourth straight Olympic gold medal in August, worries are surrounding Lloyd’s injury. She has already started her rehab and has high hopes of returning to the field in three to six weeks. With injuries like this, the press always seems to make up stories or create a worse picture than what it is. With article titles such as “Houston Dash begin life without Carli Lloyd,” the news makes Lloyd’s injury seem detrimental. However, Lloyd is sure that she will come back stronger than ever.