Smith is assisting the United States in regaining its reputation as a squad to be feared, along with Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson.
We seem to be getting along fairly quickly. And this is probably just around 70% of what we are capable of,” Smith remarked. “I believe that the more games we play together, the more we’ll be able to play off one another and discover our mutual tendencies. But playing with them is so much joy.”
This stands in stark contrast to the Women’s World Cup in Melbourne last year, where Smith sobbed as she left the field following the United States’ victory.