Alex Morgan, Taylor Kornieck sit out finale. Playoff opener comes in mid-October.
The Wave said they sold all 18,000 tickets to the lower bowl of Snapdragon Stadium for the playoff-bound team’s final regular season match Friday night.
The Wave entered the match in fourth place. They had earned one of six playoff spots in the 12-team league before shutting out North Carolina for a second time.Date and locale of San Diego’s playoff opener will be determined after other matches this weekend. Sheridan made several smooth plays as the defense offset the absence of Morgan, who leads the NWSL with 15 goals and shares team honors with three assists.
However, in an indication she could be available to the Wave for their playoff opener in mid-October, the national coach said Morgan would be able to play Oct. 7 were the match a high-stakes World Cup contest.
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