Mal Pugh

Prestory

It was 1 month before the 2023 women's World Cup. Mallory's life was amazing. She was now a starting forward on the USWNT and a player on the Portland Thorns along side her best friends Lindsey and Emily. But her bestest friend of them all? Dansby. Two months ago he proposed after her USWNT friendly against Puerto Rico in front of her family, teammates, and fans. She of course said yes. They were both madly in love with each other. Tomorrow was a big day. It was one of their final friendlies before heading to Tokyo for the World Cup. The US was number one in the nation, as usual, and had dominated all of their opponents this year. They had gone undefeated and many said this was the best US team they have ever seen.