Afterward, Hayes spoke glowingly of Swanson, who she first interacted with briefly in 2017 when Swanson was a teenager and weighing whether to turn professional.
"I couldn't ask for any more," Hayes said of Swanson's performance."She's a player I've always admired, so to get the opportunity to coach and see first-hand the quality she possesses -- she's a connector. She's really magnetic, as a human being, too, in the way she operates in the team."She can multitask; she can do what she's doing on the pitch and she can listen on the sidelines. I noticed that about her today.
Macario played the corner kick that found Davidson for the defender's first goal just before half-time. Three minutes after the break, Swanson delivered a corner kick to a wide-open Davidson for another headed goal to make it 3-0. "Lindsey, she's the captain for a reason," Hayes said."She's a leader. She leads by example in so many ways. She was measured in her performance."
However, Hayes talked down the idea that she was relieved to get the moment out of the way, saying that's not how she thinks.
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