USWNT defender Tierna Davidson to miss 8-12 weeks with fractured ankle

CHICAGO (Via U.S. Soccer) – U.S. Women’s National Team and Stanford University defender Tierna Davidson will be sidelined 10-12 weeks with a fractured ankle suffered while playing for the Cardinal against the University of North Carolina on Sept. 9.

Davidson, who turns 20 on Sept. 19, has earned 12 caps (all starts) this year as a teenager and leads the USA in minutes played with 1,049. She scored her first international goal at the senior level on Sept. 4 in a 3-0 victory against Chile.