Angel City Football Club defenders Sarah Gorden and M.A. Vignola and midfielder Savannah McCaskill earned NWSL Best XI honors for the 2023 season.
The teams were announced Monday morning.
The best of the best in the NWSL. 🌟
Your 2023 @Mastercard Best XI first and second teams! pic.twitter.com/4s1GFEhwxm
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) November 6, 2023
Gorden, in her first season back from an ACL injury, played every minute of every game for the Angel City and was selected to the first team. Gorden is also a finalist for the NWSL’s Defender of the Year award.
This is the second time in her career that Gorden has earned “Ironwoman” status, by playing in every minute of every game. Gorden led Angel City in successful passes (799) and blocks (11).
Vignola, in her first season, was selected to the NWSL’s second team. Vigola, who missed the majority of 2022 with a knee injury, played in 19 games this season, recording 20 tackles and 79 possessions won. Offensively, she also scored three goals with an assist in a season that saw her earn her first U.S. national team call-up.
McCaskill was also selected to the second team. The midfielder scored four goals and added three assists.
Angel City finished fifth in the NWSL, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in the team’s short two-year history.
Superstars at every position. 🤩
The 2023 @Mastercard Best XI first and second teams are stacked.
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) November 6, 2023
