The rookie striker scored a powerful header for Abby’s XI on Wednesday night. Here she talks about what the goal meant and why the All-Star game was so special. She also touches on the Boston Breakers’ recent struggles and what it will take to turn it around.

AWK: That was the first goal you scored in a little while. Can you walk us through the goal?

LC: HAO got the ball out wide, took a good touch inside and I made a diagonal run across my defender because I knew she was going to get a good cross in and I got a head on it. It always feel good to score, especially in this environment. We’re all having so much fun.

AWK: What have your impressions been of the [Atlanta Beat] facilities and the fans?

LC: The facilities are unreal. This is an awesome stadium and we’re all in awe of even the locker rooms. The fans were awesome. To have this many people come out and support us is just a great experience.

AWK: What will you most remember from this event?

LC: It’s just fun playing with players that you never play with. We wish we could play with each other all the time. It was really fun to have all the best players on the same team.

AWK: You played in central midfield tonight. What was like that and have you played there before?

LC: I played there quite a bit in college, particularly in my senior year. I just like to face the game and I like to get the ball at my feet and turn. So I love that. We had Abby and Eni up top and both of them are world class forwards so if we all had all three of us as forwards then we may not have been a good combination. So I was able to find Eni a couple times.

AWK: What’s the spirit like in Boston right now?

LC: I think right now it’s a grind. Every team goes through it. If you ask a Chicago last year, if you ask a FC Gold Pride last year. We just have to come together right now and that’s what we have to do. This little break for Kelly, Lil, Alex and I just to come fun and have fun today. Any now maybe we can bring that energy back. I think now it’s just a grind and we have to stay as a team.

I think we’re emotionally drained but we’re ok mentally. It takes one game to turn it around and I also think we also have that belief.

AWK: What do you think it’s going to take to turn it around?

LC: I think we’re playing well. That’s the first goal I’ve scored since the first game of the season. Kelly hasn’t scored in awhile and Lil hasn’t scored. For big players we haven’t scored goals. I think if we score one goal then the flood gates open.

AWK: What is it that’s preventing Boston from performing well?

LC: I think that it’s part of soccer but I also think that we need to get some more numbers in the attack. The more we do that then the more we can keep coming together as a team and keep reading each other then we’re gonna do well. We get chances but we just need to finish them.

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