USWNT stars pay tribute to late teammate and highlight mental health

Katie Meyer (No 19) will be remembered by her Stanford teammates in the coming weeks. Photograph: Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos/Getty Images

USWNT players Sophia Smith and Naomi Girma say they will be thinking of their late college teammate, Katie Meyer, as they kick off their World Cup campaign in New Zealand later this week.

Meyer played alongside Smith and Girma on the Stanford team that won a national college title in 2019. She took her own life last year at the age of 22.