The Denver Summit have acquired forward Ally Watt in a trade with the Orlando Pride, making her the expansion club's first player.

The Summit will start play in the National Women's Soccer League next season. As part of the deal announced Wednesday, Watt was loaned back to the Pride for the rest of this season.

Watt, a 28-year-old native of Colorado Springs, has been with the Pride since 2022, making 73 appearances across all competitions with the club and scoring eight goals with six assists. She also had stints with the North Carolina Courage and the Seattle Reign.

The announcement comes a week after the Summit announced that Nick Cushing would be the team's head coach.

“It’s an incredible honor to be the first player in Denver Summit FC history,” Watt said in a statement Wednesday.

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