Racing Lousville midfielder Savannah DeMelo was stretchered off the field during Sunday's abandoned match against Seattle Reign after appearing to faint. Stephen Brashear/Imagn Images/Reuters Reuters —

Racing Louisville midfielder Savannah DeMelo appeared to faint late in the first half of her team’s road match against Seattle Reign, which was abandoned Sunday night.

DeMelo, 27, slowly took a seated position on the field of play two minutes into first-half stoppage time and a teammate was attending to her while a referee called for trainers to check her out. Several seconds later, DeMelo collapsed while a second teammate was holding her arm in an effort to keep her upright.

DeMelo was diagnosed with Graves’ disease last year and revealed her health struggles earlier this season

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