NWSL commissioner says lessons have been learned from on

National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner Jessica Berman said the league has learned from experience about how to better deal with on-field medical issues, like the recent collapse of a Racing Louisville player during a match in Seattle.

Savannah DeMelo was taken from the field by ambulance late in the first half of Louisville’s match against the Seattle Reign on Sunday and was hospitalized. The remainder of the game was postponed, and the second half was played Tuesday without fans at Lumen Field.

That differed from earlier in the season, when a game between Angel City and the Utah Royals was resumed after Angel City defender Savy King had a medical event on the field in Los Angeles and later required heart surgery. The league was criticized for the decision to resume the match.

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