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"We Don't Consider Ourselves an Expansion Team" — Devin Lynch on Denver Summit FC
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- Jun 16, 2026
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Summary
"We don't consider ourselves an expansion team anymore." That's Denver Summit FC rookie Devin Lynch, eleven games into her first NWSL season — and she's not just talking, she's backing it up. Devin leads every Summit rookie in minutes played, and Kate sits down with her for a real check-in on how the season has actually gone since their preseason chat. The transformation has been wild. Devin opens up about the shift from box-to-box midfielder at Duke to her new role as a defensive midfielder, sitting just in front of the back line — and what it's been like learning that position at the NWSL level with veterans like Janine Sonis, Carson Pickett, and Abby Smith checking in on her constantly. We get into the moments that didn't make the broadcast — the slide tackles she swore she'd never do, the Houston blowout, and that one second-half sprint up the pitch where we got to see Devin have more than a single touch on the ball. Plus: her excitement for Lindsey Heaps joining the midfield in July, and a very important Beau Jo's Pizza debrief from her Idaho Springs trip. Follow the show and Denver Summit FC all season long. Subscribe to The 5280 Weekly newsletter, grab 5280 Pitch discounted merch with code SUMMIT10, and follow @5280pitch on Instagram and Threads for more women's soccer at altitude.