Utah Royals head coach Laura Harvey had just stepped off the pitch after her side allowed a stoppage-time goal for a 1-0 loss to Sky Blue FC at Yurcak Field. It was a frustrating Friday night, with Amy Rodriguez’s best effort going off the post. And although the result wasn’t the end of the world for Utah, no coach likes to drop points to the last-place team in the league. Royals FC are still only one point out of the playoffs, sitting in fifth place behind the Washington Spirit with two games in hand.



Harvey has been around the league since day one, first as the head coach and general manager of Seattle Reign FC, and now with Utah. She has gone through the formation of the league, the post-2015 World Cup bump and now the 2019 attempt to harness the energy of a major tournament. She is also, once again, the only female head coach in the league, after Denise Reddy was fired by Sky Blue FC last month.



Despite the loss, Harvey still took time to...