How does a goalie stop PKs? Racing Louisville phenom Jordyn Bloomer (May 2025)

12/08/2025 4 min
How does a goalie stop PKs? Racing Louisville phenom Jordyn Bloomer (May 2025)

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--UPDATE-- Jordyn Bloomer has been named the National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week after saving two penalty kicks in a 1-1 draw. No other NWSL player has done that in league history.Racing Lou goalkeeper Jordyn Bloomer is a multi-sport athlete who fell in love with soccer as a teenager in Wisconsin. She loves her Badgers, Packers, and the thrill of stopping penalty kicks in professional soccer matches for Louisville."I feel like any high pressure moment (shooting) for the buzzer beater win, I want that moment...I want to be the one that has the influence to make or break a game."In this clip, she perfectly describes the idiosyncracies of thwarting the other team's penalty kicks, no matter how many will come flying at her!

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