USWNT beat Ireland, lose star Mallory Swanson (knee)

A 2-0 victory for the U.S. women's national team over Ireland in Austin, Texas, on Saturday came at the cost of star forward Mallory Swanson.

Swanson, the leading scorer for the U.S. this year, was carted off late in the first half of the friendly when her left knee buckled after a challenge by Aoife Mannion in the 40th minute.

Swanson immediately clutched her knee as her teammates frantically summoned for medical assis