After any other goal, it might have been awkward and probably ill-advised for an 18-year-old with 16 professional league games under her belt to break out a Megan Rapinoe impression.
But on this night, at this moment, it was perfect.
“At first I didn’t think I scored but when I saw the ball in the net, an extreme rush of emotion just swept through my body,” said Adames. “The ‘feels’ were overflowing, as you can see in the photos! Sofia Huerta and Olivia Athens ran to me, and then I looked over to the sideline -- that’s the side of the field where Pinoe sits in the suite -- and I just had to do it.”
The only recent meeting between Rapinoe and Adames was a brief one. It consisted of an introduction, a few words and a “nice to meet ya.” (She of course got another pic, eight years later).
Soon after the game, Adames got a text from a number she didn’t recognize. It took a few seconds to realized who it was from.
“I was on the phone with my mom, and I screamed, “OMG, Megan Rapinoe just texted me!,” said Adames.
Rapinoe had gotten her number from Seattle Reign head coach Laura Harvey, who with that victory recorded her 100th NWSL win, the first coach ever to do so.
The text, along with several emojis, read:
“OMG. It’s Pinoe. WOW! What a f----g goal my dear!!! And, oh, you made me cry. Congrats and Thank you! Incredible.”
Adames replied with a text of her own, saying that she had grown up watching Rapinoe, that she was one of her biggest inspirations and that she was SO happy she could score and make the day even more special for her.
A final text was also classic Rapinoe. It read: “It was perfect. Couldn’t have been better. Truly, that was DOPE.”
