SAN JOSE — Menlo Park’s Abby Dahlkemper circled the globe, winning a World Cup, an Olympic medal, an NCAA title and multiple NWSL championships, but no phase of her life has been as enjoyable for her as this one.
She’s finally home.
Dahlkemper, one of the most accomplished American-born defenders in women’s soccer, was traded from the San Diego Wave to Bay FC in August. Now she gets to play professional soccer for her hometown team one night and attend her dad’s family barbeque the next day.