Avery Patterson Recounts USWNT Elevator Nightmare with Humor

Elevator Nightmare on National Team Debut Day

• 📌 On the day of her US Women's National Team debut, Avery Patterson found herself in a terrifying situation: trapped in a hotel elevator.
• ⏱️ The ordeal lasted for an hour and a half, causing her to miss crucial team meetings and individual sessions.
• 🤝 She was stuck with a US teammate and an all-time great, Becky Sauerbrunn, who later shared the experience.

Risky Rescue and Unexpected Injury

• 🛠️ Rescuers attempted a risky maneuver, asking the trapped individuals to jimmy their hands into the elevator shaft, which Avery found daunting.
• 🩹 The most painful part of the experience, Avery revealed, was hitting her knee on a metal part on the way out, an injury she didn't notice until much later.

A Humorous Reputation and Future Outlook

• 😂 Avery has since earned a humorous reputation among her Dash teammates for the elevator incident, with players jokingly naming her when asked who they'd least want to share an elevator with.
• 😅 Despite the harrowing experience, Avery can now laugh about the incident, noting it effectively calmed her nerves.
• ⚽ Patterson, an up-and-coming player in US soccer, has seven caps and humorously prefers taking the stairs after her national team debut ordeal.