Abby Wambach has a lot of family members in this area, and obviously, they are just thrilled to have her playing some matches here again.

 Her mother Judy tells WHAM 1180 that while her daughter has played games around the world, being on the field before the hometown crowd is something special...

"She has always been so grateful to the Rrochester community because from early on they embraced her as one of their own."

Judy Wambach also hopes that Abby playing several games in Rochester this year will give a boost to pro soccer in this area...

"The  community of Rochester has always been so good to Abby and that they'll embrace her and her team and come and support them at games, things of that nature."