[2] She overcame a serious injury and the loss of her mother to cancer as a freshman, but rebounded to become one of the top soccer players in the country.

[3][4][5][6] Wright attended and played for West Jessamine High School where she was named All-American, as well as Kentucky's Miss Soccer.

[1] Wright played for Kentucky Wildcats from 2011 to 2014 during which she was named First Team All-American, ESPNW Female Athlete of the Year finalist, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-SEC, 2014 HONDA Award winner,[8] and MAC Hermann Award finalist.

The Red Stars had acquired the pick along with an international roster spot for the 2014 and 2015 seasons from FC Kansas City in exchange for defender Amy LePeilbet.

[10] In her first season, Wright played 19 games for the Red Stars, starting in 17, for a total of 1533 minutes and provided 2 assists.

[13] On November 26, 2018, Wright returned to Newcastle for the remainder of the 2018-19 W-League season, marking her third consecutive year with the team.