When she gets to France later this month in pursuit of Olympic gold, Jaedyn Shaw will draw upon veteran players’ advice.

The 19-year-old San Diego Wave FC star said international competition entails “living in your bubble,” tuning out “outside noise,” “staying connected with your teammates” and “building off each game.”

Given their team’s difficulties of late, every Wave player may want to consider the same advice.

The 10th-place Wave will push for their first win in eight weeks and first road win of the season on Friday, when they take on the fifth-place Thorns in Portland.

The Wave (3-6-6) haven’t won a game since May 8. They haven’t scored since June 19.

“We’re really just focusing on the final bit,” Shaw said, referring to completing attacks. “I feel like it was everything except for the finish the last game.”

On the field, the Wave are in the middle of a scoring drought.

Off the field, a storm has hit.

The Wave organization became embroiled in a widely viewed public exchange Wednesday, unbeknownst to Shaw and reporters during the media session regarding her selection to the U.S. Olympic team. A lengthy social media post written by the Wave’s former videographer described a toxic work environment under club president Jill Ellis that was “devastating to our mental health.” The Wave issued a statement a few hours later calling the allegations “inaccurate and inflammatory… and categorically false.”

Later Wednesday, three other former employees made similar allegations.

And to think: following last Friday’s 3-0 loss to the Chicago Red Stars, Wave midfielder Savannah McCaskill called it a “hard week.”

On June 24, Ellis fired Casey Stoney, the Wave’s only coach since the franchise’s inception. The move came just months after Ellis extended Stoney’s contract through 2027. Stoney, in a statement on social media, said the firing left her “bitterly disappointed.”

Ellis has tasked interim coach Paul Buckle with effecting a style “based on attacking.”

Buckle said he liked how the Wave advanced extra players into the attack in last week’s loss at Snapdragon Stadium. A postgame review confirmed Buckle’s contention that the Wave’s performance was a good one.

“They’re a clear indicator that we did a lot of things right, so that was very, very encouraging, something to build on,” said Buckle, a 53-year-old former midfielder and coach in England’s professional leagues who also coached Sacramento in the United Soccer League.

“I feel like we played well as a team,” said Shaw, who ripped a 23-yard shot toward an upper corner only for Chicago goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher to knock it away. “We can continue to build on that going into Portland, and build on that energy, and ultimately put the ball in the back of the net this time.”

Because of the Olympics, the Wave’s next regular-season match after Friday won’t come until Aug. 23. The Wave will appear in other competitions in the interim, albeit without five players who are representing their countries in Paris.