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Post by Admin on Nov 26, 2017 19:26:58 GMT
WNT vs. Canada: Story of the Games - Nov. 9 & 12, 2017 The U.S. Women's National Team played Canada to a 1-1 draw on Thursday night in front of a sellout crowd of 28,017 fans at BC Place in Vancouver. Alex Morgan of the U.S. and Adrianna Leon of team Canada scored the lone tallies for their respective counties in the hard-fought contest. Canada brought the heat from the start, putting the USA under high pressure all over the field. However, the U.S. WNT would create the first dangerous opportunity of the night in the 11th minute when Megan Rapinoe's shot from the left side of the penalty area bounced off the inside of the right post and rolled across the front of the goal before being collected by a defender. :format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/57571087/872336754.jpg.0.jpg) The USA would find the back of the net in the 31st minute of action to take the early lead. On the play, the U.S. WNT were putting the Canadian backline under a lot of pressure, and on the second clear attempt, Casey Short headed the ball back towards the center of the box. Morgan ran onto the ball, headed it over a defender and shot with her right foot while surrounding by defenders. The ball went past goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé and into the back of the net. Lindsey Horan almost doubled the U.S. lead in the 39th minute with a free kick, her but attempt was pushed over the net by Labbé to preserve the one-goal margin. The score would remain 1-0 at the half.  |
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Post by Admin on Dec 1, 2017 19:34:34 GMT
The Journey: Rose Lavelle  |
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Post by Admin on Dec 11, 2017 19:24:30 GMT
Julie Ertz (neé) Johnston, known to fans and friends as JJ, was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona. The youngest of two – her sister Melanie also played soccer in college – Ertz always dreamed of becoming a professional player. While many young athletes aspire to play at the top levels, most have other various ideas of what they might want to be when they grow up. For Ertz, that was never the case. “The most common question I always get is, ‘What would you do if you weren’t a soccer player?’,” said Ertz. “And I make up stuff every single time. I never say the same thing, because honestly I have never thought about not playing.” Ertz, who has always been known for her heavy tackles and overall aggressiveness on the field, has spent most of her professional career as a center back, scoring eight of her first nine U.S. WNT goals from that position. In the latter part of this year she has embraced a new role for the National Team, though for Ertz it’s more of a return to her college roots. “There are definitely a lot of similarities between playing as a center back and as a defensive midfielder,” Ertz said. “They’re both more defensive-minded positions. I’ve learned both and I’ve always appreciated the value of being a versatile player. I think my mindset every year is that I want to get better. Playing different positions is definitely challenging, but it’s also been extremely fun.”  |
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Post by Admin on Mar 6, 2018 18:54:54 GMT
In the second of three games for the SheBelieves Cup, the U.S. Women’s National Team earned a 1-1 draw vs. France, thanks to a goal in the 35th minute from our very own Mallory Pugh. Unfortunately, Eugenie Le Sommer put one past American goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher just three minutes later. It was not the U.S. side’s best effort: the midfield struggled and the squad a difficult time generating offense.  After the match, Megan Rapinoe—who scored the only goal in the first game to lift the U.S. squad over Germany on March 1st—told ESPN that it was “just pretty bad all around. For where we are, and where we want to be going and really the progression we should be making, it was not good enough. It was bad.” Head Coach Jill Ellis added “overall it was too many turnovers at times. I think when we got into good positions, we were able to play through them. And then at times the decision-making and the touch was sometimes off. They’re players with good brains, both of them, and we look to get better.” |
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Post by Admin on Jul 27, 2018 18:48:35 GMT
 The U.S. Women’s National Team opened its 2018 Tournament of Nations schedule with a dominant 4-2 win against its biggest rival of the past decade, Japan, in front of a rocking crowd of 18,467 on a warm Thursday night at Children’s Mercy Park. The first few minutes of play saw both teams go back-and-forth, with each having a few chances to break through and push forward. In the 18th minute, the USA struck first, with a textbook play between Christen Press, Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan for the opening score of the match. Japan however, responded quickly two minutes later with a quality chance, finding open space up front and chipping a ball over U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher to tie the match. Ten minutes later, it was Morgan again who found herself in the right spot and headed home her second goal to give the USA a lead they would not relinquish. Morgan completed her hat trick in the second half, and Rapinoe added a fourth for the U.S. before Japan’s Moeno Sakaguchi pulled one back for the final 4-2 score line.  |
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