[CONCACAF WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP] About the only thing that stood in the way of the U.S. women’s national team and a seventh consecutive trip to the Women’s WorldCup was the woodwork. It hit a hat trick of chances off the woodwork — Sydney Leroux off the crossbar and left post and Christen Press off the left post — but it managed to defeat Mexico, 3-0, Friday night to advance Sunday’s final of the Concacaf Women’s Championship against Costa Rica.

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