After opening with a scoreless tie against France, the USA beat New Zealand, 3-1, to take the Group C lead at the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea. AshleySanchez, Coach Michelle French’s youngest player at age 17, opened the scoring in the third minute when she robbed New Zealand defender Elizabeth Antoninside the […]
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Scoreboard: U-20 Women's World Cup
North Korea (2-1 over the USA) and France (2-1 over Japan) won their semifinals in overtime to reach the Under-20 Women’s World Cup final. The USA’s clash with Japan for third place is on Saturday(1 a.m. ET). Group APts Team W-L-T GD9 North Korea 3-0-0 +104 Brazil 1-1-1 +74 Sweden 1-1-1 +40 Papua New Guinea 0-3-0 […]
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USA ties France in U-20 Women's World Cup opener
The USA tied France, 0-0, in its U-20 Women’s World Cup opener in Papua New Guinea. Mallory Pugh had the best U.S. chances, after dribbling from midfield, in the 31st and 62ndminutes. But her shot on the first chance went to France keeper Mylene Chavas — her only save of the game — while Pugh’s […]
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U.S. U-20 women vie for world championship in Papua New Guinea
By Mike Woitalla Will the third time be a charm for the U.S. women’s national team program in 2016? After the USA exited last summer’s Olympics in Brazil in thequarterfinals, ending a streak of three straight gold medals, the USA was eliminated in group play of the U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan. Now it’s […]
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April Heinrichs on Under-17 World Cup, Development Academy vs. ECNL and high school options
Interview by Mike Woitalla April Heinrichs, World Cup winner as a player in 1991 and Olympic gold medal-winning coach in 2004, was named U.S. Soccer’sWomen’s Technical Director in January 2011. We spoke to Heinrichs about the USA’s failure to reach the second round of the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup, the 2017 launch of the […]
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Mallory Pugh leads USA's U-20 Women's World Cup squad
By Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla Mallory Pugh, the 18-year-old Colorado product who has alreadymade 17 appearances, with four goals and seven assists, for the USA’s full national team under Coach Jill Ellis, is one of 21 players named by Coach Michelle Frenchto the USA’s roster for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup (Nov. 13-Dec. 3) in […]
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USA names roster for U-20 Women's World Cup
Coach Michelle French has named the USA’s 21-player roster for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup (Nov. 13-Dec. 3) in Papua New Guinea. Three players named were also partof French’s team the 2014 U-20 Women’s World Cup: goalkeeper Rose Chandler and defender Kaleigh Riehl and attacker Mallory Pugh. Pugh played for the USA under Coach […]
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U.S. U-20 women to face Venezuela twice
The U.S. U-20 women’s national team is in its final training camp, Oct. Oct. 1-12 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, before Coach Michelle French will announce the U.S. rosterfor the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup (Nov. 13-Dec. 3) in Papua New Guinea. French picked a 20-player squad to face Venezuela in friendlies in Florida Oct. 7 […]
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U.S. U-20 women scoreless in World Cup prep tourney
By Mike Woitalla Another sign that other nations are catching up with the USA in women’s soccer came at this month’s U-20 Women’s NTC Invitational in Carson,California. Two months before the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea, the USA went winless and scoreless in its three games. Coach MichelleFrench’s team opened against […]
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This week in women's college soccer
Defending national champion Penn State is missing four players who are red-shirting — Emily Ogle, Maddie Elliston, Ellie Jean and Kaleigh Riehl — as they prepare for theUnder-20 Women’s World Cup Nov. 13-Dec. 3 in Papua New Guinea. A fifth U-20, sophomore goalkeeper Rose Chandler, is in school and training with the Nittany Lions. Q&A: […]