Interview by Mike Woitalla The USA kept alive its streak of qualifying for every U-20 Women’s World Cup when it won the U-20 Concacaf Championship earlier this month,outscoring its five opponents, 22-3. The 20-player roster Coach Michelle French took to the qualifying tournament in Honduras was comprised of eight collegians and 12high-schoolers. SOCCER AMERICA: Was […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18s final camp of 2015
U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs trained a squad of 24 players in the U.S. U-18 (1998s) women’s national team’s last camp of 2015, in ChulaVista, Calif., Dec. 13-20. All the players in the camp are eligible for the team that will compete in 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup, but the ultimate aim goal […]
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Miazga and Pugh take U.S. Soccer awards
New York Red Bulls defender Matt Miazga and U.S. under-20 women’s national team star Mallory Pugh won the 2015 U.S. Soccer Young Male and Young Female Player of the Year awards. KevinHensley was voted the Disabled Player of the Year. Miazga achieved a rare triple, playing for the senior national and U-23s and U-20s in […]
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USA qualifies for U-20 WWC and takes Concacaf crown
The USA kept intact its streak of qualifying for every U-20 Women’s World Cup since the biennial tournament’s launch in 2002 thanks to a 7-0 win on Friday over host Honduras in the semifinals of the2015 Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship, which the USA won on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Canada. In the clincher […]
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USA qualifies for U-20 Women's World Cup
The USA kept intact its streak qualifying for every U-20 Women’s World Cup since the biennial tournament’s launch in 2002 thanks to a 7-0 win over host Honduras in the semifinals of the 2015Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship on Friday. The USA’s 17-year-old captain Mallory Pugh, who scored five goals in the USA’s three Group B […]
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USA and Mexico (with plenty of U.S. players) poised to qualify for U-20 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla The USA’s streak of 15 straight wins in U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying ended when it tied Mexico, 2-2, in its opening game of the Concacaf U-20Championship, but wins over Panama (6-1) and Haiti (6-0) have Michelle French’s team poised to clinch qualification on Friday. The rout of Haiti on Wednesday earned […]
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Pugh scores again as U.S. U-20 women down Haiti
Colorado product Mallory Pugh scored twice in the USA’s 6-0 win over Haiti to give her five goals in three games at the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship. The win earned theUSA first-place in Group B and a semifinal clash with Honduras on Friday for a spot at the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup. Pugh, the […]
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U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying: Results
The USA won the U-20 Concacaf Championship with a 1-0 final victory over Canada. Mexico beat host Honduras, 2-0, in the third-place game. The USA, Canada and Mexico qualified for the 2016 U-20Women’s World Cup.Concacaf U-20 Women’s ChampionshipGroup A ResultsDec. 3Canada 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0Dec. 3Honduras 2 Jamaica2Dec. 6Canada 7 Jamaica 0Honduras 0 Trinidad […]
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U.S. U-20 women rout Panama, 6-1
The USA, which opened qualifying play for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup with a 2-2 tie against Mexico, thumped Panama in its second Group B game on Monday with outstanding performances by forwardsJessie Scarpa and Mallory Pugh. Pugh, the team’s 17-year-old captain who scored and assisted against Mexico, scored twice and assisted on two […]
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U.S. U-20 women stumble in World Cup qualifying opener
The USA, up 2-0 after 22 minutes, settled for a 2-2 tie with Mexico in its first game of qualifying play for the 2016 U-20 World Cup. The tie on Friday in Honduras ended the USA’s six-game winstreak over Mexico in U-20 Concacaf Championship play. The USA’s 17-year-old captain Mallory Pugh put the USA ahead […]