Goals by Virginia’s Taryn Torres and Stanford’s Civana Kuhlmann on either side of halftime gave the USA a 2-0 win over Nicaragua in their opening game at the Concacaf Women’s U-20Championship. Right place, right time. Taryn Torres did not hesitate to put the first one away vs. , assisted bySavannah DeMelo. on the striker: https://t.co/jo7MkLSMCv […]
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Concacaf U-20 Women's Championship: Huitema leads Canada past Costa Roca
Canada kicked off the Concacaf U-20 Womens’ Championship by beating Costa Rica, 3-1, Thursday in Couva, Trinidad. Jordyn Huitema, the 16-year-old international, scoredtwice for Canada, which trailed, 1-0, at halftime to a goal by Catalina Estrada in the 28th minute but struck twice early in the second half despite failing to convert a penalty kick. Huitema […]
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USA aims for ninth straight U-20 Women's World Cup appearance
The USA’s quest to qualify for every U-20 Women’s World Cup since the biennial tournament’s inception in 2002 begins on Friday, when Coach Jitka Klimkova‘s team faces Nicaragua (5:30pm ET, Univision Deportes) at the 2018 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship in Trinidad & Tobago. CONCACAF U-20 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPWINNERS2004 — Canada (USA runner-up). 2006 — USA. 2008 […]
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U.S. U-20 women: Klimkova picks young squad for 2018 World Cup qualifying
Coach Jitka Klimkova has named the USA’s 20-player roster for the 2018 U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament, which kicks off in Trinidad & Tobago next week. Sixteen collegians and four youth club players — defender Naomi Girma (California Thorns FC), midfielder Jaelin Howell (Real Colorado), midfielder BriannaPinto (NTH Tophat) and forward Sophia Smith (Real […]
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UCLA's Amanda Cromwell on women in soccer, the new youth landscape, and role models Tony DiCicco and Lauren Gregg
Amanda Cromwell, a biology major who graduated from the University of Virginia in 1992, had aimed to go the medical school, and took her MCAT exam while playing for the USA during thequalifying tournament for the 1995 Women’s World Cup. But Cromwell ended up playing for the USA through 1998, and pro ball through 2003 […]
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Julie Ertz named U.S. Soccer top female player of 2017
A new last name and a return to an old position marked a big year for Julie Ertz, who was named 2017 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year.
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Michelle French returns to alma mater as head coach
Former Portland star Michelle French has returned to her alma mater as its new women’s head coach. French, who helped the Pilots reach the final four three times as a player, spent the past 12years coaching in the U.S. women’s national team program. She coached the USA at the 2014 and 2016 U-20 Women’s World […]
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Nike Friendlies: U.S. U-20 women finish third after falling to Brazil
Needing a win to capture the 2017 Women’s Nike International Friendlies, the U.S. under-20 women’s national team fell to Brazil, 2-0, in the tournament finale and dropped to third place in thefinal standings behind England and Brazil. Brazil was the deserving winner, taking control of the game after it went ahead on a penalty kick […]
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U-20 Women's World Cup: USA faces Mexico in first round of qualifying
The U.S. U-20 women’s quest to remain the only U.S. youth national team to qualify for every World Cup at its level begins in Trinidad & Tobago at 2018 Concacaf Women’s U-20Championship (Jan. 18-28) where Coach Jitka Klimkova’s team has been drawn into Group B with Nicaragua, the Caribbean zone champion, and Mexico. The USA […]
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College women's soccer: Five storylines for 2017
The 2017 college women’s soccer season kicks off on Friday. The big news is that U.S. national team midfielder Andi Sullivan is set to return to No. 1 Stanford after recovering from ACL kneesurgery. For the news from the Farm and other key storylines. 1. Stanford welcomes back Andi Sullivan. Stanford was upset by Santa […]