Reigning FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd led the U.S. Women’s National Team to a 5-1 win against Switzerland on an another record-setting day in front of a crowd of 23,400 fans at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium, the largest to watch the U.S. Women in the state of Minnesota. The U.S. dominated the run […]
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Ellis Goes Younger In Win Over Swiss
The U.S. Women’s National Team put on a second-half show highlighted by debutante Lynn Williams game-winning goal just 49 seconds into her first international appearance to defeat Switzerland 4-0 in front of a boisterous crowd of 14,336 at Rio Tinto Stadium. U.S. head coach Jill Ellis brought a slew of new faces into camp for these two games against […]
Ellis Names 11 Rookies For Swiss Friendlies
U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis has named 24 players to the training camp roster ahead of two matches against Switzerland, on Oct. 19 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah (7 p.m. MT on ESPN2) and Oct. 23 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. (12:45 p.m. MT on FS1). Ellis will name 18 […]
Lloyd Leads USWNT To Win Over Dutch
The U.S. Women’s National Team notched two second-half goals to earn a 3-1 victory against the Netherlands in front of 15,652 fans at the Atlanta Georgia Dome. The Netherlands scored the game’s first goal less than two minutes into the contest on an abrupt counter attack finished by Shanice van de Sanden. U.S. WNT captain Carli Lloyd evened […]
O’Reilly Leads USWNT To Win In Final Game
The U.S. Women’s National Team sent Heather O’Reilly off to international retirement in style, defeating Thailand 9-0 on the strength of a three-goal, four-assist performance from Carli Lloyd in front of 10,490 fans at MAPFRE Stadium. The USA got out to a frantic start, needing just 39 seconds to find the back of the net when O’Reilly’s cross found […]
Sweden Eliminates USWNT From Olympics On Pks
BRASILIA, Brazil – The U.S. Women’s National Team fell to Sweden 4-3 in a penalty shootout after drawing 1-1 through 120 minutes of U.S. dominated action at Mané Garrincha Stadium in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 Olympic Games. It was a disappointing result for the USWNT, which had never before failed to reach the […]
USWNT Advances After Tying Colombia, 2-2
The U.S. Women’s National Team won its group for the fifth consecutive Olympic Games with a dramatic 2-2 draw with Colombia at Amazonia Arena in its final Group G match of the 2016 Olympic Games. Already assured of advancing to the knockout rounds and needing only a point to win Group G after defeating New […]
Lloyd’s Goal Gives USA 1-0 Win Over France
When the U.S. Women’s National Team needs a goal, more often than not, co-captain Carli Lloyd delivers. She did it again in leading her team to a 1-0 defeat of France in the second group match of the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. It broke a scoreless draw in Belo Horizonte between the world ranked #1 Americans, […]
USWNT Opens Olympics With 2-0 Win
Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan scored goals to lead the U.S. Women’s National Team to a 2-0 win over New Zealand 2-0 in Group G play at Mineirão Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in its first match of the 2016 Olympic Games. Lloyd scored early in the first half, and Morgan scored her 68th career international goal to […]
USWNT Rolls To 4-0 Shutout Over Costa Rica
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Costa Rica 4-0 on the strength of an aggressive attacking performance before 12,635 fans at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan., in its last tune-up match ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games. Crystal Dunn, Mallory Pugh, Carli Lloyd and Christen Press scored the goals for the USA, which was creative and convincing in […]