FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Trinity Rodman found herself in a tough spot. But it’s a good thing she can think on her feet.
After scoring a goal and assisting two others in the U.S. Women’s National Team’s 3-0 win over China on Saturday, Rodman presented his own to a fan inside Miami International DRV PNK Stadium. jersey.
The problem: Retired tennis star Serena Williams wants to meet Rodman. She wants her jersey too.
“I walked over there and she asked, ‘Can I have your jersey?’ and I was like, ‘Oh my god, no!'” Rodman gasped. “So, I was dirty from the beginning of the first half. Digging through the bag for mine and handing it to her. ”
Williams met with several U.S. Women’s National Team players after the win and collected jerseys with her husband and children.
Even U.S. women’s national team interim coach Twila Kilgore made sure she didn’t leave the court without seeing Williams.
“I definitely did,” Kilgore said of meeting Williams. “I made sure I got in.”
“She’s so sweet and so humble, which is refreshing and amazing,” Rodman added. “Obviously, we all look up to her and she’s one of the greatest female athletes in the world. It was incredible to be able to meet her in person and see what she was like.”
Sophia Smith scored in the eighth minute and U.S. captain Lindsey Horan scored in the 58thth In the 77th minute, Rodman scored an own goal.th Team USA concluded a week-long training camp in Fort Lauderdale this week.
They will take on China again on Tuesday at 8pm ET at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas to wrap up this year’s Friends Series.
The U.S. women’s soccer team begins meetings this week with new coach Emma Hayes, Chelsea’s six-time Premier League champions. Hayes will take over when Chelsea’s season ends in May, with Kilgore taking charge.
The United States dominated possession against China, controlling at least 60% of the game. Early on, it felt like a lot more. Although they scored three goals, the U.S. women’s soccer team could have outplayed their opponents in the first half alone.
“My eyes were immediately focused on the next game, but I think one thing about today is we were happy with the way we played that gave us these repeat moments and we thought this was a predictable team. Rather than targeting the opponent,” Kilgore said.
“But we have to be more clinical at the end. I’m disappointed we didn’t score more goals in the first half. “I feel like that was a standard we didn’t live up to. “
After Smith scored the first goal, she missed two more shots in the first 20 minutes and two more before halftime. Rose Lavelle missed two attempts in the first 15 minutes. Savannah DeMello missed a field goal in both halves. Mia Fisher missed two attempts after coming on in the second half. Rodman also missed a header.
Still, it’s an ideal start to a new phase for the U.S. women’s soccer team, with Hayes and Kilgore tasked with leading the team back to gold medal glory.
Since an early exit against Sweden in early August, the U.S. has won four of five games (one tie) against Friends.
“We’ve been building through the last few training camps, putting all the pieces together, getting on the same page, playing good football and making the most of our opportunities,” Horan said.
When is the next USWNT game?
The USWNT will take on China again on Tuesday at 8pm ET at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
The match will be broadcast by TNT, Telemundo, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera Radio.
Highlights from the U.S. women’s soccer team’s 3-0 victory over China on Saturday
Sophia Smith scored eight minutes into the game on an assist from Trinity Rodman.
Lindsey Horan scored 58 pointsth With an assist from Rodman.
In the 77th minute, Rodman scored a goal to further equalize the score for the team.
Trinity Rodman Goal: US Women’s Soccer Team 3, China 0
Trinity Rodman can rock the best of them with Millie.
In the 1977 game, Rodman received a pass from Jayden Shaw and easily hit the net, helping the United States lead the Chinese team 3-0.th minute.
A pass from Mitch Pooles to Shaw started the sequence, which ended with Rodman and Mia Fischer doing a Millie Rock dance in celebration.
It was Rodman’s seventh international goal of the year.
Lindsey Horan Goal: US Women’s Soccer Team 2, China 0
Lindsey Horan attempts to pass to Jaydin Shaw.
Instead Horan found himself celebrating a goal in his 52nd gameUnknown date. minute.
U.S. captain Horan scored his fifth goal of the year for the U.S. team. The U.S. Women’s Football Team leads the Chinese Women’s Football Team 2-0 here.
Trinity Rodman, who assisted on the first goal, also assisted on Horan’s goal.
Halftime: US Women’s Football Team 1, China 0
The U.S. Women’s National Team scored eight minutes into the game but failed to capitalize on any other chances in a lopsided first half.
The U.S. dominated possession but didn’t celebrate since Sophia Smith scored early.
Smith had several other shots, one hitting the left side of the post and two others on goal.
The U.S. women’s team had a great chance when Casey Kruger’s exit pass found Smith in stride, but Smith’s kick went wide of the net.
The Chinese team had zero shots on goal because they had zero shots on goal. They only controlled 33% of the ball in the first half and were fortunate to only trail 1-0 at halftime.
The U.S. team had 10 shots on goal and 5 shots on goal in this game, with a ball possession rate of 67% in the first half.
Sophia Smith Goals: US Women’s Soccer Team 1, China 0
It only took eight minutes for the U.S. Women’s National Team to be on the board.
Sophia Smith trudges through the middle and gets an assist from Trinity Rodman to give the U.S. women’s soccer team a 1-0 lead in the quarterfinalsth The first minute of the match against China.
Smith playfully danced with teammates in celebration after scoring, her 15th pointth in international competitions.
A minute later, Rose Lavelle’s shot went wide of the net.
Minutes later, Smith shot twice more: one hit the post and the other was blocked by the Chinese team’s goalkeeper.th minute.
How to watch: U.S. Women’s National Team vs. U.S. Women’s National Team China Saturday
The U.S. women’s soccer team’s game against China on Saturday will be broadcast by TNT, Telemundo, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera Radio.
Pre-match reading
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — There’s new energy in the U.S. Women’s National Team.
They will have a chance to show that on Saturday against China at the DRV PNK Stadium, home to Lionel Messi and MLS side Inter Miami Home field.
The match is scheduled for 3 pm and will be broadcast by several networks: TNT, Telemundo, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera Radio.
USA TODAY Sports will have live updates here.
The U.S. women’s soccer team has begun rebuilding after an early exit from the 2023 World Cup earlier this year.
New coach Emma Hayes, Chelsea’s long-term manager, 2021 FIFA Coach of the Year and six-time Super League champion, will not start her new role until the end of Chelsea’s season in May next year.
But she spent four days with the team in Fort Lauderdale this week to begin laying the groundwork for a new direction back to glory, with interim coach Twila Kilgore leading day-to-day operations until then.
“The team and myself, we are extremely excited and honored to have Emma as our coach,” said team captain Lindsay Horan, who plays for Lyon in France and has scored for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team at the past two World Cups. .
“She’s done a lot of great things in her career and with Chelsea… We won’t have her full-time until May, but I think Twila is great in the team as well.”
Here’s the full roster for the U.S. Women’s Soccer team’s starting lineup and China game
Here’s the starting lineup for Saturday’s game:
Here is the roster for the U.S. Women’s National Team:
The U.S. women’s soccer team will play two games against China this week
Saturday’s game will be the first of two exhibition games against China. The two teams will meet again at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.
The goal against China is simple: The U.S. women’s soccer team hopes to combine some of the tactics they’ve been using against their opponents while also seeing which players work well together in a live setting.
“Well, I want to win. We all want to win. We want to see some different combinations of players and players integrating into the environment,” Kilgore said this week.
“I’d like to see continued progress on some of the things we’ve been doing within the team that we have, as well as the freedom to try some new ideas.”
How are the U.S. women’s soccer teams doing after the World Cup?
The U.S. women’s soccer team has competed in four tournaments since withdrawing from the World Cup in early August.
∎ On October 29, Mia Fisher, Horan and Jadine Shaw scored in San Diego’s 3-0 win over Colombia.
∎ On October 26, the U.S. women’s soccer team drew a goalless draw with Colombia in Sandy, Utah.
∎ Trinity Rodman and Emily Sonnet scored in Megan Rapinoe’s final international game as South Africa beat South Africa 2-0 in September. twenty four.
∎ Lynn Williams scored twice and Rodman added another in Cincinnati, Ohio’s 3-0 victory over South Africa on September 17. twenty one.
How did the U.S. women’s team perform at the World Cup?
On August 6, the U.S. women’s soccer team was eliminated from a major tournament for the first time, when they were eliminated by Sweden 5-4 in a penalty shootout.
But USA Today columnist Nancy Armor writes that the recession came sooner for them.
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