The United States Women’s Soccer team won the gold medal on Saturday. The winning goal was scored by former UCLA Bruins soccer star Mallory Pugh Swanson. It was her 100th match for the United States, and the goal came in the 57th minute to beat Brazil.
Swanson was originally set to play her college soccer at UCLA. She played in three non-competitive spring scrimmages with the Bruins in the spring of 2017. But, then later that spring, she elected to turn professional and signed with the Washington Spirit. She is the wife of Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson.
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The 26-year-old is from Littleton Colorado, and plays her professional soccer with the Chicago Red Stars. Earlier in the Olympic games, she scored in the 3-0 win against Zambia. Later, she added a goal in the win over Germany. She has 38 total goals in international play. This was the first Gold Medal for Team USA in 12 years.