Nebraska’s 2024 soccer season is underway, and players have already earned honors. Midfielder Sadie Waite was selected for the Canadian Women’s World Cup roster and will now compete at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2024.
Prior to Nebraska, Waite played club soccer at FC London, attended U17 National Team Camps, and participated in the Ontario REX program with current Husker Florence Belzile.
The St. Thomas, Ontario native now enters her junior year at Nebraska following a solid sophomore season, which included a Big Ten regular season championship and a trip to the Elite Eight. She started all 24 games and amassed 1,950 minutes on the season. Waite finished with four goals and five assists while delivering 32 shots, 13 on goal.
She also earned her first career brace in the Huskers’ tournament victory over South Dakota State. In her freshman season, Waite played 19 games and earned 16 starts, scoring one goal and earning two assists in 1,329 minutes of action.
Canada is in Group B at the FIFA U-20 World Cup alongside France, Brazil, and Fiji. It will start the tournament against France on Saturday, August 31. The match will start at 3:00 p.m. (CT) and be televised on Fox Soccer Plus.
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024™ Roster Unveiled 🇨🇦
Canada open the tournament on Saturday 31 August and will face France, Brazil, and Fiji in Group B.#CANW20
— CANWNT (@CANWNT) August 19, 2024
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