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Soccer midfielder Sadie Waite selected to Canada’s U-20 FIFA World Cup team

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.

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.

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Sammi Woods scores goal in Lady Vols’ home opener

Tennessee soccer wins 2024 home opener on Sunday.

Tennessee (1-1) defeated Chattanooga (0-1-1), 2-0, on Sunday at Regal Soccer Stadium.

Graduate student forward Sammi Woods scored one of Tennessee’s goals against Chattanooga. She scored in the 90th minute and Sarah Greiner was credited with an assist.

Woods totaled six shots in the win, including three on target. Reese Mattern recorded three shots, while Mac Midgley and Greiner totaled two shots each for Tennessee.

The Lady Vols other score was due to an own goal by Chattanooga in the 64th minute. The contest was tied, 0-0, at halftime.

Tennessee goalkeeper Ally Zazzara recorded one save. Chattanooga’s only shot in the match was on target by Paige Thomas.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Gators soccer earns win in season opener vs Western Carolina

Gators soccer kicked off the 2024 season in style on Friday night.

The Florida soccer program opened its 30th season on Friday with a 2-0 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts — who were the 2023 Southern Conference champions — at Donald R. Dizney Stadium in Gainesville.

The Gators struck in the first half on a goal by Madison Young assisted by Delaney Tauzel at 39:54 for the opening score of the 2024 campaign. The second goal came at 87:43 off the foot of Delaney Tellex on an assist from Njeri Butts and Lauren McCloskey.

Florida took 20 total shots (13 in the first half and seven in the second) against Western Carolina’s seven (two and five, respectively). The Catamounts saved seven shots while the Gators’ goalie made five.

The Orange and Blue are now 24-3-3 all-time in home openers and head coach Samantha Bohon is now 3-for-3 in home opening matches (2022: 2-1 win vs South Florida; 2023: 2-0 win vs East Carolina). Florida’s 20 shots are the most since recording 27 in 8-0 win versus Stetson on Aug. 27, 2023, while the Gators have scored at least one goal in 28 of its 30 season openers.

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Chiefs vs. Lions: Patrick Mahomes shows off soccer skills in warmups

Check out this video of Patrick Mahomes showing off his soccer skills ahead of the #Chiefs’ matchup against the #Lions on Saturday afternoon.

Reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes showed off his international football chops by using a football like a soccer ball while warming up on the sideline at Arrowhead Stadium ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs’ preseason matchup against the Detroit Lions.

Though he is known for using his powerful arm to propel footballs downfield, Mahomes appears to have an equally impressive ability to juggle the spheroid in the air with his foot.

Check out this video of Mahomes’ pregame performance in this cheerful footage that was posted to the Chiefs’ official Twitter account before Kansas City’s matchup against Detroit on Saturday:

Hopefully, NFL refs don’t catch him using the ball this way on the field, though when Mahomes is under center, it seems just about anything he does might result in a touchdown.

Watch Mahomes play football the proper way today while he guides the Chiefs to the end zone today.

Indiana defeats Lady Vols in season opener

Indiana defeats Tennessee soccer in season opener.

The Lady Vols opened its 2024 soccer season on Thursday.

Indiana (1-0-0) defeated Tennessee (0-1-0), 1-0, at Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Tennessee and the Hoosiers were tied, 0-0, at halftime. Indiana led the contest, 1-0, after a goal by Kennedy Neighbors in the 50th minute.

The Hoosiers outshot Tennessee, 10-7, in the match and each team recorded four scoring chances on goal.

Kate Runyon totaled two shots on goal for Tennessee, while Sammi Woods and Reese Mattern recorded one shot on goal each for the Lady Vols.

Tennessee goalkeeper Ally Zazzara recorded three saves in the match.

Tennessee will next play Sunday against Chattanooga at Regal Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT.

Four Lady Vols named to SEC preseason watch list

Four Lady Vol student-athletes named to 2024 SEC preseason watch list.

Tennessee will open its 2024 soccer season on Thursday at Indiana. Kickoff between the Vols and Hoosiers is slated for 8 p.m. EDT and can be watched on Big Ten Network+.

Ahead of the Lady Vols’ opening match, four Tennessee student-athletes were named to 2024 Southeastern Conference preseason watch list: Redshirt senior forward Jaida Thomas, junior midfielder Mac Midgley, graduate student forward Sammi Woods and sophomore forward Kate Runyon.

Tennessee advanced to the NCAA Tournament second-round in 2023 under head coach Joe Kirt.

Kirt enters his third season as the Lady Vols’ head coach. He was also an assistant coach for 15 seasons at Tennessee.

Kate Runyon. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Nebraska soccer lands three players in Big Ten Players to Watch list

Florence Belzile, Sarah Weber and Jordan Zade earned spots on the list.

The Big Ten made an announcement Tuesday revealing the Big Ten Soccer Players to Watch in 2024. Florence Belzile, Sarah Weber and Jordan Zade earned spots on the list.

The No. 6 Nebraska soccer team enters the 2024 season coming off a stellar season, which ended with a 17-4-3 record, a Big Ten regular-season title, and a trip to the Elite Eight.

Belzile, Weber, and Zade reflect the depth Nebraska has in its roster despite losing Eleanor Dale, the 2023 nation leader in goals. Belzile tallied a team-high 17 assists across the 2023 season, leading the Big Ten and finishing second in the nation. She also tied for the second-most assists in conference and school history.

Sarah Weber earned her third straight Big Ten Player to Watch nod. The First-Team All-Big Ten honoree started 23 games in 2023 and was second on the team in goals with 16 and total points with 38. She also delivered 102 shots on the season, 43 on goal. Weber even recorded four game-winning goals and three braces.

Jordan Zade earned a Second-Team All-Big Ten honoree in 2023. She started all 24 games for the Huskers. Zade finished with nine assists and recorded 12 shots, eight on goal. She helped Nebraska secure seven shutouts.

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USWNT coach Emma Hayes delivered a powerful postgame interview after her team took the Paris Olympics gold medal match

This is pretty powerful.

United States women’s national team coach Emma Hayes won her first gold medal with her squad on Saturday as the Americans defeated Brazil in the 2024 Paris Olympics gold medal match.

Hayes only joined the program this summer as its head soccer coach after being hired last fall, and she’s already led the team to its first Olympic gold medals since 2012.

While speaking with NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico after the victory, an emotional Hayes discussed why winning the gold meant so much to her.

“I love America. It made me,” Hayes said in the very powerful interview.

The USWNT looks to be in very capable hands with Hayes in the years to come, as winning Olympic gold is a heck of a way to start her tenure.

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Jon Champion absolutely nailed the call for the USWNT winning the Paris Olympics gold medal match

Jon Champion gave the USWNT the winning call it deserved.

The United States women’s national team won Saturday’s gold medal match over Brazil, cementing it as a historic day for American soccer.

It was such an electric match throughout, one where USWNT forward Mallory Swanson scored the lone goal for either team.

With this the first gold for the USWNT in 12 years, you had to hope the NBC Sports broadcast would bring it if the team was successful in bringing home the hardware.

Thankfully, broadcaster Jon Champion was up to the challenge.

He delivered such a memorable call of the closing moments, one that highlights how sweet it really was for the USWNT to finally get back to the gold medal match and win it outright.

While Swanson’s goal was easily the broadcast moment of the match, Champion’s outstanding call certainly deserves a ton of credit.

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Watch the goal and save that won the USWNT the Paris Olympics gold medal match

These two plays defined the USWNT’s gold medal match victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

A stellar goal and a stunning save helped separate the Untied States from Brazil in the 2024 Paris Olympics gold medal match for women’s soccer.

The USA took the gold in a 1-0 decision, sparked by forward Mallory Swanson’s electric goal in the second half and goalie Alyssa Naeher’s absolutely crucial save in stoppage time that could’ve evened the score.

Saturday’s win gave the United States women’s national team its first set of gold medals since the 2012 London Olympics, making this a historic 12-year gap erasure for the Americans. It’s the fifth gold in the program’s history.

That wouldn’t be possible without Swanson and Naeher’s absolute vital plays, which you can watch below.

 

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