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WATCH: Rose Lavelle’s journey to soccer’s biggest stage

A former Badger on the world’s biggest stage

For the second time in her outstanding professional career, Rose Lavelle is headed to the World Cup to play for the US National Team.

In her 89 appearances for her country, Lavelle has totaled 24 goals and 20 assists, and will once again be a major contributor at the 2023 World Cup in New Zealand.

The U.S. and Lavelle opened their campaign with a 3-0 victory over Vietnam.

For Lavelle, the journey to represent the Red, White, and Blue is one that has been building since she was a little kid. She fell in love with the game at a young age, it carried through to Wisconsin, and now to soccer’s biggest stage. Fox Soccer highlighted her journey to the World Cup in a recent special:

 

Former Badger Rose Lavelle is once again headed to the World Cup

Former Badger Rose Lavelle is once again headed to the World Cup

For the second time in her outstanding professional career, Rose Lavelle is headed to the World Cup to play for the US National Team.

In her 88 appearances for her country, Lavelle has totaled 24 goals and 20 assists, and will once again be a major contributor at the 2023 World Cup in New Zealand.

The U.S. opens up the competition at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand against Vietnam on Friday, July 21 at 8 p.m. CT. A rematch of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Gold Medal Game awaits the U.S. in its second game as they face The Netherlands on Wednesday, July 26 at 8 p.m. CT. Group play wraps up on Tuesday, August 1 with a 2 a.m. CT tilt against Portugal. All three of the group stage games will be on FOX.

Wisconsin women’s soccer falls in the Big Ten championship as Iowa completes miracle run

The Badgers fall to Iowa

After a fantastic regular season for Wisconsin soccer, the Badgers fell short in the Big Ten championship game against Iowa this morning.

The Hawkeyes completed one of the most improbable runs in conference history as Iowa went just 2-8-1 in the regular season before winning four games in a row. It was a 1-0 win for the Hawkeyes as Jenny Cape’s goal in the 64th minute proved to be the difference.

Wisconsin is still expected to receive an at-large bid to the 48-team NCAA tournament in North Carolina starting on April 27.

Locked On Badgers: Why you should care about Big Ten soccer

Two Big Ten soccer broadcasters give you the pitch on why you should follow Big Ten soccer

[lawrence-newsletter]The Locked On Badgers Podcast is a daily Wisconsin basketball and football podcast bringing you short-form, daily coverage of Badgers sports Monday through Friday. On today’s episode, Asher talks with Brendan Hartlove, the voice of Maryland soccer, about what makes the sport so exciting in the Big Ten conference.

You can listen to Locked On Badgers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and wherever else you find your podcasts, Monday through Friday.