Women's Soccer

psyclone

Hall of Famer
Go Haiti and Jamaica. Represent!
And Jamaica ties France!

The highlight of the day had to be Jamaica, which went toe-to-toe with women’s soccer power France and ultimately earned a massive 0-0 draw. The Reggae Girlz rode their luck at times as France had a few narrow misses and also hit the post, but their defense held strong and stifled one of the pre-tournament favorites. The draw did come at a cost as Jamaica’s best player Khadija “Bunny” Shaw was sent off in injury time after picking up a second yellow card. Shaw will be suspended for Jamaica’s second group game against Panama.

Star of the day: Jamaica

Every member of the Jamaican team deserves to share this honor Sunday, as the Reggae Girlz grabbed an unlikely and historic result by drawing 0-0 with France. Ranked No. 43 in the world rankings, Jamaica did not back down and held No. 4 France scoreless over 90 minutes, with goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer making five saves. The point was Jamaica’s first ever at a women’s World Cup.

How unlikely was the draw? Jamaica had to start a GoFundMe to help them pay to attend the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand due to a lack of support from the country’s soccer federation. The huge gulf in backing and support for the two teams provides a peak of the inequity Jamaica has been forced to try and overcome. They did that Sunday with a legendary performance in Sydney.


 
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phoenix-arizona

All-American
Sad to see the Irish women eliminated. They both tough against Aussies and Canada but it was a tough group. Getting out would have been a hard-fought achievement.
 

phoenix-arizona

All-American
On the road for the next 2. Let's hope a big crowd comes out for UVA

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University of Virginia
George Mason Stadium|Fairfax, Va.
Aug 27 (Sun)
6 p.m. ET
 

Pablo

Hall of Famer

"HISTORY WITH THE CAVALIERS
Virginia leads the all-time series with the Patriots 15-8-3, with the Cavaliers winning the last ten contests.
The last time these two teams met was last season on August 17, when Virginia defeated the Patriots 3-1 in Charlottesville."
 

Pablo

Hall of Famer
Final at George Mason Stadium: #5 UVA 4 - Mason 0

 

Pablo

Hall of Famer
Final: W&M 4 - Mason 0

The program's winless streak is now 20 games, and this season has been outscored 18-0.
 

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