Thursday, February 25, 2010

Women's Soccer Excitement


The Women's National Team is in the midst of competing in the annual Algarve Cup in Portugal. Yesterday, the U.S. defeated Iceland 2-0 in the opening game of the Cup. Now, they will take on a world class opponent- Norway, tomorrow. This game will be played at 10:00am ET and can be followed on ussoccer.com's Match Tracker. Norway tied Sweden 2-2 in their first game and tomorrow's game is a decider in who will move out of Bracket B, and acquire one more victory in hopes of heading the Championship game which will be played on March 3. In the other group, Germany is on top for now and will compete against Finland in their second match. Stay tuned for more information and results on these exciting games and try to follow along!


It will be especially fun for local Utahns to become familiar with the Women's National Team as they are coming to play in our backyard this spring! Our women will be taking on the Mexican National Team at the top-notch Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on March 31st. If you are a local or will be around for the game, click here for information and ticket-buying options. If not, the game will be televised live on ESPN2.


Lastly, the Utes will be heading to Texas A&M a week from tomorrow to take on Sam Houston State University as well as the host, Texas A&M. Both games will be played on Saturday, March 6th- watch for updates and results!