Mia Hamm scored twice and Michelle Akers-Stahl provided a dominating performance off the bench before a record crowd for a U.S. Women’s National Team match. The U.S. won the Chiquita Cup tournament under the guidance of Tony DiCicco, in his first games since taking over from Anson Dorrance as head coach. The U.S. goalkeeper was former UMass star Briana Scurry, who made her international debut in a 5-0 win over Portugal on March 16, 1994. [Read more…] about Aug. 7, 1994 – U.S. 4:1 Norway, Chiquita Cup at Fitton Field, Worcester (Att.: 6,511)
Briana Scurry
July 10, 1999 – U.S. 0:0 (5:4 PKs) WWC final at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. (Att.: 90,185)
Kristine Lilly cleared a 100th-minute Fan Yunjie header off the line and converted the go-ahead penalty kick for the U.S. After Carla Overbeck and Joy Fawcett scored for the U.S. and Xie Huilin and Qui Haiyan for China, Liu Ying’s shot was saved by former UMass goalkeeper Briana Scurry and Lilly’s PK gave the U.S. a 3-2 advantage. [Read more…] about July 10, 1999 – U.S. 0:0 (5:4 PKs) WWC final at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. (Att.: 90,185)