Racing Louisville forward Emma Sears is getting a homecoming. When the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) plays Argentina on Wednesday night, the team will play at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
Home to Louisville City of the USL Championship and Racing Louisville of the NWSL, Lynn Family Stadium will welcome Sears who is in her first season with Racing after playing college soccer at Ohio State. She has five goals in 24 appearances at the club level, and after Sunday afternoon, she has one goal in one cap for the USWNT.
Iceland recap
It wasn’t just the Emma Sears show in Nashville on Sunday, however. The US trailed at halftime after Iceland took the lead directly from a corner kick. It was the first time the US has trailed since Emma Hayes took over as the coach. The US responded well to the new challenge in the second half.
Lynn Williams tied the game in the 72nd minute with a turning shot from seven yards away and Lindsey Horan scored the go-ahead goal just four minutes later, with a tap-in from inside the six-yard box. Sears gave the US insurance to close out the win 3-1 in stoppage time on a wonderful strike that was perfectly placed in the corner beyond the outstretched goalkeeper.
Emma Hayes wins Ballon d’Or
Emma Sears wasn’t the only one making headlines before Wednesday’s game with Argentina. Coach Emma Hayes was announced as the winner of the Ballon d’Or as the Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year after leading the USWNT to the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
For her part, Hayes tried to downplay the importance of her award.
“I think you ask any coach this question and more often than not people would say the same thing,” she said. “The thing we love the most is being part of a team. So, the individual honors part, for me, is the least interesting part. I love the team awards and winning gold medals or WSL championships.”
Hayes was also full of praise for Sears…
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Publish date : 2024-10-30 00:07:46
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