ICYMI Roundup: Penn State and Duke in the College Cup Final

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The ICYMI Roundup

A roundup of what happened in women’s soccer this past week. It’s the roundup you never knew you needed.

College Cup

Penn State Defeats Rutgers, 2-0

In the first semifinal of the 2015 College Cup, Penn State defeated Rutgers, 2-0. Frannie Crouse opened the scoring in the first half after jumping on an errant back pass from Rutgers. Freshman Kaleigh Riehl scored her first PSU goal and put the game out of reach in the second half.

Crouse’s goal:

Riehl’s goal:

 

Duke Takes Down Florida State. 2-0

In the other semifinal, upstart Duke upset defending champions Florida State, 2-0. In the first half, Duke’s Kayla McCoy scored her eighth goal of the season off a Toni Payne pass. Payne would ice the game later — as late it gets — scoring with one second left in the game.

McCoy’s goal:

Payne’s goal:

So it’s Penn State versus Duke on Sunday. Check out OGM’s staff predictions. Hint: Not one knucklehead has Penn State winning.

International

World Player of the Year Nominations
Carli Lloyd, Aya Miyama, and Célia Šašić were nominated for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award. Lloyd’s strike from midfield in the World Cup final did not make the final list for the Puskás Award.

Masar Heads to Sweden
Ella Masar signs with Swedish champions FC Rosengård.

Cool Stuff

Wambach Cameos in GoldieBlox Video
Abby Wambach took part in  GoldieBlox’s Fast-Forward Girls 2015 campaign, which celebrates trailblazing women and the girls they’ve inspired.

NCAA

2015 All-Americans Announced
Savannah Jordan gets her third nod.

Janet Rayfield Awarded NSCAA Honor
University of Illinois head coach Janet Rayfield has been awarded the NSCAA Women’s Soccer Award of Excellence.

MAC Hermann Semifinalists Named
The 15 semifinalists for college soccer’s highest individual award were announced.

USWNT

USWNT vs. Ireland
The U.S. Women’s National Team will face Ireland to open up its 2016 schedule.

NWSL

Nadine Angerer to Coach for Portland
Recently retired Nadine Angerer was named goalkeeper coach for the Portland Thorns FC.

Barnhart Back for Kansas City
Goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart re-signs with FC Kansas City.

McCaffrey Staying in Boston
Forward Stephanie McCaffrey re-signs with the Boston Breakers.

U-20s

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying
Final rosters and updated schedule released.

Of note:

The U-20 U.S. Women’s National Team opened up qualifying against Mexico, which ended in a 2-2 draw. Mexico battled back from a 0-2 deficit to earn the point. It’s the first time the U.S. has failed to beat Mexico in tournament and the first time since 2008 it has failed to win in qualifying.

Sights

We’re lucky to work with great photographers so check out the images featured in the past week:

Germany vs. England
A re-match of the third-place game in the World Cup ended in a scoreless draw.

SV Werder Bremen vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Battle at the bottom of the table ended in a 1-1 draw.