“Start fast.”
The U.S. women’s national team entered its opening match of the SheBelieves Cup guided by that directive, Mallory Pugh Swanson revealed at halftime.
Swanson delivered, striking first in the seventh minute and then adding another in the 34th to lead the USWNT to a 2-0 win against rival Canada at Exploria Stadium in Orlando. Florida. The 24-year-old forward has six goals in her last four games for the national team.
Her first goal came off an assist from Alex Morgan, who made her 200th appearance for the USWNT in the victory.
For her second goal, Swanson darted into the box to intercept an ill-placed pass from Canada, then slammed the ball into the back of the net.
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