The United States women’s national team bounced back from a shocking loss to Mexico in its previous Concacaf Gold Cup match to make short work of Colombia in a 3-0 quarterfinal win Sunday night at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
First-half goals from Lindsay Horan, Jenna Nighswonger and Jaedyn Shaw gave the U.S. a comfortable lead at halftime, and it shut Colombia down in the second half to set up a showdown with Canada on Wednesday at the inaugural Women’s Gold Cup.
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It was a strong statement from interim coach Twila Kilgore’s U.S. team after it had lost 2-0 to Mexico in the final game of group stage play on Feb. 26, turning in an impressive performance against a Colombia side that had reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
“I think we always have bite, but I think tonight part of the key was to play in their third because anytime it’s this physical…you don’t want to put a referee in a situation where they’re asked to potentially make those calls closer to your goal,” Kilgore said after the match. “That was a big identifying factor for us today and part of that is being on the front foot defensively and locking them into an area where you hope to win the ball.”
Kilgore made numerous changes to the starting lineup…
