USWNT

Mallory Swanson opened the scoring with one of the halftime substitutes, Trinity Rodman, providing the cross. It was Swanson's 26th goal in the red, white and ...

[FIFA Women’s World Rankings](https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/women?dateId=ranking_20221209), New Zealand is 24th, while the USWNT is top. For example, Trinity Rodman picked up a pair of assists, her first assists with the USWNT. If you put any stock in the Alex Morgan put the game to bed not long after. A scoreless first 45 likely frustrated manager Vlatko Andonovski, who then made four substitutions up and down the pitch. The Football Ferns are co-hosts of the 2023 Women’s World Cup with Australia.

A brace from forward Mallory Swanson along with goals from forwards Alex Morgan and Lynn Williams earned the USWNT its first win of the year as the team sets ...

Swanson took a touch to round the goalkeeper toward the left and finished calmly from eight yards out to score her second of the night. - Since the start of 2020, the USWNT has played 33 matches in the United States and 19 outside the country. 7, Dunn returned to the field for the USA for the first time since giving birth to her son Marcel in May of 2022. The lone loss for the Americans came in a 1-0 defeat during the first meeting between the teams on Dec. USA – Alex Morgan (Rose Lavelle), 60th minute – Lavelle received the ball from Horan in the attacking third with her back to goal and played a clever back heel pass to play Morgan into the penalty box and slightly toward the left side. She also scored her first of a career-high seven goals for the USWNT in 2022 against New Zealand on Feb. The 14th woman to play for the USWNT after becoming a mom, Dunn also came on as substitute in the USA’s Oct. Morgan took a touch to goal and fired low to nutmeg the ‘keeper with her left foot. Rodman cut inside to get around her defender and sent a left footed cross into the box where Swanson crashed in and finished with a powerful header from 12 yards out to open the scoring. She took a touch to round the goalkeeper toward the left and finished calmly from eight yards out for her second of the night. The USA finished with 74% of possession as the Americans were patient in looking for ways to break down a solid and well-organized New Zealand defense. A minute later, Purce displayed some nice footwork as she dribbled into the box near the endline on the right side.

The U.S. women's national team started slow in its first match of 2023, but eventually used a breakthrough goal to open the floodgates in Wellington.

Rodman’s second assist allowed Williams to power home a header into the top-left corner of Nayler’s goal. Mallory Swanson scored her first international brace while Alex Morgan and Lynn Williams both celebrated goals of their own in a 4-0 friendly victory over New Zealand on Tuesday. It was Morgan’s 120th international goal in her 201st cap for the USWNT.