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Four Former Seminoles Advance to Olympic Knockout Stage
8/1/2024 5:34:00 PM | Women's Soccer
PARIS - Four former Seminoles have advanced to the knockout stage of the 2024 Summer Olympic Women's Football Tournament with the United States and Canada.
Casey Krueger, Jenna Nighswonger, and Emily Sams are part of the U.S. side that topped Group B and won all three of its group games with victories over Zambia, Germany, and Australia. Krueger and Nighswonger appeared in all three games as substitutes and have racked up a combined 125 minutes of play, helping to keep the clean sheet in the opening match against Zambia.
Gabby Carle was selected as an alternate for Canada before injuries in the squad allowed her to start the opening two games against New Zealand and France. In both games the Canadians conceded the first goal before mounting comebacks, including a massive 2-1 victory over hosts France. Carle has played nearly 150 minutes for the side at the tournament and helped keep a clean sheet over Colombia in the final group match to advance.
Onyi Echegini helped Nigeria qualify for the tournament for the first time in over 15 years and scored the first Olympic goal for the nation since 2008. She made starts against Brazil and Japan, scoring a long-range effort before halftime against Japan. Nigeria were eliminated in the group stage of the competition.
The quarterfinals of the tournament will take place on Saturday. The United States will face Japan in a rematch of the 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals at 9 a.m. ET while defending gold medalists Canada face the 2016 gold medalists Germany at 1 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Florida State soccer program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at NoleSoccer (IG), FSU Soccer (X), and Florida State Seminoles Soccer (FB).
Casey Krueger, Jenna Nighswonger, and Emily Sams are part of the U.S. side that topped Group B and won all three of its group games with victories over Zambia, Germany, and Australia. Krueger and Nighswonger appeared in all three games as substitutes and have racked up a combined 125 minutes of play, helping to keep the clean sheet in the opening match against Zambia.
Gabby Carle was selected as an alternate for Canada before injuries in the squad allowed her to start the opening two games against New Zealand and France. In both games the Canadians conceded the first goal before mounting comebacks, including a massive 2-1 victory over hosts France. Carle has played nearly 150 minutes for the side at the tournament and helped keep a clean sheet over Colombia in the final group match to advance.
Onyi Echegini helped Nigeria qualify for the tournament for the first time in over 15 years and scored the first Olympic goal for the nation since 2008. She made starts against Brazil and Japan, scoring a long-range effort before halftime against Japan. Nigeria were eliminated in the group stage of the competition.
The quarterfinals of the tournament will take place on Saturday. The United States will face Japan in a rematch of the 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals at 9 a.m. ET while defending gold medalists Canada face the 2016 gold medalists Germany at 1 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Florida State soccer program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at NoleSoccer (IG), FSU Soccer (X), and Florida State Seminoles Soccer (FB).
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