Frank Dell'Apa

Mia Hamm

Sept. 22, 1990 – UConn upsets North Carolina; APSL championship game at Nickerson Field

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The UConn Huskies women’s team pulled off a stunning upset in Storrs, Conn., and the Maryland Bays won the APSL title in a soaking rainstorm in Boston. [Read more…] about Sept. 22, 1990 – UConn upsets North Carolina; APSL championship game at Nickerson Field

Sept. 14, 2002 – Boston Breakers 1:0 Washington Freedom, Michelle Akers Testimonial, Nickerson Field (Att.: 10,279)

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Kristine Lilly’s 63rd-minute goal off a feed from ex-UConn star Alexa Borisjuk extended the Boston Breakers’ home unbeaten streak. The Breakers (6-8-7, 25 points) finished in sixth place for the second successive season, but became the first WUSA team with an unbeaten (5-0-5) home mark. [Read more…] about Sept. 14, 2002 – Boston Breakers 1:0 Washington Freedom, Michelle Akers Testimonial, Nickerson Field (Att.: 10,279)

Aug. 14, 1992 – U.S. 1:3 Norway, New England Sports Museum Challenge Cup at Ellis Oval, Medford, Mass.

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Norway had the edge on the U.S. in the New England Sports Museum Challenge Cup, winning both editions of the tournament. Mia Hamm scored for the U.S. Women’s National Team, then sustained a knee injury in the second game, two days later. [Read more…] about Aug. 14, 1992 – U.S. 1:3 Norway, New England Sports Museum Challenge Cup at Ellis Oval, Medford, Mass.

July 29, 2001 – Boston Breakers 2:1 Washington Freedom, WUSA game at Nickerson Field (Att.: 11,681)

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Kristine Lilly set up Dagney Mellgren for goals in the 25th and 44th minutes as the Breakers (6W-9L-3D, 21 points) pulled within two points of a playoff berth before a capacity crowd. The match had been sold out for a month, partly because of the arrival of the Freedom’s Mia Hamm, whose future husband, Nomar Garciaparra, would hit a home run in a 4-3 Red Sox win over the Chicago White Sox in a game played simultaneously just down Commonwealth Avenue at Fenway Park. [Read more…] about July 29, 2001 – Boston Breakers 2:1 Washington Freedom, WUSA game at Nickerson Field (Att.: 11,681)

July 10, 1999 – U.S. 0:0 (5:4 PKs) WWC final at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. (Att.: 90,185)

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Kristine Lilly cleared a 100th-minute Fan Yunjie header off the line and converted the go-ahead penalty kick for the U.S. After Carla Overbeck and Joy Fawcett scored for the U.S. and Xie Huilin and Qui Haiyan for China, Liu Ying’s shot was saved by former UMass goalkeeper Briana Scurry and Lilly’s PK gave the U.S. a 3-2 advantage. [Read more…] about July 10, 1999 – U.S. 0:0 (5:4 PKs) WWC final at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. (Att.: 90,185)