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Carli Lloyd posts goodbye to the Dash after 3-team trade
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
Carli Lloyd wrote a letter of territory in this profession,”
thanks to the Houston Dash
in the wake of a three-
team trade in the National
Women’s Soccer League
that sent her to Sky Blue FC. ney.”
Sky Blue acquired Lloyd in
a draft-day trade Thursday
that also sent Christen Press team with 44 goals. She
to the Dash and Australian
Sam Kerr to the Chicago
Red Stars.
Lloyd, the two-time FIFA
World Player of the Year, is
returning to her home state
of New Jersey. Sky Blue
plays its home games at
Rutgers, where she played
in college.
Lloyd, who is captain of
the U.S. national team and
scored three goals to lead
the Americans to victory in
the 2015 Women’s World
Cup, posted her thanks to
the Dash on social media
Friday morning.
“While this has been a bit-
tersweet moment at this
juncture of my career, I am
ready to come home to NJ,
be with my husband and
live in our home together,”
she wrote.
“I’m super excited to be
able to play for Sky Blue
and to return back to my
Alma Mater.”
Houston forward Janine
Beckie and Red Stars for-
ward Jen Hoy also went to
Major mistake costs Vonn a victory in Cortina downhill
By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy
(AP) — A fast recovery pre-
vented Lindsey Vonn from
crashing into the safety
netting and possibly com-
promising another Olym-
pics.
Still, it wasn’t enough to
preserve a victory.
Sofia Goggia of Italy won
a World Cup downhill on
home snow Friday after
Vonn’s mistake.
Vonn was faster than
Goggia midway down
the Olympia delle To-
fane course but had trou-
ble landing a jump and
slammed on the brakes to
clear the next gate.
“The hill was really good to- take,” Goggia said. “If that
day but obviously the light
was not great,” Vonn said
Sky Blue as part of the deal.
“Change comes with the
said Beckie, who also plays
for the Canadian national
team. “It’s time for a new
challenge and a new jour-
Press has made 96 appear-
ances with the national
had 11 goals and four as-
sists in 23 games with the
Red Stars last season.
“That is like a dream come
true for a coach, because
she will be the face of the
team, we will build every-
thing around here,” Dash
coach Vera Pauw said in
a statement. “For a club
like the Houston Dash with
the facilities that we have,
the professional organiza-
tion that we have around
it, the team needed a star
like Christen Press. The fact
that we were able to make
this trade is fantastic. It’s re- out of Stanford with the first
ally fantastic and I’m really
looking forward to working
with her.”
The Dash also got the sev-
enth-overall pick in Thurs-
day’s draft, midfielder Hal-
ey Hanson out of Nebraska,
and an international roster
spot from the Red Stars.
Kerr set a single-season
NWSL record with 17 goals
last season for Sky Blue, win-
ning both the league’s Most
Valuable Player and the
of the overcast conditions.
“I hit a rut funny and almost
went into the net. But I re-
covered and I tried to take
as much speed as I could
but I unfortunately lost a lot
of time and lost the win.
“But I still got second place,
which is pretty outstand-
ing all things considered. I
have the speed and I know
I’m skiing well so tomorrow
is another chance, anoth-
er opportunity. Hopefully
I won’t be caught by that
rut again.”
Goggia finished 0.47 sec-
onds ahead of Vonn in sec-
ond.
“After my ski performance I
was not happy, but it lasted
and Lindsey made that mis-
doesn’t happen she prob-
ably wins with a big advan-
Saturday 20 January 2018
Golden Boot award. She In this July 12, 2015, file photo, Houston Dash midfielder Carli
also set the single-game Lloyd (10), a member of the world champion United States wom-
record with four goals in a en’s soccer team, waves to a cheering stadium as she returns to
come-from-behind victory Houston before the Houston Dash and Chicago Red Stars game
over the Seattle Reign. at BBVA Compass Stadium, in Houston.
Chicago also got midfield-
er Nikki Stanton and the No. Associated Press
24 pick in the draft, mid-
fielder Megan Buckingham
from North Carolina.
“Sam is a player that any
team in the league would
jump to get,” Red Stars
coach Rory Dames said.
“She is a young and eager
forward that has proven to
be one of the best in the
world. Then we get Nikki,
who for us can be a solid
6 or 8 and really push our
current mix of players. We
couldn’t be happier to
have both Sam and Nikki in
Chicago.”
The trade added excite-
ment to the NWSL’s draft
Thursday. The Washington
Spirit selected Andi Sullivan
overall pick. Sullivan scored
in the 3-2 Stanford victory
in the NCAA College Cup
championship over UCLA.
She also won the Mac Her-
mann Trophy for the na-
tion’s best player.
Sullivan has made seven
appearances with the U.S.
national team and has
been called into January
training camp as the team
begins to prepare for World
Cup qualifying in the fall.q
tage.” Slowed by worsening hip last month but was moved
It was the fourth victory problems in recent sea- from the French resort be-
of Goggia’s career and sons, Mancuso failed to cause of poor conditions.
second straight after also qualify for next month’s Py- Another downhill is sched-
winning a downhill in Bad eongchang Olympics. uled for Saturday, fol-
Kleinkirchheim, Austria, last Mancuso will be remem- lowed by a super-G on
weekend. bered for her record at Sunday. Both races are big
Overall World Cup leader big events, having won warmups for next month’s
Mikaela Shiffrin finished four medals at Olympics Pyeongchang Olympics.
third, 0.84 behind, in her and five at world champi- Vonn missed the 2014 Sochi
first attempt at the Cortina onships, despite having a Games because of a right
downhill. small frame for a ski racer. knee injury.q
Shiffrin holds a massive “In ski racing, for me it was
871-point lead ahead always about having fun,”
of Goggia in the overall Mancuso said. “And when
standings, while Goggia I had fun success followed.
leads Shiffrin by 49 points in ... I hope my career can
the downhill rankings. inspire others to just have
Julia Mancuso, another fun, especially as an under-
American standout, an- dog.”
nounced her retirement In the finish area, team-
and bid the circuit good- mates sprayed Mancuso
bye by wearing a Wonder with champagne.
Woman suit during a ca- Friday’s race was originally
sual run. scheduled for Val d’Isere