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When the planet’s best women’s soccer players gathered last summer in Australia and New Zealand for the World Cup, two former ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ soccer stars stood prominently among them. Kristie Mewis ’13 played midfield for the United States, while Allyson Swaby ’18 was a defender for Jamaica.

Mewis, who graduated as ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ’s all-time leading scorer, helped the US make it to the round of 16 match against Sweden, even converting a penalty kick during the overtime shootout. In the end, though, it was not enough, as the US fell to the Swedes, ending a disappointing World Cup for the favored American side.

Swaby, who was team captain during her senior year at ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ, scored the only goal in Jamaica’s win against Panama, the nation’s first-ever World Cup victory. Swaby also helped to hold the powerful Brazilian team scoreless in a 0–0 tie that sent Jamaica to the knockout stage for the first time. The Jamaicans were ultimately eliminated in the round of 16, losing a 1–0 heartbreaker to Colombia.ÌýÌý

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