Center back Alana Cook from Stanford saw her long-distance cross find the back of the net as the United States women's national team beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0.
Ireland finished the game logging nine total shots with two on target, but failed to score again against a solid U.S. defense. All time, the USWNT moved to 15-0-0 against Ireland having scored 51 goals and conceding one.
Cook also scored the first goal of her senior career, having not found the back of the net for club or country before. The 26-year-old scored five goals as a Stanford Cardinal from 2015-18, but didn't score for Paris Saint-Germain from 2019-2021 or with OL Reign from 2021 to now. The USWNT will next be in action against Wales on Sunday, July 9 at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif. It will be their send-off game ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup beginning Thursday, July 20 in Australia and New Zealand.
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