The US Women defeated Bumpy Pitch FC 3-0 in the TST women's final Monday evening, claiming the one million dollar prize for the second consecutive year at the 7v7 competition at Wakemed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
Their roster - spearheaded by USWNT veterans Heather O'Reilly, Allie Long, Ali Krieger, and Carli Lloyd - went undefeated throughout the competition, storming their way to the final in dominant fashion. Bumpy Pitch FC was led by 2011 FIFA World Cup champion with Japan, Yuki Nagasato.
Regulation goals from Tessa Dellarose and Casey Lloyd gave them a 2-0 lead heading into Target Score Time, before U23 USWNT member Evelyn Shores finished it off with the dagger. O'Reilly countered with a splendid run and found a sprinting Shores, who smacked the ball home, only to be immediately swarmed by her teammates.
Shores was dressed with a golden fleece scarf for scoring the winner, granting her lifetime admission into the competition - but more importantly, she scored the $1M goal for her team.
"Last year was special, but this is a new group, this is a new family," O'Reilly said on ESPN+ after the game. "We really owe a lot to [head coach] Kendall Fletcher, she's having a baby in a few weeks, and she led us to this. So, everybody, well done."