U.S. Women's National Team, 1997
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
1997 Schedule and Results
| Date | Result | USA Goals | Site | Crowd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 20 | Australia | W, 4-0 | Parlow, Venturini, Fotopolous, Mia Hamm | Melbourne | 1,500 |
| Mar. 3 | Australia | W, 3-1 | Baumgardt, Kristine Lilly, Chastain | New South Wales | 3,228 |
| Mar. 5 | Australia | W, 3-0 | Chastain, Julie Foudy, Tiffeny Milbrett, | Canberra | 4,031 |
| Apr. 24 | France | W, 4-2 | Confer, Venturini, Shannon MacMillan, Lilly | Greensboro, N.C. | 3,376 |
| Apr. 27 | France | W, 2-1 | Venturini (2) | Tampa, Fla. | 1,803 |
| May 2 | South Korea | W, 7-0 | Hamm (2), MacMillan (2), Milbrett (2), Christie Pearce | Milwaukee, Wisc. | 5,530 |
| May 4 | South Korea | W, 6-1 | Lilly, Hamm (2), Keller, Baumgart, own goal | St. Charles, Ill. | 4,147 |
| May 10 | England | W, 5-0 | MacMillan, Hamm (3), Foudy | San Jose, Calif. | 17,358 |
| May 11 | England | W, 6-0 | Hamm, Parlow (2), Milbrett, Lilly, Keller | Portland, Ore. | 5,039 |
| May 31 | Canada | W, 4-0 | Milbrett, Hamm (3) | New Britain, Conn. | 6,562 |
| June 6 | Australia | W, 9-1 | Milbrett, Parlow (2), Hamm (2), Pearce, Lilly, Venturini, Keller | Ambler, Pa. | 4,826 |
| June 8 | Italy | W, 2-0 | Parlow, Hamm | Washington, D.C. | 11,208 |
| Oct. 9 | Germany | L, 1-3 | Lilly | Duisburg, Germany | 7,050 |
| Oct. 12 | Germany | W, 3-0 | Hamm (2), Milbrett | Salzgitter, Germany | 4,906 |
Overall record: 13-1-0.
Team Scoring: Goals For— 59; Goals against– 9.
1997 U.S. Women's National Team Statistics
Individual records for entire season through Oct. 12, 1997. Note that the column labeled “Career C/G” refers to career caps and goals.
| Forwards | GP | GS | Mins | G | A | Pts | Career C/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Fotopolous | 3 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5/4 |
| Mia Hamm | 12 | 12 | 946 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 132/80 |
| Debbie Keller | 12 | 4 | 553 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21/4 |
| Tiffeny Milbrett | 13 | 13 | 1088 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 78/32 |
| Cindy Parlow | 8 | 5 | 409 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 28/14 |
| Defenders | GP | GS | Mins | G | A | Pts | Career C/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandi Chastain | 9 | 2 | 459 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10/2 |
| Lorrie Fair | 9 | 8 | 737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20/0 |
| Ronnie Fair | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 |
| Jen Grubb | 2 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11/1 |
| Holly Manthei | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21/0 |
| Christie Pearce | 14 | 13 | 1117 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14/2 |
| Tammy Pearman | 4 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 |
| Thori Staples | 7 | 4 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50/0 |
| Jill Stewart | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| Sarah Whalen | 5 | 5 | 419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5/0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justi Baumgardt | 9 | 2 | 459 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10/2 |
| Robin Confer | 4 | 3 | 222 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5/1 |
| Kerry Connors | 4 | 2 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 |
| Amanda Cromwell | 6 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47/1 |
| Cindy Daws | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 |
| Michelle Demko | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| Kristi DeVert | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| Julie Foudy | 14 | 14 | 1138 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 110/19 |
| Michelle French | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| Kristine Lilly | 14 | 14 | 1229 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 135/52 |
| Shannon MacMillan | 7 | 7 | 630 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 35/13 |
| Tiffany Roberts | 2 | 2 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57/6 |
| Laurie Schwoy | 3 | 1 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 |
| Tisha Venturini | 13 | 13 | 777 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 84/31 |
| Goalkeepers | GP | GS | Mins | Record | SO | Career Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Ducar | 9 | 0 | 385 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 11 |
| Jen Mead | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jaime Pagliarulo | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1 |
| Briana Scurry | 14 | 14 | 822 | 9-1-0 | 7 | 58 |
Yellow Cards: Cindy Parlow and Tisha Venturini (2), Debbie Keller, Tiffeny Milbrett, Thori Staples. Red Cards: none.
Head coach: Tony DiCiccio; Assistant coaches: Lauren Gregg and April Heinrichs; Co-Captain: Julie Foudy and Carla Overbeck.
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