Six years ago, an 11-year-old Olivia Smith ran into Brazilian soccer star Marta at a hotel in Montreal during the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Overwhelmed with meeting one of her idols, Smith couldn’t speak, instead letting her dad do the talking for her.
Four years later, Smith earned her first cap for Canada’s women’s soccer team against Marta’s Brazil squad, becoming the youngest player to ever suit up for the women’s or men’s national team at the age of 15 years and 94 days.
“When I first got the phone call, I was kind of in shock. I didn t really believe what was being said to me. I had to process for a few seconds and I was ecstatic,” Smith told TSN. “I was honoured to finally represent the badge and make my dream come true. There s still a long way to go, but it s just the first steps to where I want to be.”
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. The No. 10 Florida State softball team (47-11-1) stayed alive on Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 win over No. 3 Alabama (52-8). The teams played 1.1 innings before a 2:36 weather delay struck. The Seminoles were led by Dani Morgan who went 2-for-3 and scored both of the Florida State runs. The win snapped Alabama’s 20 game winning streak. The Seminoles have now won their last seven Women’s College World Series elimination games. The seven straight elimination wins are the WCWS record. No. 3 Alabama 0, No. 10 FSU 2 Caylan Arnold started for the Seminoles and pitched 4.2 innings for the Seminoles. She only allowed two hits and struck out five Crimson Tide batters. Kathryn Sandercock entered in relief with two outs in the fifth inning and runners on first and second. She forced a ground out to second base. In the sixth inning, Sandercock put the Alabama batters down in order. She did it again in the seventh. Sandercock shut down Alabama not allowing a single runner to
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