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Overbeck to Coach U.S. Squad in The Soccer Tournament
4/28/2023 3:01:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM – Duke assistant coach and one of the all-time great United States women's soccer standouts Carla Overbeck will team up with her former U.S. teammates Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers to coach a squad of former United States women's national team players set to compete in The Soccer Tournament.
It will be a $1 million, winner-take-all 7-on-7 competition that will take place from June 1-4 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., and will employ a format similar to the World Cup. A total of 32 teams in eight groups of four with three group matches per team, then a 16-team, single-elimination knockout phase. The maximum field dimensions will be 65 yards in length and 45 yards in width and matches will be played with 18.5-by-6.5 foot goals.
The U.S. team is being organized by longtime national team player Heather O'Reilly.
"Soccer is this incredible draw for all of us, I think to be together, to connect, to empower people, and to just enjoy this beautiful game," said O'Reilly. "I feel like this is right out of 'Field of Dreams.' 'If you build it, they will come.' And it's just been really special how people have come together."
Former national team players Cat Whitehill, Lori Chalupny and Lori Lindsay have been named to the roster, with others set to be revealed in the coming weeks.
With Overbeck, Hamm, Akers along with Wendy Palladino, the coaching staff boasts a combined seven women's World Cup titles, three Olympic gold medals and over 600 national team caps.
One of the best to play the game of soccer, Overbeck is one of the most respected and decorated women's soccer players in the world. Her playing accomplishments are more than impressive. Overbeck was a member of three U.S. World Cup teams, two Olympic squads and one Goodwill Games.
A defender, Overbeck was instrumental in leading the U.S. to the 1999 Women's World Cup Championship and lifted the trophy at the Rose Bowl, after playing every minute of all six games. In the final against China, she nailed the opening penalty kick in the shootout. Overbeck was one of only two players who played every minute of the 1999 World Cup, the 1996 Olympics and 1995 World Cup.
Overbeck was also a key player for the U.S. in winning the 1991 Women's World Cup in China. She captained the 1995 U.S. World Cup squad that advanced to the semifinals and also served as captain of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team that won the gold medal.
Overbeck was a member of the 2000 Olympic team in Australia that won the silver medal and captained the USA to the first Goodwill Games gold medal in the summer of 1998. Overbeck was captain of the gold medal winning U.S. team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. She played in 63 consecutive international matches, which was a record for any U.S. National Team player – men or women.
In her 32 years as an assistant coach with the Blue Devil women's soccer team, Overbeck has helped lead Duke to 28 NCAA Tournaments, NCAA College Cup appearances in 1992, 2011, 2015 and 2017 and the 2017 ACC regular season championship.
On May 6, 2006, Overbeck was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame and was a 2010 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWSOC".
#GoDuke
It will be a $1 million, winner-take-all 7-on-7 competition that will take place from June 1-4 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., and will employ a format similar to the World Cup. A total of 32 teams in eight groups of four with three group matches per team, then a 16-team, single-elimination knockout phase. The maximum field dimensions will be 65 yards in length and 45 yards in width and matches will be played with 18.5-by-6.5 foot goals.
The U.S. team is being organized by longtime national team player Heather O'Reilly.
"Soccer is this incredible draw for all of us, I think to be together, to connect, to empower people, and to just enjoy this beautiful game," said O'Reilly. "I feel like this is right out of 'Field of Dreams.' 'If you build it, they will come.' And it's just been really special how people have come together."
Former national team players Cat Whitehill, Lori Chalupny and Lori Lindsay have been named to the roster, with others set to be revealed in the coming weeks.
With Overbeck, Hamm, Akers along with Wendy Palladino, the coaching staff boasts a combined seven women's World Cup titles, three Olympic gold medals and over 600 national team caps.
One of the best to play the game of soccer, Overbeck is one of the most respected and decorated women's soccer players in the world. Her playing accomplishments are more than impressive. Overbeck was a member of three U.S. World Cup teams, two Olympic squads and one Goodwill Games.
A defender, Overbeck was instrumental in leading the U.S. to the 1999 Women's World Cup Championship and lifted the trophy at the Rose Bowl, after playing every minute of all six games. In the final against China, she nailed the opening penalty kick in the shootout. Overbeck was one of only two players who played every minute of the 1999 World Cup, the 1996 Olympics and 1995 World Cup.
Overbeck was also a key player for the U.S. in winning the 1991 Women's World Cup in China. She captained the 1995 U.S. World Cup squad that advanced to the semifinals and also served as captain of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team that won the gold medal.
Overbeck was a member of the 2000 Olympic team in Australia that won the silver medal and captained the USA to the first Goodwill Games gold medal in the summer of 1998. Overbeck was captain of the gold medal winning U.S. team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. She played in 63 consecutive international matches, which was a record for any U.S. National Team player – men or women.
In her 32 years as an assistant coach with the Blue Devil women's soccer team, Overbeck has helped lead Duke to 28 NCAA Tournaments, NCAA College Cup appearances in 1992, 2011, 2015 and 2017 and the 2017 ACC regular season championship.
On May 6, 2006, Overbeck was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame and was a 2010 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWSOC".
#GoDuke
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