DURHAM, N.C. — Five members of the Duke women's soccer family are set to kick off action at The Soccer Tournament (TST) this week at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. The event will take place May 27-30.
Seeing action will be Duke graduate
Imani Dorsey (USA Women), freshman
Sofia Nuñez (Club América), redshirt junior
Samantha Courtwright (Simply Futbol FC),
Avery Oder (Bumpy Pitch FC) and junior
Caroline Dysart (Bumpy Pitch FC)
TST is the world's premier 7-on-7 soccer festival, bringing together top players, celebrities and clubs from around the globe to compete for three $1 million, winner-take-all prizes. Matches get started at 8 a.m., Wednesday, with a full schedule
here.
Using a 7-on-7 format, TST men's, women's and new mixed teams will compete in separate World Cup-style tournaments consisting of group play and single-elimination knockout rounds. The women's tournament will feature four groups of four teams battling it out in the group stage before the eight-team knockout round. Each squad in the women's bracket is guaranteed three group stage matches.
Unique to this event, all games must end on a game-winning goal through TST's Target Score Time. A Target Score, calculated from the leading team's score plus one, is set once the full-time whistle blows after two 20-minute halves. Teams then play an untimed final period – dubbed Target Score Time – until one of the two teams reaches the Target Score. To make that final period even more electrifying, a player from each team is removed every three minutes during Target Score Time.
Fans can view the action live via the TST YouTube channel
here.
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