Aug. 27, 2012

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group 'C' Play - Aug. 19-27, 2012 Kobe & Saitama, Japan

OSU junior forward Jenna Richardson scored a goal, while starting all three matches for her home country during the 2012 FIFA Women's World Cup in Japan.

Match #1  Result Records  Date/Site Argentina 0 0 -0 1-0-0 8/20 Canada 5 1 -6  0-1-0 @ Kobe Match #2  Result Records  Date/Site Norway 0 0 -2 1-1-0 8/23 Canada 1 0 -2  1-1-0 @ Kobe *Richardson scores a goal in the 44th minute to give Team Canada a 1-0 lead going into halftime. Match #3  Result Records  Date/Site Canada 1 0 -1 1-2-0 8/27 Korea DPR 1 1 -2  3-0-0 @ Saitama Korea_vs_Canada_Box_Score Tweet

SAITAMA, Japan – Oregon State junior forward Jenna Richardson and her Canadian team have wrapped up Group ‘C’ play of the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with their 2-1 loss to Korea DPR. The loss Monday night dropped Team Canada to 1-2 in the tournament and eliminated them from further World Cup competition.

Richardson had a stellar run playing forward for her home country, having started in all three contests and scoring a goal in her team’s 2-1 loss to Norway last week. The Surrey, B.C. native will now travel from Japan back to North America where she will trade in her #11 red and white jersey for her #3 orange and black Beaver sweater. OSU head coach expects that Richardson will be back playing on Lorenz Field sometime in early September.

Last season, Richardson attempted 18 shots on goal with a total of eight of them going through the net. The junior forward dished out a pair of assists and finished with a total of 18-points on the season.

Match Video Highlights: bit.ly/QmErGR

Match Photos: bit.ly/PWd2tA

Match Summary: bit.ly/PnpUXh

U-20 W World Cup Central: http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/index.html 

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