Former Cardinal soccer player Rachel Buehler ’07 earned her 100th cap in an American uniform on Wednesday, scoring the game-winning goal for the U.S. in a 3-0 win against Iceland. It was just her fourth international tally and came on the same field where she played in her first game for the U.S. women’s national team in 2008.
Stanford student-athletes and alumni are busy competing at the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. Here are some of the highlights from Day 7 to Day 15:
Thirty-seven Stanford students and alumni will be competing in the next couple of weeks in the London 2012 Olympic Games, leading to hopes of yet another large medal haul for the Cardinal. Here we present some of the potential highlights for Stanford fans, focusing on the teams and athletes most likely to be able to bring home gold based on past success:
A total of six soccer players are representing Stanford at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany, with four current and former Cardinal seeing action in the first game of group play this week.
Assistant coach Nicole Barnhart ‘04 and Rachel Buehler ’07 were named to the United States soccer team that will compete in the 2011 Women’s World Cup in Germany this June