The USWNT defeated Canada 1-0 just a few hours ago, to become Peace Queen Cup champs for the second time on a goal Angela Hucles! Hucles also won the golden ball as the tournament MVP! Here's the write-up from USSoccer. The "Aunt Pia" part comes from a recent entry in the WNT Blog, in which [...]SHARETHIS.

June 12, 2008 - The three most dreaded letters in the alphabet for a female athlete are A. C. L. Veteran soccer player Cat Whitehill learned the hard way. The star defender dreamed of playing in the Olympics this year, joining a new women's pro league next year and then playing for the U.S. in the London Games in 2012.

June 10, 2008 - Get Ready! On June 14, 2008 South Korea will host the second annual Peace Queen Cup. The Peace Queen Cup is a women's soccer tournament  created after the success of the Men's Peace Cup. The goal of the Peace Cup is "to harness the splendor and energy of football, the most popular [.

June 21, 2008 - The United States won the Peace Queen Cup tournament Saturday, beating Canada 1-0 on a 92nd-minute goal by Angela Hucles. Goalkeeper Hope Solo made two game-preserving saves at the end of the match for the American women, who tuned up for the Beijing Olympics by winning their fourth tournament of the year.

Finally! clipped from www.ussoccer.com The U.S. Women's National Team defeated Brazil, 1-0, on a 41st minute goal from forward Amy Rodriguez in a scrappy encounter at the 2008 Peace Queen Cup, giving the USA control of Group B and taking a major step toward a berth in the tournament's championship game.

Congratulations the US Women's team who beat Italy 2-0 today to win their group and a spot in the Peace Queen Cup finals on Saturday.
The win mean the women took all three-group games, including a 1-0 win against Brazil (a little better then their World Cup result from last year). Also, their offense seems to be back as they out scored their opposition 5-1.

June 17, 2008 - USC soon-to-be-senior Amy Rodriguez scored the only goal late in the first half as the United States women's national team edged Brazil, 1-0, in the Peace Queen Cup on Tuesday. The United States, which beat Australia in its first match 2-1, leads Group B. The U.S. plays winless Italy in its final [.

On the strength of two goals by Abby Wambach, the USWNT defeated Italy 2-0 in what sounded (on MatchTracker) like a good effort by the US women. They will face Canada in the final. Kick-off is on June 21 at 2PM local ... that's 1AM (ET), folks! I'll add links to this post, as more information [...]SHARETHIS.