Hailie Mace Earns First Career USWNT Cap
April 08, 2018 | Women's Soccer
UCLA junior Hailie Mace earned her first cap with the full U.S. women's national team, playing the final 31 minutes at center back in the USA's 6-2 win over Mexico in Houston, Texas.
Mace entered the game for Tierna Davidson in the 59th minute with the U.S. up 4-2 and helped keep Mexico off the board for the remainder of the game while the offense scored two more goals. Mace, Tegan McGrady and Haley Hanson each earned their first career caps in the match.
First senior cap for @hailiemace. Congrats! pic.twitter.com/YsAuofnBh2
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The 2017 first-team All-American and MAC Hermann Trophy finalist led UCLA in scoring last season with 15 goals and 33 points. Mace played her first two seasons at UCLA as a defender before being moved to forward during her standout junior year. She has started in 62 consecutive games for the Bruins.
Mace is one of two Bruins on the current squad who have earned a national team cap, joining Women's World Cup and Olympic veteran Jessie Fleming, who has totaled 51 caps with the Canadian Women's National Team.
