LOCAL Houston | The City Guide JUNE 2016 | Page 50

WOMEN’S

SOCCER
THE NEW
GENERATION
The recent popularity of women’s soccer is undeniable. Almost a
year ago, on July 5, 2015, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team
made history. Not just with an incredible World Cup win over Japan
(5–2), but making it the most viewed soccer game in U.S. TV history with 25.4 million tuning in.
No one knows the excitement, the momentum and the pressure
that comes a year later than the women who play the sport professionally, especially those heading to Rio for the 2016 Summer
Olympic Games. We had a chance to sit down with JANINE
BECKIE, MORGAN BRIAN and ALLYSHA CHAPMAN, Houston
Dash teammates and fresh faces of women’s soccer. Here’s what
they had t