At 2 this afternoon, the Lee University women’s soccer camp was supposed to be in the middle of registering 300 high school girls. However, all that changed a few days ago when the United States knocked off France in the FIFA Women’s World Cup semifinals, setting the stage for today’s final against Japan.
The game will be televised at 2 p.m. EDT.
“We went to Matt [Yelton, Lee’s coach] and told him we needed to make new plans,” said Lee senior Jamie Achten, the reigning NAIA national player of the year, who led the Lady Flames to their third straight national title last fall. “We told him we had to watch it.”
Would a revolt have ensued if Yelton had said no?
“Probably,” Acthen said with a laugh. “Especially with the staff.”