All Eyes on Women's sports this Week

End of a record setting run for Angel Reese

Rookie Angel Reese has recently been on a record setting double-double streak that ended against the Liberty this past Saturday. In the 67-81 loss to the New York Liberty, Angel Reese was just two points away from continuing the streak to 16 consecutive games. For instance, in the last possession of the game, Angel Reese battled hard for the points but was surrounded by four liberty players making it impossible for her to score. Although she was unable to continue the streak, she now holds the longest streak in WNBA history of 15 consecutive double-double games. With the records and history being made, Angel Reese is building her case for rookie of the year.

Espys Award show Highlights an Amazing year in women sport

On Thursday night, ESPN hosted its annual ESPYS Award, this award show is designed to highlight the greatest moments in American sports every calendar year.

This past year has been remarkable for women’s sports, gaining immense popularity in viewership and allowing college athletes to leave their mark. Breaking multiple viewership records during the NCAA Women’s March Madness tournament.

For South Carolina and Coach Dawn Staley going undefeated and winning the Championship. Here are few winners from the night; Juju Watkins (Breakthrough athlete), Dawn Staley (Jimmy V award), A’ja Wilson (Best Female Athlete), South Carolina Gamecocks (Best Team). Overall, the night was filled with many female athletes getting the recognition they deserved as well as, a continued push for more support for all athletes.

USWNT Prep for Olympics

The Saturday game against Mexico was the first game with the official roster heading to the Olympics. Prior to this week, the Olympic roster included Chelsea midfielder, Cat Macario however, Emma Hayes had to scratch Macario from the roster due to consistent right knee irritation. Due to this change previous World Cup player, Lynn Williams was moved from the reserves up to the official roster. Even though this will be a big loss, Lynn Williams will add more tournament experience to this young roster. Circling back to the game, USA went on the win 1-0 but this scoreline doesn’t really depict a game that had many chances from the US side. The team looked a little disorganized but most will say that comes from a lack of cohesion in the starting eleven. Regardless, Emma Hayes is looking forward to the upcoming game on July 16th where USWNT will be playing Costa Rica in what will be the Olympic send off game .