Florida Atlantic University Athletics
U.S. Women's Soccer Team Takes over FAU Stadium
12/11/2012 12:00:00 AM | General
Dec. 11, 2012
The FAU Owls may have played their last football game of the season, but the stadium will still be seeing some action this coming weekend. The U.S. Women's Soccer Team will take on China in the final match of the Fan Tribute Tour. The women taking the field this Saturday are part of the national team that most recently won the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games. This two-day event will start off with an open practice for the U.S. Women's Team and autograph signing on Friday from 4:30p.m. until 7p.m. The gates will open Saturday at 6p.m. and kickoff is set for 7:21p.m.
For someone who has only been a part of the FAU Athletics staff for two weeks now, this is a very exciting event to be able to work on. On Saturday, FAU is also hosting a women's basketball game v Stetson and the men's basketball team will be playing in Dayton. With a media relations staff of five, there are a lot of events to work on that day and I will be the primary contact for the U.S. Soccer Fan Tribute Match.
Come game day, I will be working with the U.S. Soccer Federation communications staff on all media relations for the game. For an event of this scale, there has been so much to do leading up to Saturday's kickoff. After the first full staff operations meeting last week, I began working with U.S. Soccer on all media relations game day preparation.
The main task for this week has been assisting with U.S. Soccer's organization of the press room. Media personnel will be watching the game from the Richard H. Davimos press room inside the stadium which needs to be organized and set up prior to the game. I have also been in contact with NBC Sports Network, who will be broadcasting the game, and making sure that their work crew is equipped to start setting up this week.
With our final operations meeting set for tomorrow, and the event only four days away, the next few days are sure to get busier with last minute tasks for game day. Both teams and their staff will be arriving on Thursday and all focus will certainly be on preparing for a great competition. Come out Saturday at 6p.m. sharp for the 10th and final match of the Fan Tribute Tour and cheer on the United States' Women's National Soccer Team as they compete against China in the FAU Stadium!
