U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team credits victory to sold out crowd at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KDVR) — The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team put on a show at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park while tuning up for the Olympics in front of a sold out crowd Saturday.

“I feel like Colorado always brings such a great atmosphere,” said USWNT defender Tierna Davidson. “Even if we’re sometimes struggling in the altitude, we get the good energy from the crowd. I feel like it was awesome today.”

That crowd energy helping Davidson score two of the team’s four goals on Saturday, notching a 4-0 win in a friendly match with South Korea.

In the stands, many fans like Hadlee cheered on their favorite players.

“I’m a big fan because my mom is an assistant coach and I love coming to the games,” Hadlee said.

Sophie, Harper and Avery also came out to support the USWNT. The three play soccer together in middle school and hope one day to share a stage like this one.

“It’s inspiring and it helps us believe that we can play there some day,” Avery said.

Inspiration especially coming from Mallory Swanson, a Colorado native who scored the other two goals of the day and got some of the biggest cheers from the crowd. She said playing in front of more than 19,000 people from her home state means a lot.

“I mean, it’s so special,” Swanson said. “I had a lot of people here in the stands and especially after the year I’ve had, recovering from an injury, having them all support me and finally be able to watch me play live is super special.”

A special day for a special team, thankful for the Colorado support before chasing Olympic gold later this summer.