“Congratulations to the US Women’s National Team for winning the FIFA World Cup this weekend!
The team’s coach, Jill Ellis, is the former head coach of the U of I women’s soccer team! Coach Ellis wore the orange and blue from 1997-1999; she took over as coach during the first years of varsity soccer at Illinois and focused on building a tight-knit team of women.
In this photo, she’s going over strategies with her dad during a crucial game against Northwestern, that the Illini took 3-2. Look at her go!”
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