Join us for a SASH Session on Friday, April 10, 2026 titled, “WUSA 2001 — The Game That Launched Women’s Pro Soccer”
Women’s soccer historian and NWSL stats manager Jen Cooper will discuss the lead-up to the Women’s United Soccer Association’s inaugural league game in April 2001 — the world’s first fully-professional women’s league game — and the precedent is set for all the women’s pro leagues that followed. 1999 Women’s World Cup champions Mia Hamm (Washington Freedom) and Brandi Chastain (Bay Area CyberRays) faced off in the match in front of 34,148 fans, a number that was not surpassed in the USA until 2024.
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Topic: SASH Session, Friday, April 10 at 12 PM ET: “WUSA 2001 — The Game That Launched Women’s Pro Soccer”
Time: Apr 10, 2026 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83368111851
Meeting ID: 833 6811 1851