Cincinnati's Rose Lavelle helps USWNT beat Canada in CONCACAF championship

Dave Clark | Cincinnati Enquirer

Former Cincinnati United Premier and Mount Notre Dame High School standout Rose Lavelle scored a goal two minutes into Wednesday's championship match of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tournament - and Alex Morgan added an insurance goal in the 89th minute in a 2-0 U.S. Women's National Team win against rival Canada.

The 23-year-old Lavelle's goal was the sixth of her career, and her third of the tournament. She scored back-to-back goals last week in the first half of USWNT's 7-0 win against Trinidad and Tobago in World Cup qualifying.

Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle talk with @Alex_Curry moments before lifting the trophy after tonight's Concacaf Women's Championship Finals victory 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/0g15biuKxv — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) October 18, 2018

That 2nd minute goal was Rose's 6th career score in just 17 career #USWNT appearances! Plenty more time left in this one! #CWC #USAvCAN pic.twitter.com/7EpUo82q25 — Washington Spirit (@WashSpirit) October 18, 2018

Both the U.S. and Canada had already secured spots in next year's World Cup in France. The U.S. won the title without conceding a single goal and improved to 16-0-2 so far in 2018.

In August, Lavelle scored the first of USWNT's four goals in a 4-1 victory against Brazil in a Tournament of Nations win.

In February, Lavelle was named an athlete ambassador for KT Tape through 2020.

Lavelle was the top pick in the NWSL Dispersal Draft after her team, the Boston Breakers, ceased operations. Sky Blue FC traded the pick before the draft to the Washington Spirit, which drafted Lavelle.

Lavelle's excitement over USWNT's Cincinnati visit last year was apparent after she played in her hometown for the first time since high school, in a 5-0 friendly win against New Zealand.

In June of 2017, Lavelle scored the only goal in USWNT's 1-0 exhibition win against Sweden.

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