Rose Lavelle 'Delights' USWNT with Goal, Assist in Return vs. Ireland
- Rose Lavelle returned to the USWNT on June 27, 2025, scoring a goal and assisting in a 4-0 win over Ireland in Commerce City, Colorado.
- Rose Lavelle was sidelined from the national team after December 3, 2024, due to ankle surgery and made her return to competitive action with Gotham FC in early June.
- The match featured contributions from debutants Claudia Dickey, Lilly Reale, and Jordyn Bugg, while defender Avery Patterson scored the opener off Lavelle's assist.
- USWNT head coach Emma Hayes lauded Lavelle's goal as perfectly executed and exactly what the team had discussed at halftime, while the team dominated with a 26-2 shooting margin and maintained 68% possession throughout the match.
- The victory kept the USWNT undefeated against Ireland in 16 meetings and set up a rematch on June 29 in Cincinnati, Lavelle's hometown.
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Rose Lavelle 'delights' USWNT with goal, assist in return vs. Ireland
Veteran midfielder Rose Lavelle was an immediate contributor in her first match for the United States Women's National Team since December, logging a goal and assist in a 4-0 shutout of Ireland.
Rose Lavelle Scores, Thrills USWNT Fans in Return from Ankle Injury in Win vs. Ireland
Rose Lavelle hasn't made an appearance for the United States women's national team in all of 2025 while recovering from an ankle injury. It didn't take her long to make her presence felt in a major way.

Rose Lavelle shines for USWNT after 7-month layoff
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Rose Lavelle had a goal and an assist in her first national team match in nearly seven months and the U.S. women’s national team defeated Ireland, 4-0, in an exhibition match on Thursday night. Avery Patterson, Sam Coffey and Alyssa Thompson also scored for the United States. Lavelle, who had ankle surgery in December, last played for the national team on Dec. 3 against the Netherlands. She played for 59 minutes on Thursda…
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