The U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team bounced back from a 4-2 defeat to No. 1-ranked Spain to earn a 4-0 victory against Mexico and 6-4 win against Costa Rica en route to claiming second place at the 2024 BSWW Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup.
Below are recaps and match reports from all three contests.
BEACH WNT FALLS 4-2 TO SPAIN IN OPENING MATCH OF 2024 ACAPULCO BEACH SOCCER CUP
Debutant Vivian Oray and Hannah Adler Find Back of the Net for USA
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Dec. 13, 2024) – The U.S. Women’s Beach National Team receive goals from debutant Vivian Oray and Hannah Adler to claw back from a two-goal deficit, but ultimately fell 4-2 to Spain in the team’s opening match of the 2024 BSWW Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup on Friday.
Spain came out on the front foot, scoring early in each of the first two periods with Andrea Mirón slotting home a penalty kick before Sara Tui capitalized on a mistake at the back to give the side a 2-0 lead.
The USA stormed back in the final few minutes of the second period. With 2:30 remaining, Adler dug a ball out and centered for debutant Oray who curled a left-footed effort off the left post and just over the goal line to cut into the lead. Less than 30 seconds later, U.S. goalkeeper Gabby Batmani threw forward for Oray whose initial touch fell for Adler before she rifled home a right-footed shot to bring things level.
Spain retook the lead in the third period, with Carolina Glez’s free kick just 16 seconds in making it 3-2, before Sara Tui put home her second from the penalty spot to restore the two-goal advantage.
The USA then went down a player after Oray was shown two yellow cards during two different dead-ball instances in the space of about 10 seconds. Despite being down a player, Adler earned a penalty kick with about six minutes remaining, but her attempt went wide right of goal before Spain saw out the 4-2 win.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- Debutant Vivian Oray scored a goal, recorded an assist and was sent off in her first game for the Beach WNT and will serve a one-game suspension in the team’s second match of the Acapulco Cup against Mexico on Saturday.
- Hannah Adler collected her 11th career goal and first assist in her 13th appearance for the Beach WNT.
- Veteran Jeané Sunseri-Warp captained the team for the eighth time in place of the injured Ali Hall, and continued her streak of appearing in all 28 Beach WNT matches since the program launched in 2019.
- Along with Oray, Malia Mariano and Melissa Vasquez also made their international debuts.
- The Beach WNT moves to 0-3 all-time against Spain.
-U.S. WOMEN’S BEACH SOCCER NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: United States Women’s Beach Soccer National Team vs. Spain
Date: December 13, 2024
Competition: 2024 Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup
Venue: Arena GNP Seguros; Acapulco, Mexico
Kickoff: 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m. local)
Weather: 82 degrees, clear
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | FT |
| USA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| ESP | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| ESP - Andrea Miron (Penalty Kick) | 10:25 (1st Period) |
| ESP - Sara Tui | 9:38 (2nd Period) |
| USA - Vivian Oray (Hannah Adler) | 2:30 (2nd Period) |
| USA - Hannah Adler (Vivian Oray) | 2:02 (2nd Period) |
| ESP - Carolina Glez (Free Kick) | 11:44 (3rd Period) |
| ESP - Sara Tui (Penalty Kick) | 7:45 (3rd Period) |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Gabby Batmani, 3-Hannah Adler, 6-Jeané Suneri-Warp (Capt.), 8-Malia Mariano, 9-Kilee Quigley
Substitutes: 2-Nikki Haimes, 4-Vanessa Valentine, 10-Vivian Oray, 11-Marissa Vasquez, 12-Makenzie Chronopoulos
Head coach: Morgan Church
ESP: 13-Laura Gallego, 2-Andrea Miron (Capt.), 7-Adriana Manau, 9-Carolina Glez, 10-Jessica Higueras Miras
Substitutes: 25-Andrea Lloret, 3-Andrea Alcaide, 8-Sarah Tui, 17-Natalia Cuadrado, 19-Paqui
Head coach: Omar El Gazzi
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Gabby Batmani (Caution) 0:01 (2nd Period)
ESP – Paqui (Caution) 0:01 (2nd Period)
USA – Vivian Oray (Caution) 6:30 (3rd Period)
USA – Vivian Oray (Caution) 6:20 (3rd Period)
USA – Vivian Oray (Ejection) 6:20 (3rd Period)
USA – Vanessa Valentine (Caution) 1:00 (3rd Period)
BEACH WNT DEFEATS MEXICO 4-0 IN SECOND MATCH OF ACAPULCO BEACH SOCCER CUP
Jeané Sunseri-Warp Brace, Goals From Hannah Adler and Makenzie Chronopoulos Guide USA to Victory
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Dec. 14, 2024) – The U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team bounced back from its tournament opening defeat to Spain, utilizing a brace from captain Jeané Sunseri-Warp as well as goals from Hannah Adler and Makenzie Chronopoulos to down regional rival Mexico 4-0 on the second matchday of the 2024 BSWW Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup Saturday.
Scoreless through the first eight minutes, some excellent teamwork saw the USA break through. Goalkeeper Gabby Batamani threw the ball forward for Adler who took it to the right flank, drawing a defender in the process. There, she laid back for Sunseri-Warp, who cut back inside before unleashing a blast inside the top right corner to send the USA into the first intermission with a 1-0 lead.
Continuing to control the match in the second period, the USA increased its lead with about two-and-a-half minutes remaining as Malia Mariano’s long throw from the right side found Adler in front of goal where she turned her marker and fired a left-footed shot past Sofia Caceres.
The USA got its third goal, and Sunseri-Warp her second just over two minutes into the third, when Mexico goalkeeper Jennifer Amaro was whistled for handing the ball twice during a possession. The U.S. captain stepped up on the free kick and slotted her right-footed effort inside the lower left post to claim her first-ever multi-goal game for the Beach WNT.
With about six minutes remaining, Sunseri-Warp replaced Batmani as the U.S. goalkeeper and contributed on the game’s final goal. Juggling the ball out of the back, Sunseri-Warp lobbed it forward where a Mexico defender cleared it straight for Chronopoulos on the right where she curled a beautiful one-time effort back inside the top left corner to cap the USA’s 4-0 victory.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- Jeané Sunseri-Warp, who has appeared in all 29 Beach WNT matches since the program launched in 2019, recorded her first career brace to take her overall tally to eight goals.
- Sunseri-Warp also captained the USA for the ninth time and even played the final six minutes of the match as goalkeeper.
- Hannah Adler contributed a goal and assist to take her career totals to 12 goals and two assists in 14 matches.
- Makenzie Chronopoulos scored her third career goal, all of which have come in 2024.
- Having made her debut in Friday’s tournament opener, Malia Mariano claimed her first career assist on Adler’s goal.
- Gabby Batmani and Sunseri-Warp combined for the Beach WNT’s third-ever shutout and second of 2024.
- The U.S. Beach WNT moves to 2-1 all-time against Mexico and 15-14 in 29 all-time matches.
-U.S. WOMEN’S BEACH SOCCER NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: United States Women’s Beach Soccer National Team vs. Mexico
Date: December 14, 2024
Competition: 2024 Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup
Venue: Arena GNP Seguros; Acapulco, Mexico
Kickoff: 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. local)
Weather: 84 degrees, clear
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | FT |
| USA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| MEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA - Jeané Sunseri-Warp (Hannah Adler) | 4:00 (1st Period) |
| USA - Hannah Adler (Malia Mariano) | 2:36 (2nd Period) |
| USA - Jeané Sunseri-Warp (Free Kick) | 8:55 (3rd Period) |
| USA - Makenzie Chronopoulos | 5:29 (3rd Period) |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Gabby Batmani, 3-Hannah Adler, 6-Jeané Suneri-Warp (Capt.), 9-Kilee Quigley, 11-Marissa Vasquez
Substitutes: 2-Nikki Haimes, 4-Vanessa Valentine, 8-Malia Mariano, 12-Makenzie Chronopoulos
Suspended: 10-Vivian Oray
Head coach: Morgan Church
MEX: 12-Jennifer Amaro, 4-Cassandra Salguero, 5-Stefi Reyna, 6-Dana García, 8-Cristian Cruz
Substitutes: 1-Sofía Casares, 2-Dennise Leilani 3-Adriana Salguero, 7-Jennifer Ventura, 9-Valeria Torres
Head coach: Fátima Leyva Morán
Misconduct Summary:
None
HANNAH ADLER AND NIKKI HAIMES BRACES GUIDE BEACH WNT TO 6-4 WIN AGAINST COSTA RICA TO CLAIM SECOND PLACE AT ACAPULCO CUP
USA Finishes 2024 With 4-2 Record
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Dec. 15, 2024) – The U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team utilized braces from Hannah Adler and Nikki Haimes, as well as goals from Kilee Quigley and Jeané Sunseri-Warp to earn a 6-4 win against Costa Rica and claim second place at the 2024 BSWW Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup on Sunday.
The first period almost went without a goal until an errant throw from Costa Rica goalkeeper Monserrat Benavides rolled through midfield to Quigley who took the space and hit a long-distance laser with 2:23 remaining in the first and take the USA into the intial break with a 1-0 lead.
As she did in Saturday’s game, Sunseri-Warp deputized in goal, this time to start the second period and began the play for the game’s second goal as she juggled the passed to Makenzie Chronopoulos on the left. There, the defender swung a diagonal ball for Quigley who held up in front of goal before laying off for Adler who touched home her third of the tournament less than a minute into the second.
After a dangerous Costa Rica chance was turned away, the USA caught them out in transition with Quigley hitting a long, low effort that sneaked underneath Benavides and saw Haimes slide to push the ball over the goal line and claim her second international goal and make it 3-0.
Costa Rica then got on the board late in the second. Catching the USA out after a corner kick, Kelly Prieto drove into attack and rounded Sunseri-Warp before placing a low shot that crept just inside the right post and send the teams into the second intermission with the U.S. leading 3-1.
The U.S. restored its three-goal lead straight from kickoff of the third period as Quigley played the ball to Adler on the right flank where she blistered a right-footed effort into the top right corner from midfield.
Costa Rica dug back to within one goal after Maria Chavarria beat Sunseri-Warp from long range with 10:45 remaining, and then Astrid Solis put home a rebound to make it 4-3 with 8:20 remaining.
The U.S. responded midway through the third period when Batmani, who returned to the goal, sent a long throw out of the back to find Haimes who redirected her header into the top left corner for her second of the match.
Mindy Arias pulled another back for Costa Rica to make it 5-4 with 2:26 remaining, but Sunseri-Warp closed out the scoring when she put home a free kick with just over a minute left to confirm the 6-4 win and the USA’s second-place finish at the tournament.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- Hannah Adler recorded her fourth career brace and second in as many matches, with the second year Beach WNT player taking her career total to 14 goals in 15 appearances.
- Kilee Quigley registered a goal and two assists to finish 2024 with a team-leading nine goal contributions (3 goals, 6 assists). Quigley will also enter 2025 as the team’s all-time scoring leader with 18 goals in 25 career caps.
- Captain Jeané Sunseri-Warp became the first Beach WNT player to appear in 30 matches and scored her third goal of the tournament fifth of 2024 to finish the year tied with Adler for second on the team in goal scoring.
- Nikki Haimes recorded her first career brace to finish her second year with the Beach WNT with three goals from nine overall appearances.
- Goalkeeper Gabby Batmani claimed her second career assist on Haimes’ second goal.
- The Beach WNT moves to 16-14 in 30 all-time matches since the program launched in 2019.
-U.S. WOMEN’S BEACH SOCCER NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: United States Women’s Beach Soccer National Team vs. Costa Rica
Date: December 15, 2024
Competition: 2024 Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup
Venue: Arena GNP Seguros; Acapulco, Mexico
Kickoff: 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m. local)
Weather: 90 degrees, clear
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | FT |
| USA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| CRC | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| USA - Kilee Quigley | 2:23 (1st Period) |
| USA - Hannah Adler (Kilee Quigley) | 11:17 (2nd Period) |
| USA - Nikki Haimes | 9:26 (2nd Period) |
| CRC - Kelly Prieto | 2:37 (2nd Period) |
| USA - Hannah Adler (Kilee Quigley) | 11:56 (3rd Period) |
| CRC - Maria Chavarria | 10:45 (3rd Period) |
| CRC - Astrid Solis | 8:20 (3rd Period) |
| USA - Nikki Haimes (Gabby Batmani) | 6:13 (3rd Period) |
| CRC - Mindy Arias | 2:26 (3rd Period) |
| USA - Jeané Sunseri-Warp (Free Kick) | 1:05 (3rd Period) |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Gabby Batmani, 3-Hannah Adler, 6-Jeané Suneri-Warp (Capt.), 9-Kilee Quigley, 11-Marissa Vasquez
Substitutes: 2-Nikki Haimes, 4-Vanessa Valentine, 10-Vivian Oray, 12-Makenzie Chronopoulos
Unavailable: 8-Malia Mariano
Head coach: Morgan Church
CRC: 1-Monserrat Benavides; 2-Mindy Arias, 4-Maria Chavarria, 8-Astrid Solís, 9-Maria Lopez
Substitutes: 12-Jeimy Oporta, 3-Yeisi Cerdas, 5-Elizabeth Fonseca, 7-Kerry Prieto, 10-Joseiby Hernandez
Head coach: Homer Velasquez
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Vanessa Valentine (Caution) 9:00 (2nd Period)
USA – Makenzie Chronopoulos (Caution) 4:00 (2nd Period)