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November 10, 2002
Gold Cup MVP Tiffeny Milbrett and U.S. Team players post-game comments
Milbrett was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2002 Gold Cup. She scored seven goals in the tournament despite playing just three total halves. Milbrett shared tournament top scoring honors with Canada's Charmaine Hooper and Christine Sinclair, who also scored seven times.
Post game quotes
Tiffeny Milbrett
It was an incredible ball from Kristine Lilly . She had to beat that defender, took her on a good 20 yards down the field and got off a great cross. I delayed my run a little bit and it was a perfect ball, perfect timing.
Mia Hamm (first goal of the tournament, but the 136th of her career).
(About Milbrett) She's a world class finisher and she proved that again tonight.
We have so much respect for Canada and how hard they play. That's why our focus and commitment was there tonight. Every player made an impact in this tournament. Everyone unselfishly said, 'what do I have to do to win.' And that's how you win tournaments like this. It's a grind, and people get injured, and other people have to carry the load, and this team did that.
U.S. Captain Julie Foudy
Canada is an athletic team. They are combative and they're the kind of team that will always gets in a foot or a tackle. In conditions like this tonight, that's a perfect game for them, because they are a scrappy team. I give them tremendous credit. Their federation has put a lot of support behind their women's team and you can see the result.
Brandi Chastain
We knew the game against Canada was going to be a tough one. Playing against Canada always is, because we've played so many games against them in the past and because they've improved so much in recent years. It has become a great game for us, and a true rivalry.
U.S. Head Coach April Heinrichs
Considering the field and the weather, I thought our team played marvelously from start to finish. The first half was phenomenal. The only flaw in that game was that corner kick where the ball was bouncing around, it was a bit sloppy and difficult to clear. In the second half, (Canada) played eight and sometimes 10 players behind the ball, and we were still able to find a variety of ways to get behind them. I really have to credit our players with applying every lesson we've learned during these five games to pick apart Canada's bunker. And eventually, what a phenomenal goal to finish the tournament with.
Fawcett, Chastain, Wagner, MacMillan and Milbrett all named to the Gold Cup Best XI. Cindy Parlow named Honorable Mention All-Tournament Team.