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Photos: Women's Football at Heinz Field
You have to see these incredible photos of the Women's Football Championship game at Heinz Field. These women are AMAZING athletes!
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After Saturday's game at Heinz Field, we have a winner.
Holly Peterson ran the opening kickoff back 82 yards for a touchdown, and herΒ San Diego SurgeΒ semipro womenβs football team intercepted a pass with 18 seconds left to beat the Chicago Force 40-36 Saturday in Pittsburghβand claiming the equivalent of the Womenβs Super Bowl.
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According to ESPN.com,Β more than 2,000 fans turned out for the Women's Football Alliance championship at Heinz Fieldβthe first womenβs title game to be held in an NFL stadium.
βWe were in a heavyweight fight,β Force coach John Konecki was quoted as saying. βA 16-round fight that went to decision and the Surge beat us.β
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News services also reported:Β βThe Force led 36-27 in the fourth quarter, but the Surge scored twice in the final 2:28 to win. A 68-yard punt return by Cassey Brick with 1:40 left gave the Surge the lead for good.β
The Game, aired on ESPN3, was hosted by the Pittsburgh Passion, and MVP Cassey Brick Β told TribLive.com: βThis was a great opportunity,β Brick said. βFranco Harris and the Pittsburgh Passion did an amazing job. This was a huge leap for the sport of womenβs football.β
TribLive reported:
Brick β¦ scored the game-winning points on a 66-yard punt return with 1:49 to play. She also caught three passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns and carried four times for 29 yards and another score.
The game was decided when San Diegoβs Cilena Tanaya Mosley stopped a long Chicago drive by intercepting a pass at her teamβs 6-yard line with about 25 seconds left.
The leagueβs βBreaking Barriers Festival Weekendβ also celebrated the 40th anniversary of Title IX, which promotes a more equal distribution of funding for womenβs and menβs athletics at schools receiving federal money; and The Immaculate Reception by Harris. The NFL Hall of Famer serves as co-owner of the WFAβs Passion. The stadiumβs Jumbotron displayed his famous play at halftime.
βIt was an incredible game that kept people on the edge of their seats,β Harris said. βYou couldnβt ask for anything more.β
The Santee-based Surgeβwhich plays at Santana High School and West Hills High Schoolβwent unbeaten this season. The Force trains at Evanston Township High School.
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