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Marching to the match: Fans show support for U.S. women’s soccer team, female athletes

Hundreds of soccer fans march with Nike’s “March to the Match” in honor of female athletes before the U.S. women’s national team played Belgium at Banc of California stadium on April 7.

By Claire Collins, Jessica Chen, Katie Falkenberg

On Sunday, April 7, around 1,500 supporters gathered for Nike’s March to the Match in Los Angeles. Supporters marched in honor of female athletes to the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s friendly match against Belgium at Banc of California Stadium. Here are some of the faces of the March to the Match.

Hailey Losselyong
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Liza Herrera
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Adeline Santos
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Marysol Flores and Alexis Gomez
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Kim Crabbe, former U.S. Women's National Soccer Team member
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Brianna Scurry, the 1999 Women's soccer gold medalist
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Gabriela Ba'uelos and Jacqueline Ibarra
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Lauren Estella
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Shelby Houlihan
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James Shin with his daughter, Fiona Shin, 12
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WNBA's Cappie Pondexter and Essence Carson
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Elisha Taylor
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Gabriela Mendez and Areli Flores
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Daniela Navarrete
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Zahara Juarez
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Natalia Pimentel, Jayne Bender, Jackie Gill and Avery McCormack
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Twins Delilah and Joycelyn Medina
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Sisters Piper and Keaton Davis
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The Davis family
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Mari Wilson and Brie DaSilveira
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Anna Dominguez
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Rosa Blas, Elanna Arceo and Stephanie Pagan
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Samantha Grimaldi
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Adeline, Giuliano and Massimo Santos, with Susan Filippone (center)
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Andrea Escobar and Nicole Contreras
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Victoria Flores
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Allisson Maldonado, center, with Hayley Maldonado, left, and Grecia Flores, right.
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Viriemily Benitez, Aimee Benitez, and Valeria Benitez
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Katie Falkenberg

Katie Falkenberg is a former photo and video journalist for the Los Angeles Times. Raised in Ohio, she began her career in Washington, D.C., covering the White House and Capitol Hill. Falkenberg has been named Multimedia Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International, as well as the National Press Photographers Assn. In 2017, she was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for feature photography for her photo essay, “Motherhood in the Time of Zika.” She has been the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy award, and two of her short films have been named Official Honorees in the Webby Awards. When not working, she can be found surfing, fly-fishing or watercoloring.

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