QUINCY — Alayna Vela has watched enough of past Women’s World Cup events to understand how incredibly passionate and unique the fans are.
Now, she gets to see it up close.
Vela, a sophomore midfielder on the Quincy University women’s soccer team, is part of the Hawks’ 45-person traveling party heading to Australia this week. QU will play a pair of exhibition games against Australian teams and will attend a couple of Women’s World Cup matches during their seven-day excursion.
“We’ll get to watch Ireland during one of the games,” Vela said. “The international tour director told us they do some pretty cool things to celebrate. I’m excited to see that.”
The Hawks also will see Brazil play, which means watching Marta in person.
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