OREM—The Utah Valley University women's soccer team is proud to announce that Utah Royals FC player and FIFA World Cup champion Amy Rodriquez will serve as the honorary captain for UVU at its upcoming match against the Argentina Women's National Team on Tuesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m.
 
"I'm looking forward to being the honorary captain at the UVU game," said Rodriguez. "What a pleasure it is to be recognized by the Utah soccer community. I'm excited to be a part of great match and watch some world class soccer."
 
Rodriquez enters her second season with the Royals as the team opens its 2019 campaign against the Washington Spirit and UVU volunteer assistant coach Ashley Hatch on April 20 at Rio Tinto Stadium.  She started 16 of her 19 matches for Utah Royals FC in the team's inaugural season last year. She tallied four goals and one assists in her URFC debut season.
 
The Utah Royals forward is highly decorated as her honors and awards include two Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012), a FIFA Women's World Cup title (2015), three Algarve Cup championships (2008, 2010, 2011), two Four Nations Tournament titles (2008, 2011), two NWSL championships (2014, 2015), an NWSL championship game MVP award (2015), and an NCAA national title at USC (2007).
 
Kickoff for Tuesday's match against Argentina will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. at Clyde Field. The game will be streamed live on UVU's YouTube channel at YouTube.com/GoUVU.