.Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterAug 3, 2024, 01:48 PM ETCloseSam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com.PARIS-- Trinity Rodman does not remember much regarding her astonishing extra-time strike that sent the USA ladies's nationwide group into the Olympic semifinals on Saturday.In fact, Rodman admitted afterward, the entire sequence from when she received Crystal Dunn's pass is actually a blur.Editor's Picks1 Connected" I kind of blacked out," Rodman mentioned after the USWNT's 1-0 victory over Japan. "The final trait I remember is Crystal playing it and afterwards I resembled: 'Ahhh!'" That's the very best minute of my occupation," she incorporated. "I couldn't have asked for everything much better." While Rodman may certainly not have a powerful memory of what she did, her target will certainly be an emphasize that figures to linger. After taking the ball down on the ideal flank, she dribbled within and also blew up a shot that ripped in to the top section of the far post as the Parc des Princes appeared." Obviously Trio is actually heading to carry out that," Mallory Swanson, who companions with Rodman and Sophia Smith on the front line for the U.S, pointed out of the moment. "I presume occasionally in activities enjoy this, it just takes a little bit of miracle, a small amount of specific sparkle. And that's what Trinity carried out." Triad Rodman scored the USA's gaining goal with a superb left-footed strike. Daniela Porcelli/ISI Photos/Getty ImagesIt was Rodman's third objective of the tournament-- tied along with Swanson for many among the Americans-- as well as at 22, she became the youngest United States to score in an Olympic knockout blow complement in 20 years.Several of her teammates mentioned exactly how they typically see Rodman pull off unbelievable chances in instruction, but yielded that to accomplish it on this kind of stage was actually a different form of success." It is actually outrageous," Korbin Albert stated." It was actually fantastic," Smith conceded. "I merely keep in mind feeling therefore eased when it entered." Manager Emma Hayes was quick to mention that Rodman's payments to the group on Sunday went far past that a person chance. Referred to as a sound two-way player, Rodman invested a tough functionality on both points of the field, tracking back frequently to assist when Japan counterattacked." Our experts ought to be chatting additional about what she performs off the sphere," Hayes stated, and also while that might be actually a reasonable argument, it was likewise one that had little chance of excellence offered Rodman's other exploits on Saturday.Her sparkle was actually specifically what the U.S. needed to have after investing many of the match making an effort to break through the stout reduced block that the Americans expected from Japan." I in all honesty think that was the only manner in which our experts were visiting locate an objective during that video game," Rodman stated. "Certainly we had attempted all activity long to enter the seams and also enter between 'em as well as it wasn't functioning." Not all soccer is actually quite football," she proceeded. "But I assume our experts sort of knew that it was mosting likely to boil down to something fantastic like that. If it originated from me or even any person else on the area, we understood that it had not been heading to be tiki-taka in the box. It was one instant that we must capitalize on which's what happened.".