Mel Evans
Carli Lloyd
Olympic soccer star Carli Lloyd wears her gold medals, one from Beijing in 2008 and the other from London last week, as she visits soccer practice at Universal Soccer Academy Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Lumberton, N.J. The Delran, N.J., native and Rutgers grad scored both U.S. goals to lead the women's team to Olympic gold in a 2-1 victory against Japan in London. She also scored the winning goal against Brazil in Beijing four years ago. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Mel Evans
Carli Lloyd
Olympic soccer star Carli Lloyd wears her gold medals, one from Beijing in 2008 and the other from London last week, as she visits soccer practice at Universal Soccer Academy Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Lumberton, N.J. The Delran, N.J., native and Rutgers grad scored both U.S. goals to lead the women's team to Olympic gold in a 2-1 victory against Japan in London. She also scored the winning goal against Brazil in Beijing four years ago. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Mel Evans
Carli Lloyd, Nario Ginchiglia
Assistant soccer coach Nario Ginchiglia admires Olympic soccer star Carli Lloyd's gold medals, one from Beijing in 2008 and the other from London last week, as she visited Universal Soccer Academy Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Lumberton, N.J. The Delran, N.J., native and Rutgers grad scored both U.S. goals to lead the women's team to a 2-1 victory against Japan in the gold medal game in London. She also scored the winning goal against Brazil in Beijing four years ago. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Mel Evans
Carli Lloyd, James Galanis
U.S. women's soccer champ Carli Lloyd wears her gold medals, one from Beijing in 2008 and the other from London last week, as she visits her coach James Galanis at Universal Soccer Academy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Lumberton, N.J. Lloyd said, for 10 days before leaving for London she trained with Galanis for about five-hours-a-day. The Delran, N.J., native and Rutgers grad scored both U.S. goals to lead the women's team to a 2-1 victory against Japan in the gold medal game in London. She also scored the winning goal against Brazil in Beijing four years ago. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Mel Evans
Carli Lloyd
U.S. women's soccer champ Carli Lloyd holds her two soccer gold medals as she visits the Universal Soccer Academy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Lumberton, N.J. Lloyd, who also won gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, says the victory at the London Olympics hasn't sunk in yet. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Mel Evans
Carli Lloyd
U.S. women's soccer champ Carli Lloyd holds her two soccer gold medals as she kicks a soccer ball at Universal Soccer Academy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Lumberton, N.J. Lloyd, who also won gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, says the victory at the London Olympics hasn't sunk in yet. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:00 am
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Updated: 12:12 am, Wed Aug 15, 2012.
Olympic soccer champ Carli Lloyd returns home to New Jersey
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LUMBERTON — U.S. women's soccer champ Carli Lloyd says the victory at the London Olympics hasn't sunk in yet.
Lloyd spoke to reporters Tuesday while over 100 children practiced their drills at Universal Soccer Academy in Lumberton.
Lloyd practiced on the same fields after losing her long-held starting job weeks before the London games. She says she thought her life was over.
She got back on the field when Shannon Boxx injured her hamstring in the opening game.
The Delran, N.J., native and Rutgers grad scored both U.S. goals to lead the women's team to Olympic gold in a 2-1 victory against Japan in London.
She also scored the winning goal against Brazil in Beijing four years ago.
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