Calkins: U of M to celebrate the life of Liza Fletcher with a new soccer stadium
The University of Memphis will announce the creation of the Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium, a state-of-the-art women’s soccer facility dedicated to the memory of Liza Fletcher, who was abducted and killed in September 2022. The Tiger women’s soccer team defeated SMU, 2-1, Nov. 5, 2023, in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, to win its third consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship. (Courtesy University of Memphis Athletics)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
It’s the perfect way to honor Fletcher’s legacy — and to continue to spread her light.
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