[LAKELAND RANCH CAMP] U.S. U-17 women’s national team head coach B.J. Snow has called up 26 players for a week-long campthat opens Sunday at Lakeland Ranch, Fla. It is the second-to-last training camp before the 2013 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship, which will be held Oct. 30-Nov. 9 in Jamaica.
Snow’s squad includes 18 players born 1997, six born 1998 and two in 1999. Players born on or after Jan. 1, 1997, are age-eligible for the 2014 U-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in CostaRica.
Forwards Mallory Pugh (eight goals in all competitions) and Madison Haley (four goals) lead the USAin scoring this year. The Americans are 4-1-2 in international matches this year.
U.S. U-17 Roster:
GOALKEEPERS(3): Lauren Rood (Washington Timbers; Camas; Wash.), Sabrina Macias (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Ashley Orkus (BUSA; Birmingham, Ala.)
DEFENDERS(8): Gabriella Carreiro (FC Stars of Mass; Upton, Mass.), Alana Cook (Match Fit Chelsea; Far Hills, N.J.), Mackenzie Gouner (Real Colorado; Monument, Colo.), Mia Gyau (Bethesda Lions; SilverSprings, Md.), Natalie Jacobs (Slammers FC; Coto de Caza, Calif.), Tegan McGrady (MVLA SC; San Jose, Calif.), Zoe Morse (Michigan Hawks; East Lansing, Mich.), Jacey Pederson (PSV Union; Palo Alto,Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Dorian Bailey (Sporting BVSC; Mission Kans.), Marley Canales (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Chloe Castaneda (LA Premier;Encino, Calif.), Taylor Otto (CASL; Apex, N.C.), Taylor Racioppi (PDA Clash; Ocean Township, N.J.), Anika Rodriguez (So Cal Blues; Torrance, Calif.)
FORWARDS(9): Madison Haley (Dallas Texans; Dallas, Texas), Kelcie Hedge (Washington Premier; Post Falls, Idaho), Civana Kuhlmann (Colorado Rush; Parker, Colo.), Mallory Pugh (Real Colorado; HighlandsRanch, Colo.) Zoe Redei (Eclipse Select; Highland Park, Ill.), Maddy Schultz (Northwest Nationals; Edmonds Wash.), Frankie Tagliaferri (PDA; Colts Neck, N.J.), Tiara Webb (Cap FC United; Elk Grove,Calif.), Michelle Xiao (Gretna SC; Omaha Neb.)