Twenty-four players have been named to a 24-player U.S. U-17 girls national team squad by Coach B.J. Snowfor an April 6-13 in Chula Vista, Calif.
The roster in comprised of 19players born 1999 and five born in 2000. The age cutoff for the next U-17 Women’s World Cup, in 2016, is for players born on or after Jan. 1, 1999.
Snow’s team won the 2015 U-17Women’s NTC Invitational in Carson, Calif. in February by beating defeated Mexico, Canada and Japan.
The camp is being held in conjunction with a U.S. U-16 girls’ camp and the twoteams will play each other twice.
U.S. Girls U-17 Roster
GOALKEEPERS (2): Hillary Beall (West Coast FC; Laguna Beach, Calif.),Brooke Bollinger (Space Coast United Storm; Indialantic, Fla.).
DEFENDERS (8): Kerry Abello (Team Chicago; Aurora, Ill.), Sierra Enge (Carlsbad United; Cardiff, Calif.), JoannaHarber (Eastside FC; Bellevue, Wash.), Karlie Paschall (Tennessee SC; Brentwood, Tenn.), Kiara Pickett (Camarillo Eagles; Santa Barbara, Calif.), Isabel Rodriquez (Michigan Hawks; Canton, Mich.),Karina Rodriquez (So Cal Blues; Torrance, Calif.), Sydney Zandi (Penn Fusion; West Chester, Pa.).
MIDFIELDERS (8): Chyanne Dennis (West Pines; Sunrise, Fla.), Rachael Dorwart(Penn Fusion; Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Emina Ekic (Javanon; Fairdale, Ky.), Jaelin Howell (Real Colorado; Windsor, Colo.), Brianna Pinto (CASL; Durham, N.C.), Ashley Sanchez (So Cal Blues; Monrovia,Calif.), Taryn Torres (Solar Chelsea; Frisco, Texas), Olivia Wade (La Roca FC; Kaysville, Utah).
FORWARDS (6): Rachel Jones (Tophat; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Emily Knous (LegendsFC; Long Beach, Calif.), Civana Kuhlmann (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Alexa Spaanstra (Michigan Hawks; Brighton, Mich.), Francesca Tagliaferri (PDA Arsenal, Colts Neck, N.J.), Jordan Taylor(Ohio Premier Eagles; Wadsworth, Ohio).