Summer Yates of Washington club Pacific NW scored a hat trick for the U.S. U-18 women’s national team in a 4-1 win over Australia, the third game of the U-18s’Australia trip following a 2-1 win over Australia and a 4-1 loss to Canada.
Emina Ekic of Kentucky’s Javanon FC scored the first goalfor the USA three minutes after Australia took the lead from the penalty spot. Ekic also assisted on Yates’ first two goals.
Coach Jaime Frias’ team is in themiddle of the first year of a two-year cycle with the ultimate of qualifying for the 2020 U-20 Women’s World Cup.
In the 2-1 win over Australia, Rachel Jones ofGeorgia’s Tophat SC scored both goals for the USA.
Ekic scored the USA’s lone goal in the loss to Canada.
July 12 in Canberra,Australia
Australia 1 USA 4
Goals: Maher (pen.) 50; Ekic (Brewster) 53, Yates (Ekic, 59), Yates (Ekic) 73, Yates (Brewster) 90.
Australia — Mathyssen-Whyman (Grove, 46), Carpenter, Hunt (Bourke, 63), Siemsen (Barbieri, 85), Lowe, Ibini (Vine, 70), Wheeler, Torpey (Martin, 46), Flannery (Ayres, 63), Maher(Rose, 63), Sayer (Chidiac, 37).
USA — Dickey, Holmes, Dawson (Bell, 46), Piper, Abello (Desiano, 40), Dyke (Winters, 46), Nighswonger (Torres, 64), Zandi (Yates, 36),Spaanstra, Jones (Gambone, 64), Ekic (Brewster, 46).
July 10 in Canberra, Australia
Australia 1 USA 2.
Goals: Lowe 40; Jones (Dawson) 76, Jones (Nighswonger) 88.
Australia — Mathyssen-Whyman; Carpenter, Hunt, Siemsen (Hawkesby, 60), Lowe (Martin, 73), Ibini, Wheeler(Lefevre, 46), Chidiac, Flannery (Ayers, 46), Maher (Torpey, 60), Sayer.
USA — Dickey; Martinez, Bell (Dawson, 46), Desiano, Abello (Holmes, 60), Dyke (Nighswonger,67),Torres, Yates, Spaanstra, Brewster (Jones, 46), Gambone (Ekic, 67).
July 6 in Canberra, Australia
USA 1 Canada 4
Goals: Emina Ekic 93+; Stratigakis (pen.) 5; Huitema 22, Larcohe 73, Grosso 81.
USA – Hancuff, Martinez, Bell, Dawson, Holmes, Zandi (Dyke, 46), Winters(Torres, 46), Nighswonger (Yates, 61), Spaanstra, Ekic, Jones (Gambone, 76).
Canada — Foster, Regan (Antoine, 74), Guay (Change, 46), Cathro, Riviere (Carle, 66),Stratigakis, Huitema (Boychuck, 46), Grosso (Kats, 85), Larcohe, Taylor, Hansen.
U.S. U-18 women’s national team
GOALKEEPERS(2): Claudia Dickey (Charlotte Soccer Academy; Charlotte, N.C.), Hensley Hancuff (Oklahoma FC; Edmond, Okla.).
DEFENDERS (6): Kerry Abello (Eclipse Select; Batavia,Ill.), Maycee Bell (Sporting Blue Valley; Wichita, Kansas), Sydney Dawson (Internationals SC; Akron, Ohio), Madelyn Desiano (So Cal Blues; San Clemente, Calif.), Shea Holmes (Real Colorado; HighlandsRanch, Colo.), Brianna Martinez (New Mexico Rush, Albuquerque, N.M.).
MIDFIELDERS (6): Tess Boade (Real Colorado; Golden, Colo.), Coriana Dyke (Colorado Rush; Littleton,Colo.), Jenna Nighswonger (Slammers FC; Huntington Beach, Calif.), Taryn Torres (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Natalie Winters (Iowa; Plymouth, Mich.), Sydney Zandi (Penn Fusion, West Chester, Pa.).
FORWARDS (6): Jordan Brewster (Internationals SC; North Canton, Ohio), Emina Ekic (Javanon FC; Fairdale, Ky.), Aleigh Gambone (McLean FC; Clifton, Va.), Rachel Jones (Tophat SC;Lawrenceville, Ga.), Alexa Spaanstra (Michigan Hawks; Brighton, Mich.), Summer Yates (Pacific NW; Pasco, Wash.).