U.S. U-17 girls enter final training camp

• by Soccer America , Oct 8, 2008

The U.S. under-17 girls national team will hold its final training camp beginning Thursday at the PDA facilities in Zarephath, N.J.

Coach Kazbek Tambi will bring 21 players to New Jersey for the final camp before the U-17 Girls World Cup, which begins later this month in New Zealand,

The U.S. U-17s are 8-0-0 in international matches in 2008.

U.S. U-17 ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS: Alexa Gaul (Naperville, Ill.), Jennifer Pettigrew (Kearney, N.J.), Taylor Vancil (South Elgin, Ill.);
DEFENDERS: Amber Brooks (New Hope, Pa.), Coloee Colohan (West Point, Utah), Crystal Dunn (Rockville Center, N.Y.), Alexis Harris (Plano, Texas), Rachel Quon (Lake Forrest, Ill.), Julia Roberts (Frederick, Md.);
MIDFIELDERS: Kate Bennett (Clyde Hill, Wash.), Morgan Brian (St. Simons Island, Ga.), Elizabeth Eddy (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Olivia Klei (Pleasanton, Calif.), Mandy Laddish (Lee's Summit, Mo.), Kristen Mewis (Hanson, Mass.), Samantha Mewis (Hanson, Mass.), Erika Tymrak (Bradenton, Fla.);
FORWARDS: Tani Costa (Honolulu, Hawaii), Vicki DiMartino (Massapequa park, N.Y.), Samantha Johnson (Palmdale, Calif.), Courtney Verloo (Tualatin, Ore.).