U.S. U-20 women prep for World Cup

• by Mike Woitalla  @MikeWoitalla, May 4, 2018

Three months ahead of the U-20 Women’s World Cup, Coach Jitka Klimkova  is holding a 24-player camp in Carson, California.

Klimkova, who will be picking a 21-player roster for the World Cup, has called in 17 collegians and seven youth club players.

The camp will include two games against the U.S. U-23 women’s national team May 14 and May 17.

• The roster is comprised of eight players born in 1998, 11 born in 1999 and five born in 2000. (Players born in 1998 or later are eligible for this year’s U-20 World Cup.)

• The USA will face Japan, Paraguay and Spain in Group C at the France-hosted U-20 World Cup (Aug. 5-24).

U.S. U-20 women's national team roster
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brooke Heinsohn (Duke; Norfolk, Mass), Laurel Ivory (Virginia; Surfside, Fla.), Amanda McGlynn (Virginia Tech; Jacksonville, Fla.).
DEFENDERS (8): Jordan Brewster (Internationals SC; North Canton, Ohio), Emily Fox (UNC; Chapel Hill, N.C.), Naomi Girma (California Thorns FC; San Jose, Calif.), Samantha Hiatt (Stanford; Newcastle, Wash.), Tara McKeown (USC; Newbury Park, Calif.), Zoe Morse (Virginia; East Lansing, Mich.), Kiara Pickett (Stanford; Santa Barbara, Calif.), Isabel Rodriguez (Ohio State; Canton, Mich.).
MIDFIELDERS (8): Samantha Coffey (Boston College; Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.), Savannah DeMelo (USC; Bellflower, Calif.), Jaelin Howell (Real Colorado; Windsor, Colo.), Jenna Nighswonger (LAFC Slammers; Huntington Beach, Calif.), Brianna Pinto (NTH Tophat; Durham, N.C.), Delanie Sheehan (UCLA; Los Gatos, Calif.), Taryn Torres (Virginia; Frisco, Texas), Viviana Villacorta (UCLA; Lawndale, Calif.).
FORWARDS (5): Penelope Hocking (So Cal Blues; Anaheim, Calif.), Abigail Kim (California; Vashon, Wash.), Sophia Smith (Real Colorado; Windsor, Colo.), Alexa Spaanstra (Virginia; Brighton, Mich.), Kelsey Turnbow (Santa Clara; Nashville, Tenn.).