Youth: USA roster set for Concacaf U-15 Girls Championship

• by Mike Woitalla  @MikeWoitalla, Jul 31, 2018

Coach April Kater  will be fielding a U-14 squad at the 2018 Concacaf Girls U-15 Championship Aug. 6-13 in Bradenton, Florida. Her 18-player roster is comprised of 14 2004-born players and four 2005s for the 28-nation tournament for which players born in 2003 or later are eligible.

The USA is in Group A of the tourney's 12-team Division 1 and faces Jamaica (Aug. 7), guest team Portugal (Aug. 8) and El Salvador (Aug. 10) in first-round play.

U.S. U-15 Concacaf Girls U-15 Championship roster
GOALKEEPERS (2): Nona Reason (San Diego Surf; San Clemente, Calif.), Teagan Wy (West Coast FC; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).
DEFENDERS (6): Elise Evans (San Jose Earthquakes; Redwood City, Calif.), Evelyn Shores (NTH Tophat; Atlanta, Ga.), Maia Tabion (Crossfire Premier; Sammamish, Wash.), Maggie Taitano (San Diego Surf; Carlsbad, Calif.), Gisele Thompson (Real So Cal; Studio City, Calif.), Amelia Van Zanten (FC United; Buffalo Grove, Ill.).
MIDFIELDERS (5): Maggie Cagle (SC Del Sol; Phoenix, Ariz.), Sofia Cook (LA Galaxy; Huntington Beach, Calif.), Juliauna Hayward (Real Colorado; Thornton, Colo.), Yuna McCormack (San Jose Earthquakes; Mill Valley, Calif.), Olivia Moultrie (Beach FC; Canyon County, Calif.).
FORWARDS (5): America Frias (San Jose Earthquakes; San Jose, Calif.), Allison Montoya (MVLA SC; Los Altos, Calif.), Katherine Rader (Orlando Pride DA; Stuart, Fla.), Jaedyn Shaw (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Alyssa Thompson (Real So Cal; Studio City, Calif.).