U.S. U-20 women beat France, tie Brazil at Nike Friendlies

• by Mike Woitalla  @MikeWoitalla, Dec 14, 2019

University of Virginia sophomore Alexa Spaanstra  and Trinity Rodman of So Cal Blues scored in the U.S. U-20 'blue' women's national team's 2-1 win over France at the Nike Friendlies on Friday. Coach Mark Carr  guided a split squad in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. USA-Red played Brazil to a 0-0 tie.

On Wednesday, France beat USA-Red, 2-0, and Brazil beat USA Blue, 4-2.

The U-20s are prepping for February’s Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic that will send three countries to the 2020 U-20 Women’s World Cup.

23' | GOAL

Coming in hot off the throw-in, Alexa Spaanstra turns and puts it home to give the U-20 #USWNT the lead!

1-0 | #NikeFriendlies pic.twitter.com/ma33sbf8xr

— U.S. Soccer YNT (@USYNT) December 13, 2019

45+2' | GOAL

Mere SECONDS before halftime Trinity Rodman extends the U-20 #USWNT's lead to goals

2-0 | #NikeFriendlies pic.twitter.com/nnC4ZbRNOd

— U.S. Soccer YNT (@USYNT) December 14, 2019

U-20 Nike Friendlies
Friday, Dec. 13
USA-Red 0 Brazil 0
USA-Red Starting XI -- Meagan McClalland, Katelyn Duong (C), Smith Hunter, Cassandra Hiatt, Avery Lockwood, Dilary Heredia Beltran, Sakura Yoshida, Quincy Mc Mahon, Anna Podojil, Samantha Kroeger, Sydny Nasello.

USA-Blue 2 (Spaanstra, Rodman) France 1
USA-Blue Starting XI -- Julia Dohle, Jenna Nighswonger, Shae Holmes, Emily Mason, Alexa Spaanstra, Trinity Rodman, Summer Yates, Talia Della Peruta, Bria Schrotenboer, Mykiaa Minniss, Rebecca Jarrett.

Wednesday, Dec. 11
USA-Red 0 France 2
USA-Red -- 2Angelina Anderson (GK)(C), Smith Hunter, Cassandra Hiatt, Dilary Heredia Beltran,10-Sakura Yoshida, Zoe Hasenauer,1Quincy Mc Mahon, Anna Podojil, Katelyn Duong, Samantha Kroeger, Sydny Nasello.

USA-Blue 2 (Nighsonger, Yates) Brazil 4
USA-Blue Starting XI -- Julia Dohle (GK), Alexa Spaanstra (C), Jenna Nighswonger, Shae Holmes, Emily Mason, Natalia Staude, Astrid Wheeler, Trinity Rodman, Summer Yates, Bria Schrotenboer, Rebecca Jarrett.

Monday, Dec. 9
France 1 Brazil 0

U.S. U-20s Nike Friendlies Roster
GOALKEEPERS (3): Angelina Anderson (Univ. of California; Danville, Calif.), Julia Dohle (Penn State Univ.; Scarsdale, N.Y.), Meagan McClelland (Rutgers Univ.; Kearny, N.J.)
DEFENDERS (11): Julia Dorsey (Univ. of North Carolina; Baltimore, Md.), Cassandra Hiatt (Texas Tech Univ.; Parker, Colo.), Shae Holmes (Univ. of Washington; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Smith Hunter (Reign Academy; Seattle, Wash.), Samantha Kroeger (World Class FC; West Milford, N.J.), Emily Mason (PDA; Flemington, N.J.), Quincy McMahon (Real Colorado; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Sally Menti (Crossfire Premier; Seattle, Wash.), Bria Schrotenboer (Michigan State Univ.; Holland, Mich.), Ella Shamburger (Vanderbilt Univ.; Atlanta, Ga.), Natalia Staude (Univ. of Virginia; Atlanta, Ga.)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Talia DellaPeruta (FC Cologne/GER; Cumming, Ga.), Katelyn Duong (Univ. of Minnesota; Portland, Ore.), Zoe Hasenauer (Univ. of Oregon; Simi Valley, Calif.), Avery Lockwood (Indiana Univ.; Grand Rapids, Mich.), Alexa Spaanstra (Univ. of Virginia; Brighton, Mich.), Astrid Wheeler (Concorde Fire; Atlanta, Ga.), Summer Yates (Univ. of Washington; Pasco, Wash.), Sakura Yoshida (Univ. of Oregon; Seattle, Wash.)
FORWARDS (9): Isabel Cox (Univ. of North Carolina; Greensboro, N.C.), Lia Godfrey (United Soccer Alliance; Fleming Island, Fla.), Dilary Heredia Beltran (Sporting Blue Valley; Overland Park, Kan.), Rebecca Jarrett (Univ. of Virginia; Clifton, N.J.), Sydny Nasello (Univ. of South Florida; Land O’ Lakes, Fla.), Jenna Nighswonger (Florida State Univ.; Huntington Beach, Calif.), Diana Ordonez (Univ. of Virginia; Prosper, Texas), Anna Podojil (Univ. of Arkansas; Cincinnati, Ohio), Trinity Rodman (So Cal Blues SC; Laguna Niguel).