Coach Michelle Frenchhas named a 19-player squad for the U.S. U-20 women’s national team’s July 6-15 training camp in Chula Vista, California.
The team is preparing for the 2016U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea (Nov. 13-Dec. 3), where the USA will face France, New Zealand and Ghana in first-round play.
In latest competition, on a trip to Papua NewGuinea in May, French’s team beat Papua New Guinea, 10-0, and fell to Japan, 5-0. Afterward it team had a training camp in North Carolina (June 15-23).
U.S.U-20 women’s national team
GOALKEEPERS (2): Rose Chandler (Penn State; Atlanta, Ga.), Casey Murphy (Rutgers; Bridgewater, N.J.)/
DEFENDERS(7): Madeline Elliston (Penn State; Omaha, Neb.), Emily Fox (FC Virginia; Ashburn, Va.), Sabrina Flores (Notre Dame; Livingston, N.J.), Ellie Jean (Penn State; Coventry, Conn.), NatalieJacobs (Notre Dame; Coto de Caza, Calif.), Taylor Otto (CASL; Apex, N.C.), Kaleigh Riehl (Penn State; Fairfax Station, Va.).
MIDFIELDERS (7): Marley Canales (San Diego Surf;San Diego, Calif.), Katie Cousins (Tennessee; Forest, Va.), Savannah DeMelo (Beach FC; Bellflower, Calif.), Kelcie Hedge (Washington; Post Falls, Idaho), Emily Ogle (Penn State; Strongsville, Ohio),Courtney Petersen (Virginia; Canton, Mich.), Parker Roberts (Florida; Leawood, Kan.).
FORWARDS (3): Ashley Sanchez (SoCal Blues; Monrovia, Calif.), Jessie Scarpa (NorthCarolina; Lakeland, Fla.), Ally Watt (Texas A&M; Colorado Springs, Colo.).