[CONCACAF UNDER-20 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA made it three wins, all by the score of 6-0, when it defeated host Panama at the Concacaf U-20 Women’sChampionship. Such was the U.S. domination that it outshot Panama, 22-0. Penn State star Maya Hayes led the Americans with two goals and anassist. The USA moves into final’s semifinals […]
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USA rolls a pair of boxcars
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA won a pair of 6-0 decisions and moved into the semifinals of the Concacaf U-20 Women’sChampionship. Wake Forest’s Katie Stengel and Penn State’s Mia Hayes each scored two first-half goals and the USAcruised to a 6-0 win over Cuba on Sunday at Panama City’s Estadio Rommel Fernandez, two days […]
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U.S. U-20 talent spread across the country
[BY THE NUMBERS] The USA opens play at the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship in Panama City Friday against Guatemala. It is seeking its third U-20 regionalcrown and features a star-studded team of collegians and prep stars. The talent is spread out across the country with players from 17 different states on the 20-player roster. 2 […]
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Cari Roccaro, prized for her versatility
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] One of only three field players on the U.S. under-20 national team who are still in high school, Long Island’s Cari Roccaro is one of the most versatile players on the team. The Notre Dame recruit is a defender for the U-20s but plays in midfield and up front […]
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Lindsay Horan, French-trained scoring whiz
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] Lindsey Horan is considered one of the top strikers to come along in the girls nationalteam program in recent years. The North Carolina recruit out of Colorado Rush is one of the stars of the U.S. under-20 national team headed to Panama City for Concacaf qualifying that begins nextweek. […]
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College stars headed to Concacaf qualifying
[U.S. UNDER-20 WOMEN] Morgan Brian, the 2011 Soccer America Freshman of the Year, and three other 2011 Women’s MVPs werenamed to the U.S. under-20 national team’s 20-player roster for the CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship to be held March 1-11 in Panama City. MayaHayes (Penn State), Katie Stengel (Wake Forest) and Vanessa DiBernardo (Illinois), the daughter […]
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Prep star Horan leads Americans to La Manga sweep
[U.S. UNDER-20 WOMEN] The USA was perfect at the 2012 Four Nations Tournament for under-20 national teams in La Manga, Spain, with wins over Germany (1-0),Switzerland (10-0) and Norway (2-0). The Americans included many of college soccer’s top young players, but the tournament MVP was high school senior LindseyHoran, who had four goals. Horan, who plays […]
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Swanson takes 20 players to Spain
[U.S. UNDER-20 WOMEN] The U.S. under-20 women’s national team will travel to La Manga, Spain, Friday for the Four Nations Tournament that also featuresSwitzerland, Germany and Norway. U.S. head coach Steve Swanson has called up 20 players, including five in high school. Both goalkeepers, Bryane Heaberlin of the Clearwater Chargers and Abby Smith of the […]
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Doniak fills sisters' shoes
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] Makenzy Doniak is the third in line of a sister trio that has been the toast of SouthernCalifornia girls soccer. She’s coming off a strong January camp with the U.S. under-18 national team with which she scored two goals in a 4-1 win over the Shanghai Women’s Football Club. […]
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USA to face Panama, Guatemala and Cuba
[CONCACAF UNDER-20 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA will face host Panama, Guatemala and Cuba in group play at the Concacaf Under-20 Women’s Championship tobe played March 1-11. The eight-team tournament will be played exclusively in Panama City’s Estadio Rommel Fernandez. Group A consists of Mexico, Canada, Haiti and Jamaica. The finalists and winner of the third-place […]