The U.S. U-18 women’s national team, coached by U.S. Soccer Technical Director April Heinrichs, opened play at the 2016 U-20 La Manga Tournament with a 0-0 tie withDenmark’s U-19s.
The U.S. 22-player roster is comprised of 19 players born in 1998 and three in 1997.
March 3 in Cartagena, Spain
USA 0 Denmark 0.
USA — Heinsohn, Doyle (Mackin, 76), Gorzak (Goins, 46), Hiatt (Mitchell, 46), Kim (Bosco, 76), Berkely (Daugirda, 66), Dunphy, Canales, Jones(Gee, 46), 20- Kornieck , Morse.
Denmark — Svane; Obel, Karsberg-Petersen, Frank, 5- Moller Thomsen, Jorup, Henriksen, Sorensen Abilda (Marie Madsen, 67), Schioldan(Dybdahl,77), Sorensen, Barut.
U.S. U-18 women’s national team roster
GOALKEEPERS (2): Amanda Dennis (Penn State; Palmetto,Fla.), Brooke Heinsohn (New England FC; Norfolk; Mass.).
DEFENDERS (7): Malia Berkely (Fairfield Optimist SC; Liberty Township, Ohio), Holly Daugirda (Utah Avalanche; Salt LakeCity, Utah), Julie Doyle (San Diego Surf; Murrieta, Calif.), Samantha Hiatt (Crossfire FC; Newcastle, Wash.), Julie Mackin (Real Colorado; Castle Rock, Colo.), Kaiya McCullough (San Diego Surf;Mission Viejo, Calif.), Taylor Mitchell (Real So Cal; Tarzana, Calif.).
MIDFIELDERS (6): Olivia Athens (PSV Union FC; Atherton, Calif.), Marley Canales (San Diego Surf; Temecula,Calif.), Arlie Jones (San Diego Surf, Las Vegas, Nev.), Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Surf, Henderson, Nev.), Zoe Morse (Michigan Hawks; East Lansing, Mich.), Natalie Winters (Michigan Hawks; Plymouth,Mich.).
FORWARDS (7): Jenna Bike (Connecticut FC; Trumbull, Conn.), Marissa Bosco (Eclipse Select; St. Charles, Ill.), Sunny Dunphy (San DiegoSurf; Carlsbad, Calif.), Cecilia Gee (Lamorinda United; Orinda, Calif.), Kennedy Goins (TSC Hurricane; Broken Arrow, Okla.), Alissa Gorzak (Eclipse Select; Naperville, Ill.), Abigail Kim (Pacific NWSC; Vashon, Wash.).