As she had stated, U.S. women’s national team head coach Jill Ellis will stickwith the team — 17 players, all but suspended Hope Solo and four alternates — she picked for the Rio Olympics for friendlies against Thailand next Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, and theNetherlands three days after that at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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