Orlando Pride’s Alex Morgan and Ashlyn Harris Named to Roster Against Colombia Friendly Matches
The U.S. Women’s National Team has announced its 23-player roster ahead of a pair of friendly matches that will be hosted against Colombia in April. Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan and goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris are among the players that will represent the American side with both featuring on the national team that brought home the World Cup last summer.
Alex Morgan will probably hit the soccer field in a jersey and not a gorgeous dress but it is such a treat to see her all dressed up , we couldn’t resist running this picture of our US women’s soccer star at last year’s ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theatre LA Live.
Soccer News: Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan and goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris have been named to U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis’ 23-player roster ahead of two matches against Colombia.
The USA will train in Orlando for six days before heading to Connecticut for an 6 match at Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford (7 p.m. ET on FS1). The teams will meet again on April 10 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. (2 p.m. ET on ESPN). Ellis will name 18 players to suit up for each match.
The roster features 21 players who helped the USA win the 2016 SheBelieves Cup in early March, as four of the top five teams in the world squared off in three doubleheaders across three cities in the U.S. The USA defeated England (1-0), France (1-0) and Germany (2-1). Morgan scored against France and Germany to win the Golden Boot and was awarded the Golden Ball as the top player in the six-game competition.
Just nine games into 2016, Morgan leads the team with eight goals – one more than her total for all of 2015 – and is having her best start since 2012, where she put in seven goals over the same timeframe.
Harris, 30, enters camp after leading the Pride to an 8-0 win over Eastern Florida State College on Saturday – playing in front of her hometown for the first time. A 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion, Harris has made eight appearances with the USWNT.
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