24-player Roster for Final Camp
Soccer News: The U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team comes together from Dec. 13-20 for its fifth and final event of the year as 24 players traveled to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.
The U-18s, which are coached by U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs, will play the San Diego Sea Lions on Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. PT at Cathedral High School.
All the players in this camp were born in 1998 and all are eligible for the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, but the goal for this age group is ultimately the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
Of the 26 player roster, the most players came from the state of California and San Diego Surf, one of America’s top youth soccer clubs, led the roster with a total of 5 players.
U.S. U-18 WNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Shelby Hogan (FC Stars of Massachusetts; Franklin, Mass.), Kaylan Marckese (Univ. of Florida; St. Petersburg, Fla.), Amanda McGlynn (Jacksonville United; Jacksonville, Fla.)
DEFENDERS (9): Malia Berkely (Fairfield Optimist SC; Liberty Township, Ohio), Julie Doyle (San Diego Surf; Laguna Niguel, Calif.), Holly Daugirda (Utah Avalanche; Salt Lake City, Utah)*, Mia Gyau (Bethesda Lions; Silver Springs, Md.), Samantha Hiatt (Crossfire Premier; Newcastle, Wash.), Julie Mackin (Real Colorado; Castle Rock, Colo.), Brynn Martin (Colorado Rush; Denver, Colo.)*, Kaiya McCullough (San Diego Surf; Mission Viejo, Calif.), Zoe Morse (Michigan Hawks; East Lansing, Mich.)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Alea Hyatt (Eagles Soccer Club; Santa Barbara, Calif.), Arlie Jones (San Diego Surf; Las Vegas, Nev.), Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Surf; Henderson, Nev.), Rylee Seekins (FC Portland; Vancouver, Wash.), Natalie Winters (Michigan Hawks; Plymouth, Mich.)
FORWARDS (7): Taylor Bennett (Syracuse Development Academy; Syracuse, N.Y.)*, Jenna Bike (Connecticut FC; Trumbull, Conn.), Marissa Bosco (Eclipse SC; St. Charles, Ill.), Sunny Dunphy (San Diego Surf; Carlsbad, Calif.), Parker Goins (TSC Hurricane; Broken Arrow, Okla.), Abigail Kim (Pacific NW Soccer Club; Vashon, Wash.), Cecilia Gee (Lamorinda Soccer Club; Lafayette, Calif.)
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