CHICAGO (Aug. 23, 2002) - U.S. Women's National Team head coach April
Heinrichs has named the 24 players who will come to Columbus, Ohio, for four
days of training before the USA faces Scotland on Sept. 8, 2002, at Columbus
Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The match will kickoff at 1 p.m. ET and will
be broadcast live on ESPN. Heinrichs will name 18 of the 24 to suit up
against Scotland.
Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations in Ohio and the
surrounding states and by phone at 614-431-3600. Tickets are also available
at the Crew Stadium ticket office (open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 5
p.m.) and online at www.ussoccer.com. Tickets prices are $18 (endline), $25
(sideline), $35 (midfield) and $45 (club seats). For information on group
rates, please call 312-528-1249.
It will be the first-ever meeting in women's soccer between the two
countries and an important preparation match for the Americans as they move
towards the 2002 NIKE U.S Women's Cup and the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup,
which will serve as 2003 Women's World Cup Qualifying, later in the fall.
Mia Hamm, the world's all-time leading scorer with 130 goals, will come to
her second national team event of the year fresh off a dazzling season with
the Washington Freedom in which she came back from knee surgery to lead her
team the WUSA championship game. Another Freedom star, goalkeeper Siri
Mullinix, who was the USA's starter at the 2000 Olympics, makes her return to
the national team. The second most capped goalkeeper in U.S. history with 31
games has not played for the national team since July 3, 2001, during a 1-1
tie with Canada in what was her only appearance that year. Scurry will be
attending her second national team event of the year after getting 45 minutes
of action against Norway on July 21 in her first appearance since August of
2000.
Kristine Lilly, the world's all-time caps leader with a staggering 236
games played, also returns to the national team after missing the last match
against Norway due to WUSA club commitments. The U.S. squad also features an
Ohio link as Cincinnati's Heather Mitts was named to the roster. Mitts has
played two splendid professional seasons with the Philadelphia Charge and
will be looking for her third career cap.
Defender Christie Pearce, who started all five games at the 2000
Olympics, gets her first call-up since suffering an ACL tear at the end of
the 2001 WUSA season. Pearce, who has 91 caps, remains the only player from
a small soccer school (Monmouth in New Jersey) to achieve success with the
U.S. Women's National Team.
Heinrichs named just two college players to the roster in UCLA defender
Nandi Pryce and University of Washington goalkeeper Hope Solo, who joins
Mullinix, Scurry and LaKeysia Beene to make up one of the most talented
goalkeeping quartets in the world. The call-up of Pryce, who has eight caps
for the full national team, represents a significant milestone in her
comeback from a broken leg. Pryce and Solo were key players for the U.S.
U-21 National Team that won the Nordic Cup in Finland at the end of July.
Several college players who have been consistent call-ups, including defender
Cat Reddick of UNC and midfielder Aly Wagner of Santa Clara, will stay with
their college teams, but are still in the picture for selection to the NIKE
U.S. Women's Cup in October.
Should midfielder Lorrie Fair make the 18-player roster for the match and see
time, she will become the 14th U.S. women's player and second youngest to
play 100 times for her country.
Danielle Slaton, the youngest member of the 2000 Olympic Team, will also
return to the national team after missing the Norway match with an injury.
Heinrichs also called up WUSA Rookie of the Year Abby Wambach of the Freedom
as well as Philadelphia Charge rookie Stacey Tullock, who will be making her
first appearance with the full national team. Veterans Tiffeny Milbrett, the
two-time Chevrolet U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year, and Joy Fawcett,
were not called in due to commitments during the WUSA off-season.
Scotland will present an interesting match-up for the Americans as the
emerging women's soccer nation was recently promoted to the upper competitive
tier in Europe and features 21-year-old team captain Julie Fleeting, who
plays in the WUSA with the San Diego Spirit.
"It's been wonderful to see a Scottish player come over and do well in
this league," said Spirit and U.S. captain Julie Foudy. "From playing with
Julie, I know that women's soccer in Scotland is growing and I know they will
be very committed to the match and eager to prove themselves."
The match will be the third appearance for the U.S. Women at Columbus
Crew Stadium. The USA defeated South Korea 5-0 on Oct. 3, 1999, in a
post-Women's World Cup match and lost to Canada, 3-1, on November 11, 2000,
in a match following the Sydney Olympics. The U.S. team was scheduled to
play Japan at Crew Stadium on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, but the tragic events
of that day caused the cancellation of that match and eventually the rest of
the 2001 Nike U.S. Women's Cup.
UNITED STATES WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
USA vs. SCOTLAND
Sept. 8, 2002 - Columbus Crew Stadium - Columbus, Ohio
No.
Players
Pos.
Ht.
DOB
Hometown
College
Club
Caps/Goals
1
Scurry, Briana
G
5-9
09/07/71
Dayton, Minn.
UMass
Atlanta
104
2
Fair, Lorrie
M
5-3
08/05/78
Los Altos, Calif.
UNC
Philadelphia
99/7
3
Pearce, Christie
D
5-6
06/24/70
Pt. Pleasant, N.J.
Monmouth
New York
91/4
4
Bryan, Thori
D
5-8
04/17/74
Joppatown, Md.
NC State
San Jose
59/0
5
Roberts, Tiffany
M
5-3
05/05/77
San Ramon, Calif.
UNC
Carolina
81/6
6
Chastain, Brandi
D
5-7
07/21/68
San Jose, Calif.
Santa Clara
San Jose
149/25
7
Kluegel, Jena
D
5-3
11/02/79
Mahtomedi, Minn.
UNC
Boston
19/1
8
MacMillan, Shannon
F
5-5
10/07/74
Escondido, Calif.
Portland
San Diego
137/46
9
Hamm, Mia
F
5-5
03/17/72
Chapel Hill, N.C.
UNC
Washington
220/130
10
Hucles, Angela
M
5-7
07/05/78
Virginia Beach, Va.
UVA
Boston
2/0
11
Foudy, Julie
M
5-6
01/23/71
Mission Viejo, Calif.
Stanford
San Diego
211/39
12
Parlow, Cindy
F
5-11
05/08/78
Memphis, Tenn.
UNC
Atlanta
107/48
13
Lilly, Kristine
M
5-4
07/22/71
Wilton, Conn.
UNC
Boston
236/88
14
Benson, Jenny
D
5-5
01/25/78
Huntington Beach, Ca.
Nebraska
Philadelphia
2/0
15
Sobrero, Kate
D
5-7
08/23/76
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Notre Dame
Boston
75/0
16
Tullock, Stacey
M
5-7
09/20/78
Phoenix, Ariz.
Arizona St.
Philadelphia
0/0
17
Pryce, Nandi
D
5-10
05/30/82
Casselberry, Fl.
UCLA
---
8/0
18
Solo, Hope
G
5-9
07/30/81
Richland, Wash.
Washington
---
11
19
Slaton, Danielle
D
5-6
06/10/80
San Jose, Calif.
Santa Clara
Carolina
32/1
20
Mullinix, Siri
G
5-8
05/22/78
Greensboro, N.C.
UNC
Washington
31
21
Fotopoulos, Danielle
F
5-10
3/24/76
Altamonte Spgs., Fla
Florida
Carolina
30/12
22
Wambach, Abby
F
5-10
06/02/80
Rochester, NY
Florida
Washington
3/1
23
Mitts, Heather
D
5-5
06/09/78
Cincinnati, Ohio
Florida
Philadelphia
2/0
24
Beene, LaKeysia
G
5-8
03/09/78
Gold River, Calif.
Notre Dame
San Jose
12
Team Staff:
Head Coach: April Heinrichs Gainesville, Va.
Asst. Coach: Bill Palladino Chapel Hill, N.C.
GK Coach: Phil Wheddon Monroe, Ct.
General Manager: Nils Krumins Chicago, Ill.
Medical Doctor: Dr. Sandy Glasson Virginia Beach, Va.
Medical Trainer: Cody Malley Apex, NC.
Massage Therapist: Nestor Battung Chicago, Ill.
Massage Therapist: Scott Street Chicago, Ill.
Equipment Coordinator: Francisco Tobar Washington, D.C.
Security Liaison: Mike Gibbs Atlanta, Ga.
Press Officer: Aaron Heifetz San Diego, Ca.
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