A trio of gamers had been referred to as as much as the ladies’s nationwide staff Wednesday for a pair of friendlies in opposition to Eire and one with Canada.
Sisters might be reporting to their fourth coaching camp collectively after they arrive Monday in Commerce Metropolis, Colo., alongside teammate . A goalkeeper, Anderson is one in every of six gamers nonetheless searching for her first cap with the senior nationwide staff, making this 25-women roster some of the inexperienced in current historical past.
4 gamers might be coaching with the nationwide staff for the primary time.
The U.S. will play Eire on June 26 at Dick’s Sporting Items Park in Commerce Metropolis and once more on June 29 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati earlier than ending the FIFA competitors window in opposition to Canada at Audi Subject in Washington on July 2.
“We wish to proceed to enhance our understanding of how we wish to play and widen the participant pool, and people are a few of the key targets of this three-game window,” U.S. coach Emma Hayes mentioned in an announcement. “On this roster, now we have gamers with a various quantity of expertise, and my precedence is to deepen the exposures required for worldwide soccer.
“These are three difficult matches and as all the time, we wish to win, but in addition to verify we’re prepared for the following steps.”
In 13 months, Hayes has given 27 gamers their first call-up to the senior nationwide staff.
Returning to the roster this month might be World Cup and Olympic champion midfielder Rose Lavelle, whose 110 caps and 24 worldwide targets are each tops amongst gamers referred to as up this month. Lavelle is returning to the nationwide staff after dropping greater than six months following ankle surgical procedure.
Lacking, nonetheless, are many of the staff’s Europe-based gamers, amongst them defenders Emily Fox and Crystal Dunn, midfielders Lindsey Heaps and Korbin Albert, and ahead Catarina Macario. Hayes mentioned these gamers would get the FIFA window off to recuperate after an extended membership season. Defender Naomi Girma, who missed a lot of Chelsea’s schedule due to harm, is the one participant on the camp roster from outdoors the NWSL.
Anderson, 24, has performed each minute for Angel Metropolis this season, permitting 21 targets and making 37 saves. Gisele Thompson, 19, leads the staff with 4 assists whereas Alyssa, 20, is second with 5 targets. All three gamers might be with Angel Metropolis (4-5-3) for Friday’s sport in Kansas Metropolis. The NWSL will then take practically seven weeks off to permit gamers to compete for his or her international locations in worldwide competitions such because the Girls’s Euro and the Copa América Femenina.
USWNT roster
Goalkeepers: Angelina Anderson (Angel Metropolis), Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign) Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals)
Defenders: Kerry Abello (Orlando Satisfaction), Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign), Naomi Girma (Chelsea), Lilly Reale (Gotham FC), Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit), Avery Patterson (Houston Sprint), Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas Metropolis Present), Emily Sams (Orlando Satisfaction), Emily Sonnett (Gotham), Gisele Thompson (Angel Metropolis)
Midfielders: Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns), Claire Hutton (Kansas Metropolis Present), Rose Lavelle (Gotham), Sam Meza (Seattle Reign), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns)
Forwards: Lynn Biyendolo (Seattle Reign), Michelle Cooper (Kansas Metropolis Present), Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Sprint), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville), Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals), Alyssa Thompson (Angel Metropolis)
