U.S. Under-18 National Team and U.S. Under-16 National Team to compete in the United States Amateur Soccer Association's "U.S. Soccer Festival 2000 in Kingston, Rhode Island

The fifth annual tournament, which includes women's teams from all four USASA regions, will be played from July 31st. through August 6th. There are two groups of four womenÕs teams with each U.S. National Team playing a total of four games. The U.S. Amateur Soccer Festival was originally conceived when the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) discontinued the staging of their annual U.S. Sports Festival in 1995. The U.S. Amateur Soccer Festival, which is sponsored and organized by the USASA, has incorporated the concept used in the U.S. Sports Festival and has expanded it to include several U.S.National Teams.

U.S. Under-18 National Team Roster

Goalkeepers:

  • Nicole Barnhart (Gilbertsville, Pa.)
  • Jodi Clugston (Red Hill, Pa.)

Defenders:

  • Jessica Ballweg (Metuchen, N.J.)
  • Jamie Fabrizio (Carmel, Ind.)
  • Lindsey Huie (Mission Viejo, Calif.)
  • Vonda Matthews (Broken Arrow, Okla.)
  • Natalie Spilger (El Cajon, Calif.)
  • Magda Tomecka (Shrewsbury, Mass.)

Midfielders:

  • Nicole Breger (Sterling Heights, Mich.)
  • Joanna Lohman (Silver Spring, Md.)
  • Shari Nishikawa (Kaneohe, Hawaii)
  • Leslie Osborne (Menomonee Falls, Wis.)
  • Sara Randolph (Cincinnati. Ohio)
  • Marcella Ward (Alamo, Calif.)

Forwards:

  • Mary McDowell (Lakewood, Colo.)
  • Anne Morrell (Plymouth, Mich.)
  • Natalie Sanderson (Ventura, Calif.)
  • Taline Tahmassian (Great Falls, Va.)

U.S. Under-18 National Team lose on penalty kicks 5-3 to Ukraine after 0-0 game in Finals of Albena Cup

Albena Cup at Varna Bulgaria
5th place: Scotland 2 Rumania 0
3rd place: Bulgaria 0 Russia 0 (4-3 penalty kicks)
Albena Cup Final: Ukraine 0 U.S. Under -18 0 (5-3 penalty kicks)

Roster of U-18 National Team in Bugaria

Goalkeepers:

  • Jodi Clugston (Red Hill, Pa./FC Delco/Upper Perkiomen HS)
  • Alex Gagarin (Austin, Tex./Challenge 81-82/LBJ HS);

Defenders:

  • Jessica Ballweg (Metuchen, N.J./MC Dynamo/Union Catholic HS)
  • Gillian Hatch (Milwaukee, Wisc./Milwaukee Kickers/St. Stephens)
  • Laura Kram (Wildwood, Mo./Busch Soccer Club/Lafayette HS)
  • Stacy Lindstrom (Laguna Niguel, Ca./SoCal Blues/Aliso Niguel HS)
  • Vonda Matthews (Broken Arrow, Okla./Tulsa SC/Broken Arrow HS)
  • Chardonnay Poole (Claremont, Ca./Claremont Stars/Claremont HS)
  • Catherine Reddick (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Lightning/Briarwood Christian)

Midfielders:

  • Livia Baldacinni (San Carlos, Ca./San Ramon Crunch/St. Francis HS)
  • Nicole Breger (Sterling Heights, Mich./Michigan Hawks/Bishop Foley HS)
  • Jennifer Lewis (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Lightning/Briarwood Christian)
  • Joanne Lohman (Silver Spring, Md./Bethesda Scorpions/Springbrook HS)
  • Kati McBain, (Los Altos, Ca./San Ramon Crunch/St. Francis HS)
  • Randi Scheller (Kutztown, Pa./TopHat/Kutztown HS)
  • Marcella Ward (Alamo, Ca./San Ramon Crunch/Cardonelet HS)
  • Kylee Wosnuk (Folsom, Ca./San Ramon Crunch/Folsom HS)
  • Veronica Zepeda (Riverside, Ca./Claremont Stars/Jurupa Valley HS)

Forwards:

  • Janet Burke (Brooks, Ga./TopHat/Starr's Mills HS)
  • Kelly McDonald (Littleton, Co./Colorado Rush/Chattfield HS)
  • Mary McDowell (Lakewood, Co./Colorado Rush/Wheat Ridge HS)
  • Sarah Swanson (Morrison, Co./Colorado Rush/Mullen HS)

U.S. U-18 National Team continues winning ways in Albena Cup at Varna, Bulgaria with 2-1 win over Ukraine

First day results of Albena Cup at Varna, Bulgaria

April 2, 2000

Group A

  • USA U-18 2 Ukraine 1
  • Moldavia 0 Scotland 5

U.S. U-18 National Team beats Scotland's National Women's Team 2-0 in their first game of Albena Cup

First day results of Albena Cup at Varna, Bulgaria

April 1

Group A

  • Scotland 0 v USA U-18 2
  • Ukraine 5 v Moldavia 1

Group B

  • Bulgaria 2 v Rumania 2
  • Russia v Kazakhstan - cancelled Kazakhstan team forcrd to withdraw because no visas were issued for entry into Bulgaria

April 1-7 Albena Cup at Varna, Bulgaria... Schedule
By Thorsten Frennstedt/Nya Mal

April 1

Group A

  • Scotland 0 v USA U-18 2
  • Ukraine 5 v Moldavia 1

Group B

  • Bulgaria 2 v Rumania 2
  • Russia v Kazakhstan - cancelled

April 2

Group A

  • USA U-18 v Ukraine
  • Moldavia v Scotland

Group B

  • Russia v Rumania
  • Kazakhstan v Bulgaria

April 3

Group A

  • Ukraine v Scotland
  • USA U-18 v Moldavia

Group B

  • Bulgaria v Russia
  • Rumania v Kazakhstan

April 5

  • Group A1 v Group B2
  • Group A2 v Group B1

April 7

  • Match of 3rd place, and FINAL

FIFA confirms that an Under-18 Girls' World Cup (12 teams) will be held in 2001 or 2003

U.S. Under-18 National Team
at their first training camp of 2000

Under the guidance of Acting Head Coach Dave Simeone the team finished with a 1-2-1 record, including a 2-2 draw against the U.S. National Team. Results from last week.

Date Opponent Result Goals Location
Feb. 2 U.S. National Team 0-1 L -- Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Feb. 4 U.S. National Team 2-2 T Lohman (2) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Feb. 5 Region I 6-1 W n/a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Feb. 5 West College All-Stars 0-3 L -- Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Under-18 National Team Pool
Goalkeepers:
Jodi Clugston (Red Hill, PA/FC Delco/Upper Perkiomen HS),
Alexandra Gagarin (Austin, TX/Challenge 81-82/LBJ High School);
Defenders:
Jessica Ballweg (Metuchen, NJ/MC Dynamo/Union Catholic),
Gillian Hatch (Milwaukee, WI/Milwaukee Kickers/St. Stephens)
Laura Kram (Wildwood, MO/Busch Soccer Club/Lafayette HS)
Stacy Lindstrom (Laguna Niguel, CA/SoCal Blues/Aliso Niguel HS)
Vonda Matthews (Broken Arrow, OK/Tulsa SC/Broken Arrow HS)
Chardonnay Poole (Claremont, CA/Claremont Stars/Claremont HS)
Catherine Reddick (Birmingham, AL/Briarwood Lightning/Briarwood Christian)
Midfielders:
Livia Baldaccini San Carlos, CA/San Ramon Crunch/St. Francis HS)
Nicole Breger Sterling Heights, MI/Michigan Hawks/Bishop Foley HS)
Janet Burke Brooks, GA/Tophat/Starr's Mill HS)
Christine Johnson Irvine, CA/SoCal Blues/Woodbridge HS)
Jennifer Lewis Birmingham, AL/Briarwood Lightning/Briarwood Christian)
Joanna Lohman Silver Spring, MD/Bethesda Scorpions/Springbrook HS)
Kati McBain Los Altos, CA/San Ramon Crunch/St. Francis HS)
Randi Scheller Kutztown, PA/Tophat/Kutztown HS)
Marcella Ward Alamo, CA/San Ramon Crunch/Carondelet HS)
Kylee Wosnuk Folsom, CA/San Ramon Crunch/Folsom HS)
Forwards:
Kelly McDonald Littleton, CO/Colorado Rush/Chattfield HS)
Mary McDowell Lakewood, CO/Colorado Rush/ Wheat Ridge HS)
Sarah Swanson Morrison, CO/Colorado Rush/Mullen HS)

U.S. NATIONAL U-16, U-18 and U-21 Teams to attend camps at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in March

Three newly appointed U.S. National Team Coaches will conduct their first camps this month. Under-16 Head Coach Tracey Leone and Under-18 Head Coach Steve Swanson will conduct simultaneous camps from March 11-19, then Under-21 Head Coach Jillian Ellis will take the defending Nordic Cup champions through her first camp from March 19-26. The following are the rosters for the U-18 and U-16 camps. The U-21 roster will be announced next week.

Under-18 National Team Camp Roster

Goalkeepers

Defenders Midfielders: Forwards

Under-18 National Team Camp Roster

 

 
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