May 8, 2001

New U.S. Under-21 National Team Head Coach Jerry Smith take team to Mexico

Two games there against the Mexico National team will give Smith a chance to evaluate his roster for the 2001 Nordic Cup to be contested at the end of July in Norway.

USA plays Mexico on Friday, May 11 at Nicolas Alvarez Ortega Stadium in Tepic, Nayarit. The match kicks off at 8:30 p.m. local time (10:30 p.m. ET). The USA will play the second game on May 13 at the Guasave 89 Stadium in Guasave, Sinaloa in a match that kicks off at 4 p.m. local time (6 p.m. ET).

"It will be a learning experience for me, but also a great chance to evaluate some of the top players in our pool," said Smith. "I will be looking to see how players will respond in dealing with everything involved with international matches on the road, from the travel to the pressure to the crowds. These games are important as they are likely our only full internationals prior to the Nordic Cup."

Ten players have previous Nordic Cup experience while the 18 players on the roster have combined for 107 caps 19 goals for the full U.S. Women's National Team. Defender Nandi Pryce makes her return to the national team after recovering from a broken leg that forced her to miss almost all of her freshman season at UCLA.

Mexico Tour 2001 U.S. Under-21 National Team Roster

1 Oleksiuk, Emily G 5-10 12/10/80 Willow Grove, Pa. Penn State
2 Kluegel, Jena M 5-3 11/02/79 Mahtomedi, Minn. North Carolina
3 Kraus, Anna D 5-4 7/29/80 Sunnyvale, Calif. Santa Clara
4 Reddick, Catherine D 5-5 2/10/82 Birmingham, Ala. North Carolina
5 Marquand, Ally D 5-6 7/1/81 Irvine, Calif. Stanford
6 Pryce, Nandi D 5-10 5/30/82 Casselberry, Fla. UCLA
7 Wagner, Aly M 5-5 8/10/80 San Jose, Calif. Santa Clara
8 Misaki, Erin M 5-3 11/23/81 Valencia,Calif. Portland
9 Schott, Laura F 5-5 4/04/81 Wilsonville, Ore. UC Berkeley
10 Barnes, Katie F 5-6 8/28/80 Mason, Ohio West Virginia
11 Monroe, Mary-FrancesM 5-02/07/80 East Northport, N.Y. UCLA
12 Welsh, Christie F 5-10 2/27/81 Massapequa Park, N.Y. Penn State
13 Hawkins, Devvyn M 5-8 11/29/80 Olympia, Wash. Santa Clara
14 Borgman, Danielle D 5-6 4/25/80 Cincinnati, Ohio North Carolina
15 Wambach, Abby F 5-10 6/2/80 Pittsford, N.Y. Florida
16 Ramsey, Alyssa F 5-9 9/21/82 Cornelius, N.C. North Carolina
17 Cramer, Aleisha M 5-10 7/29/82 Lakewood, Colo. BrighamYoung
18 Solo, Hope G 5-9 7/30/81 Richland, Wash. Washington

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