WSW USA National Team News

July 11, 2001

Rhode Island Camp for U.S. U-21 player pool in preparation for Nordic Cup

U.S. Under-21 National Team Head Coach Jerry Smith will bring 20 players to a three-day training camp in Rhode Island on July 17, then choose 18 of them to represent the United States at the 2001 Women's U-21 Nordic Cup Championships, being contested in Norway from July 25-31.

The eight competing teams are divided into two groups of four, with first round play consisting of round-robin matches within the group. The group winners will then play for the championship. The two second-place group finishers will play for third place, the third-place finishers for fifth and the last-place finishers will play for seventh.

Group A
USA
Iceland,
Denmark
Germany

Group B
Norway
Sweden
Canada
Finland

All the matches will be contested in and around the city of Gjovik, which is approximately 100 kilometers from Oslo.

Four matches in seven days for all eight teams, with the group winners meeting for the championship on July 31 at Gjovik Stadium. Prior to 1997, the USA had won just one Nordic Cup in five attempts. Former coach Lauren Gregg took over the U-21 program in 1997 and won championships that year and in '99, while finishing second in '98. Last year, Jillian Ellis led the USA to a 1-0 victory over host Germany to capture the USA's third Nordic Cup title in the last four years. This will be Smith's first trip to the Nordic Cup. "For our players born in 1980, it may be the last opportunity to participate in the Nordic Cup and I know they want to go out on a winning note," added Smith, who could bring as many as 11 Nordic Cup rookies to the tournament.

U.S. Under-21 National Team Nordic Cup training camp Roster
for Nordic Cup 2001. July 25-31 - Gjovik, Norway

No.Player Pos.Ht. DOB HometownSchool U-21 "A"/Goals
1 Oleksiuk, Emily G 5-10 12/10/80 Willow Grove, Pa. Penn State 2 2
2 Kluegel, Jena D 5-3 11/2/79 Mahtomedi, Minn. UNC 8 12/0
3 Kraus, Anna D 5-4 7/29/80 Sunnyvale, Calif. Santa Clara10 6/0
4 Reddick, Catherine D 5-72/10/82 Birmingham, Ala. UNC 8 9/1
5 Marquand, Ally D 5-6 7/1/81 Irvine, Calif. Stanford 3 4/1
6 Zimny, Casey D 5-6 1/26/80 Coventry, Conn.Connecticut 0 0/0
7 Wagner, Aly M 5-5 8/10/80 San Jose, Calif. Santa Clara16 15/5
8 Misaki, Erin M 5-3 11/23/81 Valencia,Calif. Portland 2 0/0
9 Ramsey, Alyssa F 5-9 9/12/82 Charlotte, N.C. NorthCarolina 8 8/0
10 Schott, Laura F 55 4/4/81Wilsonville,Ore. UCBerkeley 1 5/1
11 Oakes, Jill M 5-6 7/18/84 West Hills, Calif. Harvard-Westlake HS 00/0
12 Welsh, ChristieF 5-10 8/10/80 Massapeaqua Park, Pa.Penn State 6 19/12
13 Hawkins, Devvyn M 5-8 11/29/80 Olympia, Wash. Santa Clara 1 4/0
14 Lindsey, Lori M 5-63/19/80 Indianapolis,Ind. Virginia 0 0/0
15 Borgman, DanielleD 5-6 4/25/80 Cincinnati, Ohio North Carolina 6 2/0
16 Barnes, Katie F 5-6 8/29/80 Mason, Ohio West Virginia 2 0/0
17 Cramer, AleishaM 5-11 7/29/82 Lakewood, Colo.Brigham Young 14 15/0 18 Solo, Hope G 5-9 7/30/81 Richland, Wash. Washington 2 7
20 Morrell, Anne F 5-4 9/24/82 Plymouth, Mich.Canton HS 0 0/0
22 Wambach, AbbyF 5-10 6/2/80 Pittsford, N.Y. Florida 1 0/0

2001 Nordic Cup Schedule
July 25 Local ET Time Venue
USA vs. Iceland 4:30 pm 10:30 am Gjovik
Germany vs. Denmark 7:00 pm 1:00 pm Gjovik
Sweden vs. Finland 4:30 pm 10:30 am Raufoss
Norway vs. Canada 7:00 pm 1:00 pm Raufoss

July 27
Iceland vs. Germany 4:30 pm 10:30 am Raufoss
Denmark vs. USA 7:00 pm 1:00 pm Raufoss
Canada vs. Sweden 4:30 pm 10:30 am Dokka
Finland vs. Norway 7:00 pm 1:00 pm Dokka

July 29
USA vs. Germany 4:30 pm 10:30 am Dokka
Denmark vs. Iceland 7:00 pm 1:00 pm Dokka
Canada vs. Finland 4:30 pm 10:30 am Kapp
Sweden vs. Norway 7:00 pm 1:00 pm Kapp

July 31
7th-8th Place 4:30 pm 10:30 am Kapp Stadium
5th-6th Place 7:00 pm 1:00 pm Kapp Stadium
3rd-4th Place 4:30 pm 10:30 am Gjovik Stadium
1st-2nd Place 7:00 pm 1:00 pm Gjovik Stadium