July 3, 2002

18 player roster announced for U.S. National Under-21 Team taking part in Nordic Cup

U.S. Under-21 National Team Head Coach Jerry Smith has chosen the 18 players following a 10-day training camp in San Diego, California.  

"This event has been great for us," said Smith, "Perhaps we had better preparation in the lead-up to last year's Nordic Cup, but the team is starting to come together and develop a good chemistry.  We know we are bringing over a very capable group to defend the title. We had some impact players at the Nordic Cup last year, most of whom are playing in the WUSA, so they will be missed, but that's the nature of the U-21 team. This year's Nordic Cup will be challenging.  Nerves for the first game, combined with playing the host country, combined with not having some real leaders who may be with the full team makes that first match against Finland a tricky one."

Several members of the Nordic Cup roster may miss the first match against Finland if they are chosen for the Senior U.S. National Team in Blaine, Minnesota for the exhibition against Norway on July 21.  Those players will fly to Finland to join the U-21s. 

United States Under-21 National Team Roster

July 22-28 - Turku, Finland

Player        Pos.    Ht.    DOB    Hometown    School       U-21 Caps  "A" Caps/Goals

Barr, Betsy         D    5-6   04/29/81    Granite Bay, Calif.    Portland    0        0/0

Barnhart, Nicole   G    5-9   10/10/81     Gilbertsville, Pa.   Stanford       0        0

Crumpton, Abby  F     5-6    04/09/81   Rochester Hills, Mich. Michigan  2       0/0

Hawkins, Devvyn  M   5-8    11/29/80   Olympia, Wash. Santa Clara        7       4/0

LePeilbet, Amy    D    5-5    03/12/82   Crystal Lake, Ill. Arizona State     0      0/0

Lloyd, Carli    M        5-6    07/16/82   Delran, N.J.  Rutgers        1       0/0

Lohman, Joanna    M   5-5  06/26/82  Silver Spring, Md.  Penn State      2       0/0

Marquand, Ally    D    5-6    07/01/81    Irvine, Calif.    Stanford         9        4/1

McDowell, Mary    F   5-6    07/25/82   Lakewood, Colo.    UNC        0        0/0

Pryce, Nandi    D      5-10   05/30/82   Casselberry, Fla.    UCLA        8         7/0

Ramsey, Alyssa    F   5-9    09/12/82    Charlotte, N.C.    UNC    8        8/0

Reddick, Cat    D    5-7   02/10/82    Birmingham, Ala.    UNC    12        17/1

Solo, Hope    G        5-9    07/30/81     Richland, Wash.   Washington    7         11

Wagner, Aly    M    5-5    08/10/80    San Jose, Calif.    Santa Clara     16       24/6

Wallis, Marcia    F    5-7    03/31/81    Los Gatos, Calif.    Stanford        6         0/0

Welsh, Christie  F    5-10    08/10/80   Massapeaqua Park, Pa.  Penn State  8       21/12

Yokers, Kim    M     5-6    05/24/82     Seattle, Wash.    California        0        0/0

Zepeda, Veronica    F   5-2  06/11/82     Riverside, Calif.  Santa Clara        2        5/1

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