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April 25, 2005

U.S. Under-16 National Team end training camp with two games as they prepare for Japan

April 18 USA 4 U.S. U-15 Girl's Developmental Team 2
April 19 USA 2 Southern California U-18 Blues 2

Head Coach Sue Patberg is now preparing the team for their trip to Japan from May 5-16 to play several women's club sides.

U.S. U-16 National Team Roster for Japan Tour
Henninger, Bianca from San Jose, California
Kussmann, Jorden from Lakewood, Washington
Barnes, Lauren from Upland, California
Cerrone, Hannah fromWappingers Falls, NewYork
Deines , Kate from Issaquah, Washington
Miller, Gretchen from Fairport, New York
Oliver, Michelle from Roswell, Georgia
Barg, Courtney from Plano, Texas
Campanellis, Erica from Plano, Texas
Farrelly, Sinead from Havertown, Pennsylvania
Noyola, Teresa from Palo Alto, California
O'Hai, Megan from Salt Lake City, Utah
Baddley, Jessie from Ogden, Utah
Bednarz, Chelsea from Chandler, Arizona
Caldwell, Amy from Braintree, Massachusetts
D'Agostino, Bianca from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Henderson, Melissa from Garland, Texas
Nogueira, Casey from Raleigh, North Carolina

U.S. Olympic Team arrives in Greece

The squad arrived today and will spend a few days at the Athlete's Village. The temperature there is normal for this time of the year, low humidity and in the mid nineties Fahrenheit.

Their team media has sent the following first impressions.

U.S. captain Julie Foudy at her third Olympics.

It's awesome. The USOC did a great job of putting together the ACG for our athletes, although I lost a game of UNO there this afternoon. The Athlete's Village is great. We went to the cafeteria and there are lots of desserts, tons of chopped fruit, and more desserts. They even have ice cream to-go and I think it's open 24 hours. What more could you want? You see people everywhere walking around in their national team gear. Some of the rookies had no idea it was this big. They asked me if the Olympic experience got old. I told them it never gets old, first time or third time around.

U.S. forward Abby Wambach at her first Olympics.

It's overwhelming. It feels good to finally be here and feel what it's like. We have had so many different things and visions in our minds, but nothing compares to the reality of being here. It is thrilling to see so many different athletes and feel how much hard work everyone has put in to get here.