The U.S. U-17 girls national team will train at the U.S. Soccer National Team Training Center Jan. 8-15 in Carson, Calif., running from Jan. 8-15. Erika Walsh, who was an assistant on the staff of the U.S. team that took third at the 2004 U-19 WomenÆs World Championship in Thailand, will serve an assistant coach during this camp, but will take over the reins from head coach David Smith after this week
The U-17 roster:
Goalkeepers — Briana da Mota (Lilburn, Ga.), Chantel Jones (Richmond, Va.), Alyssa Naeher (Stratford, Conn.). Defenders — Jane Alukonis (Cocoa Beach, Fla.), Kendall Campise (Plano, Texas), Kasey Johnson (Sierra Madre, Calif.), Sara Murphy (Mendham, N.J.), Lauren Switzer (St. Charles, Ill.), Lauren Wilmoth (Garland, Texas). Midfielders — Carolyn Blank (Toms River, N.J.), Becky Edwards (Downingtown, Pa.), Lauren Fowlkes (Kansas City, Mo.), Ali Hawkins (Encinitas, Calif.), Melissa Hayes (Cave Creek, Ariz.), Tobin Heath (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Kristin Stannard (Midlothian, Va.). Forwards — Gina DiMartino (Massapequa Park, N.Y.), Michelle Enyeart (Hemet, Calif.), Rachel Givan (Ridgeland, Miss.), Christina Hagner (San Francisco, Calif.), Jessica McDonald (Phoenix, Ariz.), Ashley Moore (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Kelly OÆHara (Fayetteville, Ga.), Nikki Washington (Mesquite, Texas).