U.S. under-16 and under-17 girls national teams will both face Germany's U-17 girls in a pair international exhibitions at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Feb. 27-March 3, 2005. These will be the first international matches of the year for U.S. head coach Erica WalshÆs U-17s and U.S. head coach Sue PatbergÆs U-16s.
U.S. under-16 girls national team
GOALKEEPERS (3): Kellie Dyer (Germantown, Tenn.), Jorden Kussmann (Lakewood, Wash.), Hanna Messick (Greenwood, Ind.); DEFENDERS (7): Lauren Barnes (Upland, Calif.), Erica Campanelli (Plano, Texas), Hannah Cerrone (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), Kate Dienes (Issaquah, Wash.), Gretchen Miller (Fairport, N.Y.), Megan Ohai (Salt Lake City, Utah), Kacey Richards (Williamstown, N.J.); MIDFIELDERS (7): Courtney Barg (Plano, Texas), Emily Esbrook (Novi, Mich.), Sinead Farrelly (Havertown, Pa.), CJ Ludemann (Holtsville, N.Y.), McKenna Louise McKetty (Sacramento, Calif.), Casey Noguiera (Cedarburg, Wis.), Sara Salazar (Broken Arrow, Ok.); FORWARDS (5): Amy Caldwell (Braintree, Mass.), Brittani Bartok (Union, N.J.), Bianca DÆAgostino (Longmeadow, Mass.), Laura Heyboer (Hudsonville, Mich.), Brooke Knowlton (Rexford, N.Y.).
U.S. under-17 girls national team
GOALKEEPERS (2): Chantel Jones (Richmond, Va.), Alyssa Naeher (Stratford, Conn.); DEFENDERS (4): Jane Alukonis (Cocoa Beach, Fla.), Chelsea Regan (Raritan, N.J.), Lauren Switzer (St. Charles, Ill.), Lauren Wilmoth (Garland, Tex.); MIDFIELDERS (10): Carolyn Blank (Toms River, N.J.), Becky Edwards (Downingtown, Pa.), Kaley Fountain (Austin, Texas), Ali Hawkins (Encinitas, Calif.), Melissa Hayes (Cave Creek, Ariz.), Tobin Heath (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Yeraldy Hurtado (Ventura, Calif.), Megan Klingenberg (Gibsonia, Pa.), Kristen Stannard (Midlothian, Va.), Annie Yi (Indianapolis, Ind.); FORWARDS (7): Gina DiMartino (Massapequa Park, N.Y.), Rachel Givan (Ridgeland, Miss.), Kayanne Gummersal (Wilmette, Ill), Jessica McDonald (Phoenix, Ariz.), Ashley Moore (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Kelly OÆHara, (Fayetteville, Ga.), Nikki Washington (Mesquite, Tex.).