1. U.S. collegians head to Russia for women’s youth championship

The U.S. women’s under-20 national team departed for Russia on Saturday for the Under-20 Women’s Championship, beginning Aug. 17.

The U.S. team consists of college underclassmen, who will miss the first two weekends of the college season, which opens Friday, Aug. 25. The U-20 tournament runs through Sept. 4.

The following are the U.S. players and their ’06 college afiliation:
 
GOALKEEPERS: Kelsey Davis (Portland), Joanna Haig (Louisville), Val Henderson (UCLA).

DEFENDERS: Carrie Dew (Notre Dame), Erin Hardy (UCLA), Nikki Kryzsik (Virginia), Stephanie Logterman (Texas), Stephanie Lopez (Portland), Sara Wagenfuhr (Florida State).

MIDFIELDERS: Danesha Adams (UCLA), Jordan Angeli (Santa Clara), Brittany Bock (Notre Dame), Tina DiMartino (UCLA), Tobin Heath (North Carolina), Allie Long (Penn State), Casey Nogueira (North Carolina), Amanda Poach (Santa Clara).

FORWARDS: Lauren Cheney (UCLA), Amy Rodriguez (USC), Kelley O’Hara (Stanford), Jessica Rostedt (Virginia).

(Davis must sit out of the 2006 season after tranferring from UCLA.)