Five college players are among the 18 U.S. players picked for Saturday’s friendly with Mexico in Charleston, S.C. (live at 7 pm ET on ESPN2). Danielle Slaton, who was also on the 2000 Olympic Team, and midfielder Aly Wagner of NCAA Division I champion Santa Clara head the list. The other youngsters named were North Carolina defenders Cat Reddick and Jena Kluegel and BYU midfielder Aleisha Cramer. Leading the veterans are WUSA MVP Tiffeny Milbrett, U.S. captain Julie Foudy and the world’s most-capped player, Kristine Lilly. Joy Fawcett will likely play in her second match since having her third daughter. The two goalkeepers pickedwere Jaime Pagliarulo and Lakeysia Beene. Defender Thori Bryan will be looking to earn her first cap since last January, while forward Danielle Fotopoulos will be looking for her first appearance for the United States in more than two years. Ten 1999 World Cup champions on the squad: Lorrie Fair, Brandi Chastain, Shannon MacMillan, Cindy Parlow, Kate Sobrero, Milbrett, Foudy, Lilly, Fawcett and Fotopoulos. The players in training camp that will not suit up are goalkeeper Hope Solo, defenders Kylie Bivens and Nancy Augustyniak, midfielder Shannon Boxx and forwards Abby Wambach and Christie Welsh.
