WOMEN: U.S. U-21 roster for Nordic Cup

U.S. under-21 womenÆs national team head coach Jillian Ellis has named 19 players who will travel to Sweden for the 15th Nordic Cup July 20-26.

The U.S. team will train in New Jersey July 12-14 before departing for Sweden, which will be hosting its third Nordic Cup, the top competition in the world for U-21 women. The USA has won seven Nordic Cup titles, but has never won in Sweden.

U.S. ROSTER:

Goalkeepers — Nicole Barnhart (Stanford), Erika Bohn (Notre Dame). Defenders — Rachel Buehler (Stanford), Mary Castelanelli (UCLA), Kendall Fletcher (Univ. of North Carolina), Stephanie Lopez (Portland), Jessica Maxwell (Univ. of North Carolina). Midfielders — Jen Buczkowski (Notre Dame), Lori Chalupny (Univ. of North Carolina), Sarah Huffman (Virginia), Carli Lloyd (Rutgers), Manya Makoski (Arizona State), Jill Oakes (UCLA). Forwards — Lauren Cheney (Carmel United, Ind.), Heather OÆReilly (Univ. of North Carolina), Megan Rapinoe (Portland), Amy Rodriguez (USC), Kelly Schmedes (Texas).