YOUTH: U.S. U-17 girls roster for Mexico trip

The U.S. girls U-17 national team will travel to Mexico July 8-17. Coach Erika Walsh will bring an 18-player roster to Mexico. The two new players getting call-ups are defender Akilha Duggan and forward Whitney Hooper.

U.S. ROSTER:

Goalkeepers — Chantel Jones (Richmond, Va.), Alyssa Naeher (Stratford, Conn.). Defenders — Jane Alukonis (Cocoa Beach, Fla.), Akilah Duggan (Brentwood, N.Y.), Kelly Eagan (St. James, N.Y.), Lauren Switzer (St. Charles, Ill.). Midfielders — Becky Edwards (Downingtown, Pa.), Melissa Hayes (Cave Creek, Ariz.), Tobin Heath (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Meghan Klingenberg (Gibsonia, Pa.), Kristin Stannard (Midlothian, Va.), Annie Yi (Indianapolis, Ind.). Forwards — (6): Gina DiMartino (Massapequa Park, N.Y.), Rachel Givan (Ridgeland, Miss.), Whitney Hooper (Houston, Tex.), Alicia Jenkins (Diamond Springs, Calif.), Jessica McDonald (Phoenix, Ariz.), Kelly OÆHara (Fayetteville, Ga.).