OK, this is wierd. Are you kidding me that KO is out of the U20 world cup and "Girls Can Play" tells us it was a coaches decision??? Come on.This just doesn't make sense. She was the biggest mover and shaker for the qualifying tourney. And while i don't like her play or attitude much, I can appreciate her talent and cannot believe she was not chosen and that this has nothing to do with the red shirt situation. That is my guess. She didn't want to redshirt. I know UCLA players chose not to participate in the U20 WC, they weren't "bumped" by newcomers like Keelin Winters or Becky Edwards... they made choices to discontinue the YNT camps so they could pursue an NCAA title. I thought KO was all in. Really odd. Any insight?
Interesting mindset there- It may be that UCLA players in the pool this year decided to not participate, but they didn't give up any spots, they never earned them. I don't think any UCLA players in the pool had spots they would have been "bumped" from. You can't give up a spot you never competed for. I have never seen on a player resumé "could have been on the u20's if she wanted". It's sort of like "I could have climbed Everest if I wanted". Yeah? prove it. The UCLA Players who were stars on the team last year aged out and are on the WNT or u23's. Cheney was u20 overage for the Pan Am games.
Based on past success of UCLA players on the YNT, i am pretty sure Barnes and Wright would've been there if they had chosen to stay in the camp circuit. I think all indications were that they would have been welcomed. I think putting U20 WC team on their resume doesnt appear to be as important (to them, others might have different priorities) as putting "NCAA champion", which i assume is their motivation. These players have proven they belong on the YNTs for many years past so unless their play degraded considerably over the last months, i don't see that changing. That's all I am saying. I think both Keelin Winters and Becky Edwards look very strong and took advantage of their chances to prove they belong. Nothing was given to them, they earned it. Good for them. The dynamics of any YNT is a combination of scouting, performance and who is available and willing at the time the team is formed.
Happier result this time from England. The same source on Pilotnation that gave the previous report informs that The u20's defeated the Chelsea ladies squad 2:1. No further info.
Colorado's Nikki Marshall who is a starter on the back line for the U-20 team will miss four regular season games + the NCAA tourney should the Buffs make it. http://www.buffzone.com/news/2008/aug/08/hempens-squad-to-face-new-marshall-plan/
In for this week's camp in Florida: U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team Training Camp Roster by Position GOALKEEPERS (4): Bianca Henninger (Santa Clara), Chantel Jones (Virginia), Alyssa Naeher (Penn State), Cat Parkhill (Minnesota) DEFENDERS (5): Kaley Fountain (Wake Forest), Lauren Fowlkes (Notre Dame), Liz Harkin (Arizona State), Nikki Marshall (Colorado), Elli Reed (Portland) MIDFIELDERS (4): Becky Edwards (Florida State), Meghan Klingenberg (North Carolina), Christine Nairn (Maryland), Ingrid Wells (Georgetown) FORWARDS (8): Kiersten Dallstream (Washington State), Gina DiMartino (Boston College), Michelle Enyeart (Portland), Sydney Leroux (UCLA), Alyssa Mautz (Texas A&M), Jessica McDonald (Glendale, Ariz.), Alex Morgan (California), Nikki Washington (North Carolina) I believe only Portland and UNC have 2 players in camp. Rest have just 1.
you mean not having three players for the tournament? of course it will affect them, but there's pretty good depth on the team. They aren't going to fold the tent. The first and fourth leading scorers (both freshmen) will still be with them, and they still have a pretty good holding mid and outside defender in the wings. Each of the UP underclassmen will attend only one of the camps. Winters sits out this time, Reed sits out the next one. Enyeart , being a junior, will attend both camps. The reason? umm.... they go to college, and they didn't redshirt.
Colorado's Nikki Marshall will miss Friday's match againt Oklahoma but will be back from camp in time for Sunday's match against Oklahoma State.
So far, no word to Portland fans on where the games will be played. Another possibility is at the Nike complex. But Merlo is not in use that weekend and would be a fantastic location for the games. With three Pilots on the squad, fan attendance should be very high.
Today's Boulder Daily Camera has a feature article on Nikki Marshall. http://www.buffzone.com/news/2008/oct/10/full-speed-ahead-marshall-raising-level-of-play/
The USA-Canada game at the Nike complex ended 1:1 It was really more a scrimmage than a game, as both coaches handled it as such. The US team will practice tomorrow at Nike, the Canadians will be at the Clive Charles Soccer complex at the University of Portland for two sessions. Their second game together will be Saturday at noon at Ronaldo field at Nike.
Yes Megan Jesolva is now with the U 20s. It appears that Teresa Noyola will not be part of the U 20s in Chile,
Word on the street is U-18 AND U-20s will be holding a mixed camp at the HDC in two weeks...any news on whose invited?
No specifics but - there will be 48 players, across the U18-U20 age groups, including some standouts from the Interregional event in Coral Springs. It is the start of the cycle for the 2010 World Cups. I also heard there is a super camp for U15 and U16 around the same time. What is HDC?