U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team Roster Announced

The U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team roster and schedule was announced today. The team will play three matches in the 2019 Nordic Tournament which runs from August 28th thru September 2nd.

The U.S. roster features 21 professional players, 16 of which are from the NWSL and five who are playing in Europe. The roster is rounded out with two of the top college players in the country – defender Emily Fox from North Carolina and forward Sophia Smith from Stanford.

The U.S. squad will face Norway on August 28th, England on August 30th and Sweden on September 2nd. All three matches will take place at Loughborough University in Loughborough, England.

The roster is as follows:

Goalkeepers:
– Emily Boyd (Chicago Red Stars)
– Casey Murphy (Reign FC)

Defenders
– Alana Cook (Paris St-Germain)
– Schuyler Debree (Reign FC)
– Brooke Denesik (Biike Kazygurt)
– Emily Fox (UNC)
– Madison Pogarch (Portland Thorns FC)
– Erin Simon (West Ham United)
– Samantha Staab (Washington Spirit)
– Gaby Vincent (Utah Royals)

Midfielders:
– Carlyn Baldwin (Sporting CP)
– Jordan DiBiasi (Washington Spirit)
– Julie James Doyle (Sky Blue FC)
– Haley Hanson (Houston Dash)
– Cece Kizer (Houston Dash)
– Savannah McCaskill (Chicago Red Stars)
– Marisa Viggiano (Orlando Pride)

Forwards:
– Bethany Balcer (Reign FC)
– Imani Dorsey (Sky Blue FC)
– Kristen Hamilton (NC Courage)
– Hailie Mace (Rosengard FC)
– Paige Monaghan (Sky Blue FC)
– Sophia Smith (Stanford)