NWSL Announces Amateur Player Call-Ups for Week 7
May 27, 2016 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) News Release
CHICAGO - The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announced today that 12 Amateur Players have been called up by clubs to be available for selection in Week 7 of the 2016 NWSL season. The Boston Breakers, Houston Dash, FC Kansas City and Western New York Flash have decided not to call-up an Amateur Player this week.
NWSL No. Name Pos. Pronunciation Hometown College Last Team
CRS 25 Kassidy Brown M Lake Zurich, Ill. Illinois
CRS 20 Jannelle Flaws F Glenview, Ill. Illinois
CRS 33 Brianna Smallidge GK Port Orchard, Wash. Seattle
ORL 22 Megan Dorsey GK door-see Melbourne, Fla. North Florida
ORL 15 Allie Wisner F WHIZ-ner Bozeman, Mont. Utah Anderlecht (Belgium)
PTFC 27 Maureen Fitzgerald M fits-Gerald Beaverton, Ore. Oregon
PTFC 88 Emily Kruger GK K -ROO-g-uh-r Woodside, Calif. California KR Reykjavik (Iceland)
PTFC 29 Shade Pratt F Shah-day Rosemount, Minn. Maryland Sky Blue FC
SRFC 24 Andi Tostanoski GK toss-tan-aw-ski Colorado Springs, Colo. Santa Clara Seattle Reign FC
SBFC 44 Theresa Diedrich M DEE-Drick Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Alabama
WAS 21 Alli Murphy M Plano, Texas Texas Tech Spirit Reserves
WAS 29 Haley Rosen F r-OH-z-uh-n Rolling Hills, Calif. Stanford Spirit Reserves
If a national team player is being called up for national team duty, a team may bring in a U.S. Amateur Player to count toward the 20-Player Roster. The team is not to provide any compensation to the Amateur Player, but may cover necessary expenses as approved by the League.
Each Team's Amateur List will initially be allowed 10 amateur Players
The Players listed on the Amateur List may remain there through the end of the 2016 Season.
The player must be registered as an Amateur Player with U.S. Soccer. A player registered as a professional may not regain amateur status until 30 days have elapsed since her last game competed in as a professional.
Week 7 kicks off on Friday, May 27 as the Western New York Flash host the Boston Breakers at 7 p.m. ET at Rhinos Stadium, and the Houston Dash take on the Washington Spirit at 8:30 p.m. ET at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Next, FC Kansas City welcomes the Orlando Pride for the first time at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 28 at Swope Soccer Village. On Sunday, May 29, the Portland Thorns FC faces off against Seattle Reign FC at 7 p.m. ET at Providence Park while the Chicago Red Stars host Sky Blue FC at 7 p.m. ET at Toyota Park.
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