Milbrett, Pearce and Boxx Named to U.S. Women's National Team Roster
August 20, 2003 - Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
New York Power News Release
NEW YORK, NY - New York Power forward Tiffeny Milbrett, defender Christie Pearce and midfielder Shannon Boxx were selected to the 29-player U.S. Women's National Team roster for pre-WWC training camp. The USA will train from Aug. 21-24 in San Diego, then have four days off before regrouping in Los Angeles for training at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, Calif., from Aug. 29-Sep. 3. The team will then travel to San Jose, Calif., where the U.S. will be based from Sept. 4-7. That schedule includes two matches, the first against Costa Rica on Sept. 1 at the Home Depot Center (8 p.m. PT on ESPN2) in the first-ever game for a U.S. National Team at the sparkling new stadium and the second on Sept. 7 against Mexico at Spartan Stadium (10 a.m. PT on ESPN).
Milbrett, who tied a U.S. record with five goals in a match against Panama at the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup last November, is just two goals away from hitting the magical 100-goal mark, an achievement previously reached by just four players in international soccer history, two of them Americans (Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers) and two Italians (Carolina Morace and Elisabetta Vignotto).
Pearce, a U.S. starter in the 2000 Olympics, recently reached the 100-cap mark. She has become a regular with the team again after suffering an ACL injury at the end of the 2001 WUSA season, and remains the only player from a small soccer school (Monmouth University in N.J.) to achieve success with the U.S. Women's National Team.
Boxx, the only uncapped player on the roster, was called into camp for the first time this year. A hard working midfielder, Boxx finished the 2003 WUSA season with a goal and eight assists for the New York Power. For her outstanding season, she was named Power MVP by coaches, teammates and media members..
U.S. coach April Heinrichs has yet not announced the date she will name the 2003 U.S. World Cup team.
Position-By-Position Breakdown:
GOALKEEPERS (5): LaKeysia Beene (San Jose CyberRays), Jenni Branam (San Diego Spirit), Siri Mullinix (Washington Freedom), Jaime Pagliarulo (Spirit), Briana Scurry (Atlanta Beat); DEFENDERS (9): Kylie Bivens (Beat), Thori Bryan (CyberRays), Brandi Chastain (CyberRays), Joy Fawcett (Spirit), Heather Mitts (Philadelphia Charge), Christie Pearce (New York Power), Cat Reddick (UNC), Danielle Slaton (Carolina Courage), Kate Sobrero (Boston Breakers); MIDFIELDERS (9): Shannon Boxx (Power), Lorrie Fair (Charge), Devvyn Hawkins (Breakers), Julie Foudy (Spirit), Angela Hucles (Breakers), Kristine Lilly (Breakers), Tiffany Roberts (Courage), Lindsay Tarpley (UNC), Aly Wagner (Spirit); FORWARDS (6): Mia Hamm (Freedom), Shannon MacMillan (Spirit), Tiffeny Milbrett (Power), Heather O'Reilly (UNC), Cindy Parlow (Beat), Abby Wambach (Freedom).
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Women's United Soccer Association Stories from August 20, 2003
- San Diego Spirit's Joy Fawcett Named WUSA Defender of the Year - San Diego Spirit
- CyberRays win WUSA's Team Community Service Award - San Jose CyberRays
- Shannon Boxx Named All-WUSA First Team - New York Power
- All-WUSA Team Announced - WUSA
- Four More Award Winners Announced - WUSA
- Milbrett, Pearce and Boxx Named to U.S. Women's National Team Roster - New York Power
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