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NWSL Announces Allocated Players for 2014 Season

January 3, 2014 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Seattle Reign FC News Release


SEATTLE - Jan. 3, 2014 - The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) has announced the list of allocated players for the 2014 NWSL season. A total of 50 allocated National Team players will be participating in the upcoming season with 26 Americans, 16 Canadians and eight Mexicans.

In addition to the returning allocated National Team players, there are 11 newly allocated National Team players that are now spread among the nine clubs, including five Americans (Yael Averbuch, Stephanie Cox, Whitney Engen, Meghan Klingenberg and Christen Press), four Canadians (Jonelle Filigno, Rachel Quon, Chelsea Stewart and Melissa Tancredi) and two Mexicans (Jackie Acevedo and Arianna Romero).

For the 2014 season Seattle Reign FC will have four American allocated players (Hope Solo, Megan Rapinoe, Sydney Leroux, and Stephanie Cox), one Canadian allocated player (Carmelina Moscato), and one Mexican allocated player (Arianna Romero).

Two defenders from Reign FC's 2013 squad - Jenny Ruiz, a Mexican allocated player and Emily Zurrer, a Canadian allocated player - will not be returning to Reign FC for the upcoming season. Jenny Ruiz was not selected for allocation by the Mexican Federation, while Zurrer elected to play outside the NWSL and join Swedish side Jitex BK.

Hope Solo returns to Seattle with a perfect bill of health going into the 2014 NWSL season. Solo missed Reign FC's first seven games in 2013 due to a wrist injury. She gave Seattle a huge boost upon her return, finishing the season with a goals-against average (GAA) of just 1.357. Solo also had a standout 2013 with the USWNT. The keeper posted a 6-0-1 record in seven starts with one shutout, and a minuscule GAA of 0.50.

Hope Solo

Position: Goalkeeper

Height: 5' 9"

Born: 7/30/1981

Hometown: Richland, Wash.

Last Club: Seattle Reign FC

College: University of Washington

Megan Rapinoe is currently playing with French side Olympique Lyonnais and will rejoin Reign FC in June of 2014. Last season Pinoe played in 12 matches (11 starts) for Reign FC, led the team in scoring with five goals and added one assist. Pinoe also made seven starts for the USWNT in 2013, posting four goals with three assists for a total of 11 points.

Megan Rapinoe

Position: Forward

Height: 5' 7"

Born: 7/9/1985

Hometown: Redding, Calif.

Last Club: Olympique Lyonnais

College: University of Portland

Sydney Leroux joins Reign FC after playing with the Boston Breakers during the 2013 NWSL season. Last season Leroux tallied 11 goals and two assists in 19 appearances for the Breakers. Leroux's 11 goals ranked tied for second in the league behind only Lauren Holiday who finished with 12. Syd had a monster year with the USWNT where she scored three goals in the team's final two matches of the year, including a first half brace against Brazil on Nov. 10. Leroux also netted four goals in a 7-0 win over Mexico earlier in the year. She finished 2013 with 10 total National Team goals giving her 24 for her international career.

Sydney Leroux

Position: FW

Height: 5' 7"

Born: 5/7/1990

Hometown: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Last Club: Boston Breakers

College: UCLA

Steph Cox is one of five new American allocated players. The defender returned for Seattle late in the 2013 NWSL season after missing most of the year due to pregnancy leave. Steph has the distinction of being the only new American allocated player that played in the NWSL in 2013. Cox also made her return to the USWNT at the end of 2013, making one start in the USWNT's last game of the year, a 4-1 win against Brazil.

Stephanie Cox

Position: Defender

Height: 5' 6"

Born: 4/3/1986

Hometown: Elk Grove, CA

Last Club: Seattle Reign FC

College: University of Portland

Carmelina Moscato joins Reign FC after spending the 2013 NWSL season with the Chicago Red Stars and the Boston Breakers. The defender made 10 total appearances in 2013 with nine starts, tallying 439 minutes. Moscato made her debut for the Canadian women in 2002 when she was just 17 years of age. She now has 80 national team caps with two goals to her name.

Carmelina Moscato

Position: Defender

Height: 5' 9"

Born: 5/2/1984

Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Last Club: Boston Breakers

College: Penn State University

Rookie defender Arianna Romero joins Reign FC as the only Mexican allocated player on Seattle's roster. The Nebraska Cornhusker finished her collegiate career with 77 appearances, two goals, seven assists, and 11 total points. Romero started in all 77 games that she played in during her four years at Nebraska. Following her senior year in 2013, Romero was named Second Team NSCAA All-American and Big Ten Defender of the Year. The defender spent time with the Mexican U-20 squad before being called up to the National Team in 2011. Romero was called up again in September 2013 for a friendly against the USWNT where she started and played the full 90.

Ari Romero

Position: Defender

Height: 5' 3"

Born: 7/29/1992

Hometown: Surprise, Ariz.

Last Club: N/A

College: University of Nebraska

The 2014 NWSL season begins on April 12, 2014. Season tickets for the 2014 Seattle Reign FC season are now available for purchase at www.ReignFC.com.

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