Rapinoe Named to National Team Roster

September 8, 2016 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Seattle Reign FC News Release

September 8, 2016- Today U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) head coach Jill Ellis announced

the roster for the team's upcoming September friendlies. Seattle Reign FC's Megan

Rapinoe is among the 21 players selected.

Midfielder Megan Rapinoe returns to the team after

making the 2016 Rio Olympics roster, in which she appeared in two matches.

Since returning to Seattle Reign FC, Rapinoe has played in three straight

matches, scoring a goal in Reign FC's match against Portland Thorns FC on

August 27th.

The national team's next match is Thursday,

September 15th against Thailand. The match will be played at MAPFRE

Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This will be the USWNT's first match at MAPFRE

Stadium since 2013, when they tied New Zealand 1-1. Thursday's game will be

played at 5 p.m. PT and can be seen on ESPN 2.

The team's second and final match for the month of September

will take place on Sunday, September 18th against the Netherlands in

Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. PT and will be

broadcast on FOX Sports 1.

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