NWSL Seattle Reign FC

Reign FC Hosts U.S. U-20 Women's National Team in Friendly

Published on July 5, 2013 under National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
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SEATTLE, WA - July 5, 2013 - Seattle Reign FC will play the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team in a friendly match this Sunday, July 7 at 6 p.m. at the Moda Health Pitch at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila.

The match will be an exclusive event for Reign FC season ticket holders - tickets will not be made available to the general public. In addition to the match, all season ticket holders will be invited to participate in a post-game Q&A session with the ownership, players and coaching staff of Reign FC.

"This game represents a fantastic opportunity for our club to evaluate the best young talent in the USA," said Laura Harvey, Reign FC Head Coach and General Manager. "It will provide our most committed fans the chance to see some of the future stars of the NWSL."

The U.S. U-20 WNT is led by former U.S. WNT player Michelle French. French grew up in Bellevue, Wash. and played collegiate soccer at the University of Portland. She earned 14 caps and 11 starts with the senior U.S. WNT. After her professional career, French became a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Washington in 2005 and coached at Eastside FC in Bellevue. French was named head coach of the U.S. U-20 WNT in February 2013.

French has called up 27 players for the match, which includes six goalkeepers, but not Jane Campbell, the starter for the 2012 U.S. U-17 Women's World Cup Team, who like several regular call-ups, is currently committed to summer school.

Only two players on the roster are not currently in college or headed to their freshman year this fall. Those are forward Lindsey Horan, the teams' only professional player, who scored 17 times for Paris Saint-Germain in the French First Division this year, and midfielder Andi Sullivan, who just finished her junior year of high school.

U.S. U-20 WNT Roster by Position:

GOALKEEPERS (6): Kaela Little (Notre Dame; Tulsa, Okla.), Cassie Miller (Florida State; Cave Creek, Ariz.), Kate Peters (Carmel United; Greenfield, Ind.), Katelyn Rowland (UCLA; Vacaville, Calif.), Morgan Stearns (Virginia; San Antonio, Texas), Andi Tostanoski (Santa Clara; Colorado Springs, Colo.)

DEFENDERS (8): Mandy Freeman (USC; Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), Hanna Gardner (North Carolina; Chapel Hill, N.C.), Lauren Kaskie (UCLA; Las Vegas, Nev.), Laura Liedle (Stanford; San Diego, Calif.), Kayla Mills (USC; West Covina, Calif.), Katie Naughton (Notre Dame; Arlington Heights, Ill.), Cari Roccaro (Notre Dame; East Islip, N.Y.), Ryan Walker (Stanford; Oakland; Calif.)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Morgan Andrews (Notre Dame, N.H.), Isabel Farrell (Washington; Bellevue, Wash.), Rose Lavelle (Wisconsin; Cincinnati, Ohio), Andi Sullivan (Bethesda SC; Lorton, Va.), Danielle Weatherholt (Santa Clara; Capistrano Beach, Calif.), Allison Wetherington (Portland; Acworth, Ga.)

FORWARDS (7): Cameron Castleberry (North Carolina; Raleigh, N.C.), Hayley Dowd (Boston College; Peabody, Mass.), Jamie Fink (USC; Calabasas, Calif.), Lindsey Horan (Paris Saint-Germain; Golden, Colo.), Summer Lanter (Lee University; Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.), Margaret Purce (Harvard; Silver Springs, Md.) Crystal Thomas (Notre Dame; Elgin, Ill.)

The match will not be available via live stream, nor will Reign FC be providing live updates via Twitter or Facebook.

Reign FC will continue their home stretch next week when they face the Abby Wambach and the Western New York Flash on Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at the Moda Health Pitch at Starfire Stadium.

Prices for single match tickets are $26 for Grandstand Premium seating, $22 for Grandstand seating and $19 for Bleacher seating. Tickets can be purchased online at www.reignfc.com.

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