Sol Trims Opening Day Roster To 20 Players
March 25, 2009 - Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)
Los Angeles Sol News Release
CARSON, CALIFORNIA - Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - The Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer will open its Inaugural Season this Sunday against the Washington Freedom with 20 players on its roster (17 senior players + 3 developmental), including U.S. National team standout Shannon Boxx and three-time FIFA Player of the Year Marta, the club announced today.
Along with Boxx and Marta, the Sol also features Stephanie Cox and Aly Wagner, Boxx's U.S. teammates on the gold medal-winning side at the Beijing Olympics, as well as Japanese International Aya Miyama, Chinese dynamo Han Duan, France's Camile Abily and a host of up-and-coming young players.
The WPS Inaugural Match between the Sol and the Freedom will be at 3 pm Sunday at The Home Depot Center on the campus of California State University-Dominguez Hills and will be the only one played in WPS this weekend.
Individual game and season tickets for the 2009 Sol season are already on sale at the Home Depot Center Box Office and Ticketmaster.com. Season ticket packages start at just $105 for all ten home games. Mini-plans of 5 and 3 games, and group tickets are also available now.
For more information call toll free at 1-877-4-SOL-TIX (476-5849) and www.LosAngelesSol.com.
The Sol's 20-player roster follows:
First Name Last Name Position Height College/Last Team Hometown
Brittany Cameron GK 5'8" University of San Diego Dublin, CA
Val Henderson GK 5'7" UCLA Orinda, CA
Karina LeBlanc GK 5'9" Nebraska University Maple Ridge, BC
Allison Falk DF 6'0" Stanford Danville, CA
Kendall Fletcher DF 5'6" North Carolina Cary, North Carolina
Johanna Frisk DF 5'7" Umea IK Sweden
Stephanie Cox DF 5'6" University of Portland Elk Grove, CA
Camille Abily MD 5'6" Olympique Lyonnais Rennes, France
Greer Barnes MD 5'7" West Virginia Rye, NY
Shannon Boxx MD 5'8" Notre Dame Redondo Beach, CA
Manya Makoski MD 5'4" Arizona State Trumbull, CT
Aya Miyama MD 5'2" Okayama Yunogo Belle Chiba, Japan
Lisa Sari MD 5'7" University of Portland Longview, WA
Aly Wagner MD 5'5" Santa Clara University San Jose, CA
McCall Zerboni MD 5'4" UCLA San Clemente, CA
Brittany Bock MD/FD 5'7" Notre Dame Naperville, IL
Katie Larkin MD/FD 5'5" BYU Draper, UT
Han Duan FD 5'7" Dalian Football Club, Liaoning Dalian, China
Marta FD 5'4" Umea IK Dois Riachos, Alagoas, Brazil
Christie Welsh FD 5'10" Penn State University Massapequa Park, NY
Note: Cameron, Sari and Zerboni are the three developmental players.
Women's Professional Soccer Stories from March 25, 2009
- WPS Rosters Announced League-Wide - WPS
- Red Stars Announce Opening Day Roster - Chicago Stars FC
- Sky Blue FC Announces Season-Opening Roster - Sky Blue FC
- Boston Breakers Finalize Roster - Boston Breakers
- Freedom announces opening day roster - magicJack
- Sol Trims Opening Day Roster To 20 Players - Los Angeles Sol
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