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Three San Diego Spirit Players Named to U.S. Gold Cup Roster

October 16, 2002 - Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
San Diego Spirit News Release


SAN DIEGO - Forward Shannon MacMillan, midfielder Julie Foudy and defender Joy Fawcett have been named to the 18-player U.S. Women's National Team roster by head coach April Heinrichs for the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, which will serve as the regional qualification tournament for the 2003 Women's World Cup in China. The USA, which begins Gold Cup play on October 27 against Mexico at the Rose Bowl, commences training camp at the ARCO U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. on Monday, October 21.

Release Summary

- Fawcett, Foudy and MacMillan were members of the 1999 Women's World Cup team.

- The U.S. has been placed in Group 1 with Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and Panama.

- CONCACAF receives two automatic berths in the 2003 Women's World Cup.

- The ARCO OTC will host the USA's weeklong training camp beginning October 21.

Foudy, the national team captain, has made 215 appearances for the United States and has scored 39 goals. MacMillan, who has 141 career caps and 48 goals, is the leading scorer for the USA this year, pounding in 13 goals in 14 games. Fawcett, the all-time leading scorer among defenders in U.S. National Team history with 26 goals, is two caps shy of 200 career appearances with the U.S. National Team. She should earn her historic 200th cap on October 29 against Trinidad & Tobago at Titan Stadium in Fullerton, Calif. Fawcett and Foudy are competing in their third World Cup qualifying tournaments (1991 and 1994), while all three were members of the 1999 Women's World Cup championship team.

The USA, which has been placed in Group 1 with Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and Panama, needs to advance to the championship game on November 9 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. to earn one of the two automatic berths afforded to the CONCACAF region. The U.S. will be training daily at the ARCO U.S. Olympic Training Center beginning Monday. A complete training schedule will be released shortly.

USA's 2002 CONCACAF WOMEN'S GOLD CUP GROUP PLAY SCHEDULE

October 27 vs. Mexico, 3:00 p.m. PT, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

October 29 vs. T&T, 7:00 p.m. PT, Titan Stadium, Fullerton, Calif.

November 2 vs. Panama, 7:30 p.m. PT, SAFECO Field, Seattle, Wash.

-All 2002 Women's Gold Cup matches will be telecast live on Fox Sports World-

The San Diego Spirit is a charter member of the WUSA and plays their home matches at the 7,035-seat Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego. The Spirit kicks off their third season in April 2003. For more information, please contact the Spirit ticket office at 1-877-4SOCCER (1-877-476-2237) or 619-692-9872, or visit the club's website at www.sandiegospirit.com.

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