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Three Seattle Reign FC Players to Compete in International Friendly

March 20, 2015 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
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SEATTLE (MARCH 20, 2015) - The U.S. Women's National Team (U.S. WNT) have announced the roster for the upcoming camp in preparation for the international friendly against New Zealand on April 4. Included in U.S. WNT head coach Jill Ellis' 25-player roster is Seattle Reign FC goalkeeper Hope Solo, midfielder Megan Rapinoe, and forward Sydney Leroux.

The team will train in Los Angeles for a week before traveling to St. Louis for the USA's first domestic match of the year. Prior to the match, Ellis will name 18 players to suit up against New Zealand on April 4 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The game will be shown live on FOX sports 1 and kickoff is slated for 12:30 p.m. PT.

The roster includes the same 25 players that were in Portugal earlier this month to help the USA win the 2015 Algarve Cup, the program's 10th title at the prestigious annual tournament after defeating France 2-0 in the championship game.

The U.S. WNT training camp will take place at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California, from March 23-30. The team will then depart for St. Louis, where it will train for three days before facing New Zealand.

Additional Notes:

The USA last faced Ireland on Dec. 1, 2012, a 2-0 victory in Glendale, Arizona The U.S. outscored Mexico 15-0 over a span of three games in 2014. The CONCACAF foes embarked on a two-game set in September with the USA scoring four goals in each half for an 8-0 win on Sept. 13 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. Five days later, the WNT nabbed a 4-0 victory at Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, New York. The teams also met on Oct. 24 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, during the semifinal of the CONCACAF Women's Championship where the USA picked up a 3-0 win to qualify for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The USA most recently played the Korea Republic on June 20, 2013, also at Red Bull Arena, earning a 5-0 victory in a match that saw Abby Wambach score four times to surpass Mia Hamm's all-time goal scoring record of 158. Wambach currently has 178 goals.

While the match at the brand new Avaya Stadium will be the first for the WNT, the U.S. Women have played 10 matches at StubHub Center, going 10-0-0 at the home of MLS champion LA Galaxy, The U.S. WNT played six matches in San Jose from 1997-2007, all at Spartan Stadium.

The match against the Korea Republic will mark the third for the U.S. Women at Red Bull Arena, home to MLS's New York Red Bulls.

U.S. Women's National Team Roster By Position:

GOALKEEPERS (3): Ashlyn Harris (Washington Spirit), Alyssa Naeher (Boston Breakers), Hope Solo (Seattle Reign FC)

DEFENDERS (10): Lori Chalupny (Chicago Red Stars), Crystal Dunn (Washington Spirit), Whitney Engen (Western NY Flash), Julie Johnston (Chicago Red Stars), Meghan Klingenberg (Houston Dash), Ali Krieger (Washington Spirit), Kelley O'Hara (Sky Blue FC), Christie Rampone (Sky Blue FC), Becky Sauerbrunn (FC Kansas City), Rachel Van Hollebeke (Portland Thorns FC)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Shannon Boxx (Chicago Red Stars), Morgan Brian (Houston Dash), Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns FC), Lauren Holiday (FC Kansas City), Carli Lloyd (Houston Dash), Heather O'Reilly (FC Kansas City), Megan Rapinoe (Seattle Reign FC)?

FORWARDS (5): Sydney Leroux (Seattle Reign FC), Alex Morgan (Portland Thorns FC), Christen Press (Chicago Red Stars), Amy Rodriguez (FC Kansas City), Abby Wambach (Unattached)

Seattle Reign FC will open the 2015 season at home on Sunday, April 12 against the Western New York Flash. Single match tickets start at just $19 and fans looking to purchase tickets can visit ReignFC.com.

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