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U.S. Women's National Team and Sky Blue FC Players Christie Rampone and Kelley O'Hara to Play with T

Published on March 21, 2013 under National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
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Morristown, N.J. (Thursday, March 21, 2013) Sky Blue FC announced on Thursday that in addition to the other players, U.S. Women's National Team members Christie Rampone and Kelley O'Hara will be taking part in a scrimmage this Saturday .

Fans can see the team in this scrimmage against St. John's University women's team at Belson Soccer Stadium on the Queens campus of the University on Saturday March 23rd at 4 PM. Directions at http://www.stjohns.edu/about/general/directions.

Three-time Olympic gold medalist and 1999 Women's World Cup Champion Christie Rampone is also captain of the U.S. Women's National Team. The Point Pleasant, NJ native and mother of two daughters returns home again. She captained and co-coached Sky Blue FC to the inagural Women's Professional Soccer Championship in 2009.

Kelley O'Hara is an Olympic gold medalist, one of three players who played every minute of the 2012 Games. O'Hara is from Fayetteville, Georgia and plays on the National Team as a wingback. She was the MAC Hermann Trophy winner for best collegiate soccer player, an award she received in her senior year at Stanford University in 2009.

Sky Blue FC will kick off its 2013 NWSL season on Sunday, April 14th, hosting the Western New York Flash at Yurcak Field on the Piscataway campus of Rutgers University. Tickets for Sky Blue FC games are available now, and fans can purchase them by calling 888-SBFC-TIX (888-723-2849).

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