ENYYSA's Dunn On U.S. U-20 Team For La Magna Tournament
Defender Crystal Dunn of Rockville Centre, N.Y. has been named to the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team squad for a four-nation tournament in La Manga, Spain later this month. Dunn, an Albertson SC standout, an ENY ODP graduate and a member of the U.S. U-20 team that qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup last month, was among 18 players named to the team.
The U.S. will play in the tournament, which features the Under-23 National Teams from Norway, England and Germany, from Feb. 18-27.
The Americans will face Norway Feb. 22, Germany Feb. 24 and England oFeb. 26. The U.S. roster features 16 players from the roster that helped the USA defeat Costa Rica 2-1 in the semifinal of the CONCACAF U-20 Women’s championship to earn its berth to Germany and then downed Mexico 1-0 in the final game.
Defender-forward Vicki DiMartino, a member of the team that qualified for the U-20 WWC, was not on the team for this tourney. No reason has been given.
The U.S. roster:
Goalkeepers (2): Adrianna Franch (Oklahoma State; Salina, Kansas), Bianca Henninger (Santa Clara; Los Gatos, Calif.)
Defenders (6): Amber Brooks (UNC; New Hope, Pa.), Crystal Dunn (Albertson SC; Rockville Centre, N.Y.), Kendall Johnson (Portland; Portland, Ore.), Lucretia Lee (UCLA; Bothell, Wash.), Toni Pressley (Florida State; Melbourne, Fla.), Rachel Quon (Stanford; Lake Forrest, Ill.)
Midfielders (5): Zakiya Bywaters (UCLA; Las Vegas, Nev.), Samantha Mewis (Scorpions SC; Hanson, Mass.), Teresa Noyola (Stanford; Palo Alto, Calif.), Jenna Richmond (McLean SC; Centreville, Va.), Casey Short (Florida State; Naperville, Ill.)
Forwards (5): Maya Hayes (Aristocrats Club; West Orange, N.J.), Sydney Leroux (UCLA; Pheonix, Ariz.), Morgan Marlborough (Nebraska; Raymore, Mo.), Tiffany McCarty (Florida State; Laurel, Md.), Courtney Verloo (Portland; Tualatin, Ore.)