U.S. Soccer invites 80 players from North Region to U-14 Girls Talent ID Mini Camp

ATLANTA – With the ongoing objective to expand and improve the Women’s Youth National Team player pool, U.S. Soccer will hold its third and final regional mini-camp of 2026 as part of the Under-14 Girls’ Talent Identification Program.

Eighty players from the North Region, all born in 2012, will gather from April 15-19 at in Fayetteville, Ga., future home of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center, which will open this spring.

Not only will this be an opportunity for some of the most talented young female players in the North Region (which covers the Mid-America, Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions) to show their talents to National Team coaches and scouts, but the U-14 TID program provides more opportunities for female scouts and coaches as well. The entire coaching staff for the camp will be female with the U.S. Women’s National Team program, under head coach Emma Hayes, endeavoring to look at all women’s and girls’ development through a female lens.

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The camp will be led by U.S. Talent ID managers Lindsay Basalyga (Central Region) and Claire Ward (Northeast Region), who along with the other U.S. Soccer Regional Talent ID Managers will oversee eight female coacheswho are all a part of the Women’s Youth National Team Scouting Network. There will also be a dedicated goalkeeper coach in camp. The coaches will lead and facilitate the players’ learning during the week of training, gamesand off field video analysis and education sessions. Adhering the maxim of “If you can see it, you can be it,” a large portion of the support staff will consist of women as well, who along with the coaching staff will give the players numerous female role models for the entire week of training camp.

All 80 players come from the states of Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

The U-14 TID Program is designed to discover a larger base of high potential players through widespread scouting at the U-14 age group and to build the player pool foundation for the U-15 Girls’ National Teams while introducing them to The U.S. Way. The mini-camp format helps to evaluate and inspire high-potential players while accelerating their development in an engaging, supportive and challenging environment.

In addition to expanding the YNT player pool at its early stages, the scouting and identification structure gives U-14 players a meaningful opportunity to learn and apply basic principles of the U.S. Way playing philosophy and other high performance education topics such as nutrition, rest and recovery and self-evaluation tools to help them take further responsibility for their own development. Travel is minimized through the regional mini-camp set-up, helping minimize days away from home, school and club. The program also bolsters U.S. Soccer’s national network of scouts, advancing their education and development while also building the Federation’s connections with clubs across the country.

The West Region Mini-Camp was held in February in Southern California and the South Region Mini-Camp was held in March in Fayetteville, Ga. There will be one more U-14 TID camp held this year, a National Camp featuring 60 of the top players chosen from the each of the 80-player regional mini-camps. The National Camp will run May 26-31 and will be one of the first Youth National Team training camps at the newly opened Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center.

U.S. UNDER-14 GIRLS’ REGIONAL TID MINI-CAMP NORTH ROSTER BY POSITION — Fayetteville, GA

Goalkeepers (8): Amelia Aubertin (FC DELCO; Lansdale, Pa.), Zoe Blankenheim (FC Wisconsin; Hubertus, Wis.), Belle Kelley (South Shore Select; Milton, Mass.), Annika Wells Lamoureux (Michigan Tigers; Ann Arbor, Mich.), Sophia Oliveti (South Jersey Elite Barons; Sewell, N.J.), Sloane Thompson (Cleveland Force SC; Moreland Hill, Ohio), Amelia Whittaker (Chicago Inter SC; Chicago, Ill.), Eva Wyspianski (Penn Fusion SA; Bryn Mawr, Pa.)

Defenders (26): Chatham Antwi (Fairfax Virginia Union; Ashburn, Va.), Khloe Bacon (Elmbrook United; Sussex, Wis.), Gianna Berardi (Eclipse Select SC; Algonquin, Ill.), Rowen Briggs (Richmond United SC; Glen Allen, Va.), Zoey Carlisle (New England FC Red; Natick, Mass.), Emerson Crumley (Cleveland Force SC; Amherst, Ohio), Teagan Currid (World Class FC; Warwick, N.Y.), Avery Decker (Ohio Premier SC; Dublin, Ohio), Lauryn Dix (Bethesda SC; Crofton, Md.), Lily Erlichman (New England FC; Medfield, Mass.), Grace Fassnacht (FC Pride Elite; Delphi, Ind.), Millie Fromm (Chicago FC United; Elmhurst, Ill.), Brylee Hamilton (Virginia Development Academy; Woodbridge, Va.), Emily Hays (Richmond United SC; Glen Allen, Va.), Zoey Jacobs (Rockford Raptors FC; Lake in the Hills, Ill.), Caroline Kiefer (Ohio Elite SA; Loveland, Ohio), Marta Lopez (Fort Wayne United FC; Fort Wayne, Ind.), Matilda Miller (Ohio Premier SC; Cincinnati, Ohio), Palmer Nye (Minnesota Thunder Academy; Excelsior, Minn.), Kayla Olano (World Class FC; Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.), Reese Rohrer (Ohio Elite SA; Centerville, Ohio), Logan Schlicte (Sporting Iowa; West Des Moines, Iowa), Kennedy Tolle (St. Louis Scott Gallagher; St Louis, Mo.), Gillian Vega (Players Development Academy; Westfield, N.J.), Jacquelyn Williams (Arlington SA; Springfield, Va.)

Midfielders (24): Danielle Babcock (Eclipse Select SC; Glenview, Ill.), Sophia Barnes (Bethesda SC; Rockville, Md.), Madelyn Beckman (Springfield / South County Youth; Alexandria, Va.), Blakely Bickerstaff (Michigan Hawks; Birmingham, Mich.), Gloria Bilic (Midwest United FC; Jenison, Mich.), Sarah Criss (Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals; Warminster, Pa.), Isabel Cullum (Cincinnati United Soccer Club; Cincinnati, Ohio), Austyn Defraine (Rochester New York FC; Rochester, N.Y.), Morgan Douce (Ohio Premier SC; Radnor, Ohio), Raffaella Facher (Downtown United; New York, N.Y.), Isabella Gallagher (East Meadow SC; Merrick, N.Y.), Riley Gallagher-Szerlip (Michigan Hawks; Northville, Mich.), Nora Gengerke (Tonka Fusion Elite; Plymouth, Minn.), Teagan Gregorski (FC Stars; South Glastonbury, Conn.), Sloane Kelly (Ohio Premier SC; Cincinnati, Ohio), Alyssa Larson (Manitou FC; Hudson, Wis.), Tess Lavalliere (FC Stars; New Boston, N.H.), Mattingly Morrison (St. Louis Scott Gallagher; St. Louis, Mo.), Hannah Riddlemoser (Arlington SA; Arlington, Va.), Florence Schweer (Arlington SA; McLean, Va.), Nina Stanislaus (Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals; Fort Washington, Pa.), Lauren Toohey (Western New York Flash; Youngstown, N.Y.), Malea Valdeabella (St. Louis Scott Gallagher; Wildwood, Mo.), Mackenzie Ybarra (Rockford Raptors FC; South Elgin, Ill.)

Forwards (22): Addison Blanchette (FC Stars; Leominster, Mich.), Isabella Caldera (Sockers FC; Rolling Meadows, Ill.), Ngozi Dike (World Class FC; Teaneck, N.J.), Stella Dirocco (Penn Fusion SA; Downingtown, Pa.), Brooke Evans (FC DELCO; Allentown, Pa.), Faith Green (Chicago FC United; Northbrook, Ill.), Lillian Ince (Bethesda SC; Potomac, Md.), Noelani Johnson (Indy Premier SC; Liberty Township, Ohio), Stella Kropelnicki (South Shore Select; Scituate, Mass.), Andrea Lopes (Players Development Academy; New Jersey, N.J.), Allison McNulty (Eclipse Select SC; Naperville, Ill.), Camelia Mcintosh (Fairfax Virginia Union; Oakton, Va.), Kendall Parrish (Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals; Green Lane, Pa.), Ava Schroeder (North Shore United; Fredonia, Wis.), Kenley Singleton (Real Futbol Academy; Haddonfield, N.J.), Reese Smith (Lexington Sporting Club; Lexington, Ky.), London Spencer (Midwest United FC; Grand Rapids, Mich.), Quinn Spurlock (Springfield / South County Youth; Fairfax Station, Va.), Julie Sun (South Shore Select; Boston, Mass.), Gabrielle Vestal (Chicago FC United; Libertyville, Ill.), Mila Wrobel (Internationals SC; Mantua, Ohio), Elynn Zhou (Michigan Tigers; Ann Arbor, Mich.)