U.S. U-15 Girls’ National Team opens year with training camp at U.S. Soccer NTC

CHICAGO – The U.S. Under-15 Girls’ National Team will open its 2014 programming schedule with a training camp at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, Calif., running from Jan. 4-11.

U.S. U-15 GNT head coach Damon Nahas has called up 24 players, all but one born in 1999; one player was born in 2000. This group will have just two training camps as U-15s before transitioning to the U-17 Women’s National Team cycle under head coach B.J. Snow to begin preparation for qualifying for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

U.S. U-15 GNT Roster By Position:

GOALKEEPERS (2): Brooke Bollinger (Space Coast United; Melbourne, Fla.), Anna Smith (Crossfire Premier; Issaquah, Wash.)
DEFENDERS (6): Joanna Harber (Eastside FC; Bellevue, Wash.), Kai Henderson (Crossfire Premier; Mill Creek, Wash.), Karlie Paschall (Tennessee Soccer Club; Brentwood, Tenn.), Sophia Serafin (West Coast FC; Glendora, Calif.), Emma Thomson (Team Sockers FC; Park Ridge, Ill.), Sydney Zandi (Penn Fusion; West Chester, Pa.)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Madison Alexander (Alliance Academy; Dorr, Mich.), Tess Boade (Colorado Rush; Golden, Colo.), Paloma Farias (RGV Dallas Texans; Pharr, Texas), Alexa Ferreira (PDA; Warren, N.J.), Chloe Frisch (San Diego Surf; Carlsbad, Calif.), Kiara Pickett (Camarillo Eagles; Santa Barbara, Calif.), Ashley Sanchez (So Cal Blues; Monrovia, Calif.), Taryn Torres (Solar Chelsea; Frisco, Texas), Kali Trevithick (Crossfire Premier; Redmond, Wash.)
FORWARDS (7): Abby Grace Cooper (FC Dallas; Plano, Texas), Rachael Dorwart (Penn Fusion; Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Reagan Glisson (Tophat Soccer Club; Duluth, Ga.), Civana Kuhlmann (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Tara McKeown (Eagles; Newbury Park, Calif.), Frankie Tagliaferri (PDA; Colts Neck, N.J.), Kelsey Turnbow (Crossfire Premier; Liberty Lake, Wash.)