Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/2/10
From US Lacrosse
BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse announced the roster for the 2010-11 U.S. senior women’s national lacrosse team after three days of tryouts at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, July 30 – Aug. 1.
The 36 players – none of which have Philly ties – selected by the coaching staff will train for the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup.
US Lacrosse’s selection committee with head coach Ricky Fried (Georgetown) and his staff named the following to the U.S. senior women’s national team:
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Athlete Hometown Alma Mater
Sarah Albrecht* Braintree, MA Northwestern ’06
Amy Altig Millersville, MD James Madison ’05
Casey Ancarrow Jarrettsville, MD James Madison ’13
Kelly Berger Columbia, MD James Madison ’07
Sarah Bullard* Needham, MA Duke ’11
Jillian Byers Northport, NY Notre Dame ’09
Caroline Cryer* Denver, CO Duke ’09
Katrina Dowd Yorktown Heights, NY Northwestern ’10
Amber Falcone* Westminster, MD North Carolina ’09
Katy Fitzgerald North Andover, MA North Carolina ’11
Corrine Gandolfi Smithtown, NY Hofstra ’10
Kim Griffin Jarrettsville, MD James Madison ’09
Kathleen Hertsch Westminster, MD Hofstra ’11
Megan Huether* Lutherville, MD Duke ’06
Kristin Igoe Framingham, MA Boston College ’11
Ashby Kaestner Trappe, MD Georgetown ’10
Alyssa Kildare Massapequa Park, NY Johns Hopkins ’12
Kristen Kjellman* Westwood, MA Northwestern ’07
Erica LaGrow* Skanateales, NY North Carolina ’08
Kendall McBrearty Alexandria, VA Virginia ’08
Caitlyn McFadden* Phoenix, MD Maryland ’10
Lindsey Munday* Chicago, IL Northwestern ’06
Colleen Olsen Avon, CT Dartmouth ’10
Brittany Poist Hampstead, MD Maryland ’11
Mallory Poole Corning, NY C. W. Post ’08
Katie Rowan* Delmar, NY Syracuse ’09
Jennifer Russell Andover, MA North Carolina ’10
Lauren Schmidt Bay Shore, NY Stanford ’11
Katie Schwarzmann Sykesville, MD Maryland ’13
Lauren Schwarzmann Sykesville, MD Johns Hopkins ’08
Danielle Spencer Rochester, NY Northwestern ’10
Michelle Tumolo Mullica Hill, NJ Syracuse ’13
Acacia Walker* Severna Park, MD Maryland ’05
Paris Waterman Newark, NJ Brown ’11
Devon Wills* Denver, CO Dartmouth ’06
Laura Zimmerman Syracuse, NY North Carolina ’12
*Member of 2009 World Cup Team
“This was the most competitive tryout I’ve ever been a part of,” said Team USA head coach, Ricky Fried. “We think that this is the best team of 36 players for the style and tempo we want to play. This group will comprise the core of the team which will defend the gold medal in 2013.”
“Watching tryouts is a truly inspiring experience,” said Nathaniel Badder, director of the U.S. national lacrosse teams program. “Our heartfelt thanks go out to all who participated. These players were so impressive and really made the job of the selectors difficult. They all played so hard on the field and carried themselves so well off of it. It’s going to be exciting to watch them come together in the months and years ahead.”
In addition to quadrennial world cup play, the U.S. team program competes on an annual basis with tryouts held each summer. Among the annual activities are participation in the US Lacrosse Champion Challenge each January, the US Lacrosse Stars & Stripes Weekend each October and a series of U.S. National Team Clinics at various locations around the country to teach youth and high school players about the sport and the national team program.
Fried, an assistant coach on the 2009 U.S. world championship team is assisted by Amy Bokker (Stanford/Phoenixville), Liz Robertshaw (Boston U./Strath Haven) and Jess Wilk Strosberg (four-time Team USA goalie). Carol Cantele (Gettysburg/Strath Haven) serves as head coach for the U.S. developmental team and is assisted by Michele DeJuliis (Princeton/Ultimate Goal director-owner) and Bowen Holden (Boston College).
The location and dates of the 2013 FIL World Championship have not yet been announced by the Federation of International Lacrosse. In 2009, Team USA won the gold at the quadrennial event, beating Australia 8-7 in Prague, Czech Republic. The U.S. women’s senior team has won either gold or silver in all seven world championships conducted since 1986.
