No Coloradans on USWNT roster for match against Ireland at DSGP
Rest and pregnancy have left the U S Women s National squad without any Coloradans for its match in Commerce City next week USWNT coach Emma Hayes revealed the -woman roster for the June friendly at Dick s Sporting Goods Park against the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday morning which did not include star Colorado natives Mallory Swanson n e Pugh Sophia Wilson n e Smith or Lindsey Heaps n e Horan Wilson and Swanson declared they were pregnant in March and May respectively which will keep them off the field until Heaps who plays in France for one of the world s best women s teams in Olympique Lyon is taking the summer international window to rest after a packed European season ended a month ago She helped Lyon walk to a domestic title and a Champions League semifinal The other Colorado native who had a shot at a call-up was Gotham FC midfielder Jaelin Howell She has five total caps with the national company but has not featured since Last week she scored her first career NWSL regular-season goal against the Utah Royals but also earned a red card in the same match Like Heaps the majority of European-based players won t participate in favor of rest aside from Chelsea defender and USWNT staple Naomi Girma The rest of the roster plays in the NWSL which Denver will join with an expansion franchise in The USWNT roster consists of four new call-ups and six players who have not capped for the senior group In total of the players have fewer than caps for the senior national organization We want to continue to improve our understanding of how we want to play and widen the athlete pool and those are specific of the key goals of this three-game window Hayes in a U S Soccer news release On this roster we have players with a varied amount of experience and my priority is to deepen the exposures required for international soccer These are three challenging matches and as inevitably we want to win but also to make sure we are ready for the next approaches Hayes made her debut as the USWNT head coach at DSGP last year in a - rout of Korea Republic before the club won gold at the Olympics The band is undefeated in eight matches in Commerce City winning all but one a -all draw to Japan in A USWNT spokesperson explained less than tickets remain available for the match set to kick off at p m on Thursday June Last year a standing-room-only crowd of packed DSGP which lists its normal quota a hair above The U S has faced the Republic of Ireland times and has never lost U S roster vs Ireland GOALKEEPERS Angelina Anderson Angel City FC Claudia Dickey Seattle Reign FC Mandy McGlynn Utah Royals DEFENDERS Kerry Abello Orlando Pride Jordyn Bugg Seattle Reign FC Naomi Girma Chelsea FC ENG Lilly Reale Gotham FC Tara McKeown Washington Spirit Avery Patterson Houston Dash Izzy Rodriguez Kansas City Current Emily Sams Orlando Pride Emily Sonnett Gotham FC Gisele Thompson Angel City FC MIDFIELDERS Croix Bethune Washington Spirit Sam Coffey Portland Thorns FC Claire Hutton Kansas City Current Rose Lavelle Gotham FC Sam Meza Seattle Reign FC Olivia Moultrie Portland Thorns FC FORWARDS Lynn Biyendolo Seattle Reign FC Michelle Cooper Kansas City Current Yazmeen Ryan Houston Dash Emma Sears Racing Louisville Ally Sentnor Utah Royals Alyssa Thompson Angel City FC Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams
