Who are the best U14 Girls in the country?

August 2, 2011

PORTLAND, OREGON: The annual U.S. Under-14 Girls’ National Team Identification Camp has begun in Portland, Ore., and will run from July 31 through Aug. 7. The camp features 72 of the most talented female players in the country who were born in 1997 or 1998. The camp, which is being held in Portland for the second consecutive year, is being run by U.S. Soccer Women’s Development Director Jill Ellis. This group of players will be evaluated for a 36-player U-14 Girls' National Team training camp later this fall and will form the core of the 2012 U-15 Girls' National Team player pool.

U.S. U-14 Girls’ National Team Identification Camp Roster By Position:

GOALKEEPERS (7): Meredith Hummel (So Cal Blues; Anaheim, Calif.), Katelyn Jensen (McLean FC; Brambleton, Va.), Samantha Leshnak (Ohio Elite; Liberty Township, Ohio), Melissa Lowder (Carmel Valley Manchester; San Diego, Calif.), Sabrina Macias (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Olivia Silverman (Hammer FC; Cincinnati, Ohio), Jalen Tompkins (Sereno 97; Scottsdale, Ariz.)

DEFENDERS (17): Michaela Abam (Albion Hurricanes FC; Sugarland, Texas), Samantha Bruder (Real So Cal White; Bell Canyon Calif.), Emma Carlson (GSA Phoenix Red; Liburn, Ga.), Aerial Chavarin (Bay Oaks; Oakland, Calif.), Alana Cook (Match Fit Chelsea Colchesters; Far Hills, N.J.), Denae Verdine (Arsenal FC; Fontana, Calif.), Natalie Jacobs (West Coast FC; Coto De Caza, Calif.), Ellie Jean (Oakwood Soccer Club; Coventry, Conn.), Reilly Lucas (Albertson Fury; Freeport, N.Y.), Chamberlain Mathis (Alliance FC; Grand Rapids, Mich.), Milan Moses (Pleasanton Rage; San Leandro, Calif.), Katie Pingel (So Cal Blues; Rolling Hills, Calif.), Ally Prisock (Arsenal FC; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Leah Pruitt (Arsenal FC; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Fallon Sheridan (NY Rush Patriots; Ardsley, N.Y.), Amanda Visco (NJSA 04; Manalapan, N.J.), Ariana Zamora (Mustang Mavericks; Danville, Calif.)

MIDFIELDERS (28): Dorian Bailey (KCFC Fury; Mission, Kan.), Lauren Brown (FC Bucks; Shamong, N.J.), Marley Canales (San Diego Soccer Club; San Diego, Calif.), Gabriella Carreiro (F.C. Stars of Massachusetts; Acton, Mass.), Maegan Gibson (Del Mar Sharks; Winchester, Calif.), Katie Glenn (Lonestar SC 97; Round Rock, Texas), Mia-Irene Gyau (Bethesda Lions; Silver Spring, Md.), Alexius Hill (Real National; Centennial, Colo.), Kayla Hill (Colorado Rush; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Kayla Hughes (HMMS Eagles FC Force; Hershey, Pa.), Kayla Jennings (Match Fit Chelsea; Montclair, N.J.), Baseley McClaskey (Colorado West Select; Grand Junction, Colo.), Madeline McCracken (Central Virginia United; Lynch Station, Va.), Kate Morris (Michigan Hawks; Plymouth, Mich.), Zoe Morse (TNT Dynamite; East Lansing, Mich.), Taylor Otto (CASL Spartan Elite Black; Apex, N.C.), Julia Panko (NJSA 04 Blast; Millstone Top, N.J.), Peyton Perea (Legends FC; Riverside, Calif.), Courtney Petersen (Michigan Hawks; Canton, Mich.), Daria Petredes (Corona Eagles; Yorba Linda, Calif.), Hope Quinonez (Farmingdale United; Westbury, N.Y.), Gabriela Rivera (Concorde Fire; Atlanta, Ga.), Marissa Sheva (Penn Fusion; Sellersville, Pa.), Ella Stevens (GSA Phoenix Red; Grayson, Ga.), Kaycie Tillman (Sting; Rowlett, Texas), Jill Vetere (Ohio Elite; Cincinnati, Ohio), Ainsly Wolfinbarger (TSC Hurricanes; Broken Arrow, Okla.), Michelle Xiao (OFC Elite; Omaha, Neb.)

FORWARDS (20): Rachel Alexander (Bethesda Soccer Club; Silver Spring, Md.), Bridgette Andrzejewski (PSC Baltimore; Lutherville, Md.), Hanna Armendariz (West Coast FC; West Covina, Calif.), Hannah Cady (Vardar; Oxford, Mich.), Keri Cavallo (Massapequa Stars; Rockville Centre, N.Y.), Jessica Clegg (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Courtney Corrin (Westside Breakers; Playa Vista, Calif.), Ireland Dunn (La Roca; Layton, Utah), Caroline Kerns (PWSI; Reston, Va.), Michelle Maemone (MVLA Mercury Black; San Jose, Calif.), Daniela Marcano (Atlanta Fire United; Buford, Ga.), Sabrina Munguia (Houstonians F.C.; Baytown, Texas), Shaelan Murison (Santa Clara Sporting; Santa Clara, Calif.), Jacey Pederson (PSV Union; Palo Alto, Calif.), Mallory Pugh (Real Colorado; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Zoe Redei (Eclipse Select; Highland Park, Ill.), Anika Rodriguez (So Cal Blues; Torrance, Calif.), Samantha Scaffidi (Premier Baltimore; Silver Springs, Md.), Madison Schultz (Northwest Nationals; Edmonds, Wash.), Jennifer Westendorf (GSA; Montgomery, Ala.)

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