July 7, 2005

U.S. Under-21 National Team roster for 2005 Nordic Cup

U.S. Under-21 National Team
Barnhart, Nicole-G K- from Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania (Stanford ) 11caps
Bohn, Erika - GK-from Brookfield, Connecticut (Notre Dame )
Buczkowski, Jen-M-from Elk Grove Village, Illinois (Notre Dame)
Buehler, Rachel- D-from Del Mar, California (Stanford )
Castelanelli, Mary-D- from Lodi, California (UCLA )
Chalupny, Lori – M-from St. Louis, Missouri (UNC ) 14caps 3goals
Cheney, Lauren – F-from Indianapolis, Indiana (Ben Davis High School)
Fletcher, Kendall –D-from Cary, North Carolina (UNC)
Huffman, Sarah - M from Flower Mound, Texas (Virginia ) 8caps 2 goals
Lloyd, Carli - M-from Delran, New Jersey (Rutgers) 11caps 4 goals
Lopez, Stephanie –D-from Elk Grove, California (Portland)
Makoski, Manya – M-from Trumbull, Connecticut (Arizona State) 12caps 1goal
Maxwell, Jessica –D-from Colleville, Texas (UNC)
Oakes, Jill- M-from West Hills, California (UCLA ) 12caps 1goal
O’Reilly, Heather – F-from East Brunswick, New Jersey (UNC) 2caps 1 goal
Rapinoe, Megan- F-from Redding, California (Portland )
Rodriguez, Amy – F-from Lake Forest, California (USC)
Schmedes, Kelly- F-from Odessa, Texas (Texas) 12caps 3goals
Tarpley, Lindsay – M-from Kalamazoo, Michigan (UNC ) 4caps 2goals

Head Coach Jillian Ellis
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Pre-trip comments by Head Coach Ellis

Our draw is difficult, and I think it will be a strong tournament this year, but we’ve got a lot versatility and flexibility with this group in terms of positions. That will be valuable with four games in seven days as it’s definitely a physically demanding tournament.
It’s a strong team with a lot of personality and attacking flair.

U.S. Olympic Team arrives in Greece

The squad arrived today and will spend a few days at the Athlete's Village. The temperature there is normal for this time of the year, low humidity and in the mid nineties Fahrenheit.

Their team media has sent the following first impressions.

U.S. captain Julie Foudy at her third Olympics.

It's awesome. The USOC did a great job of putting together the ACG for our athletes, although I lost a game of UNO there this afternoon. The Athlete's Village is great. We went to the cafeteria and there are lots of desserts, tons of chopped fruit, and more desserts. They even have ice cream to-go and I think it's open 24 hours. What more could you want? You see people everywhere walking around in their national team gear. Some of the rookies had no idea it was this big. They asked me if the Olympic experience got old. I told them it never gets old, first time or third time around.

U.S. forward Abby Wambach at her first Olympics.

It's overwhelming. It feels good to finally be here and feel what it's like. We have had so many different things and visions in our minds, but nothing compares to the reality of being here. It is thrilling to see so many different athletes and feel how much hard work everyone has put in to get here.

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