U.S. Women Return to the Field for Match Against Canada

CHICAGO (Wednesday, November 1, 2000) - U.S. Women's National Soccer Team head coach April Heinrichs will bring the stars of the 2000 Olympics to Columbus, Ohio, as the USA returns to the field for the first time since winning the silver medal in Australia last Sept. 28. The match on Saturday,

CHICAGO (Wednesday, November 1, 2000) - U.S. Women's National Soccer Team head coach April Heinrichs will bring the stars of the 2000 Olympics to Columbus, Ohio, as the USA returns to the field for the first time since winning the silver medal in Australia last Sept. 28. The match on Saturday, Nov. 11 vs. Canada at Columbus Crew Stadium (Kickoff 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2) is being presented by Chevrolet and is the first stop of a three-game "Glory Tour" that closes a year of intense competition. At the conclusion of the tour, the U.S. women will have played a team record 41 matches in 2000. Tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster at 614/431-3600 or online at www.us-soccer.com. For Group Tickets, call the Crew Stadium Box Office at 614/447-2739. Tickets range in price from $25-$50.

This USA-Canada clash brings with it some uncharacteristic spice, as the last meeting between the two teams saw the Maple Leafs break a 21-match losing streak to the American women with a 1-1 draw at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. on Aug. 20, 2000. This will be the fifth meeting of 2000 between the North American neighbors, with the USA registering 4-0, 9-1 and 4-1 wins before the draw.

Sixteen of the 18 players who represented the USA at the 2000 Olympics will be in Columbus, minus defender Danielle Slaton, who is embroiled in her college season at Santa Clara University, and goalkeeper Briana Scurry, who has family commitments. Thirteen of the players on the roster were part of the 1999 Women's World Cup championship team. The U.S. team will conduct just one practice while in Columbus, that coming on Friday, Nov. 10 at the Columbus Crew training facility in Obetz, Ohio. Practice begins at 10 a.m. and all players and coaches will be available to the media at approximately 11:30 a.m. Canada features star forward Charmaine Hooper, who was taken by Atlanta last Monday in the first ever WUSA Foreign Player Allocation Draft.

United States Women's National Team Roster USA vs. Canada Columbus Crew Stadium - Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 11, 2000 - 4 p.m. ET
No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate	Hometown	College	Club	Caps/Goals
2	Fair, Lorrie	M	5-3	130	8/5/78	Los Altos, Calif.	North Carolina	Philadelphia	82/7
3	Pearce, Christie	D	5-6	140	6/24/75	Point Pleasant, N.J.	Monmouth	New York	84/4
4	Overbeck, Carla	D	5-7	125	5/9/68	Chapel Hill, N.C.	North Carolina	North Carolina	165/7
5	Serlenga, Nikki	M	5-7	130	6/20/78	San Diego, Calif.	Santa Clara	Atlanta	24/6
6	Chastain, Brandi	D	5-7	135	7/21/68	San Jose, Calif.	Santa Clara	Bay Area	137/24
7	Whalen, Sara	M	5-5	130	4/28/76	Greenlawn, N.Y.	UConn	New York	63/7
8	MacMillan, Shannon	M	5-5	135	10/7/74	Escondido, Calif.	Portland	San Diego	121/34
9	Hamm, Mia	F	5-5	130	3/17/72	Chapel Hill, N.C.	North Carolina	Washington, D.C.	213/127
10	French, Michelle	D	5-4	135	1/27/77	Kent, Wash.	Portland	Washington, D.C.	9/0
11	Foudy, Julie	M	5-6	130	1/23/71	Mission Viejo, Calif.	Stanford	San Diego	196/38
12	Parlow, Cindy	F	5-11	145	5/08/78	Memphis, Tenn.	North Carolina	Atlanta	96/43
13	Lilly, Kristine	M	5-4	125	7/22/71	Wilton, Conn.	North Carolina	Boston	222/86
14	Fawcett, Joy	D	5-5	130	2/8/68	Huntington Beach, Calif.	UCB	San Diego	183/24
16	Milbrett, Tiffeny	F	5-2	130	10/23/72	Portland, Ore.	Portland	New York	161/82
18	Mullinix, Siri	GK	5-8	145	5/22/78	Greensboro, N.C.	North Carolina	Washington, D.C.	27/0
20	Sobrero, Kate	D	5-7	135	8/23/76	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.	Notre Dame	Boston	60/0