| 2004 U.S. Under-19 Women’s World Championship Team |
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GOALKEEPERS (3)
 LAURA COMEAU
Lee, N.H. (6 U-19 caps)
One of the few players in the Women’s National Team pool from New Hampshire, Comeau is a brave goalkeeper who has make great strides in her fitness of late. The Virginia-bound Comeau (pronounced Komo), brings a great work ethic to the team, is quick in the goalmouth and a good shot-stopper. |
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KELSEY DAVIS
Thousand Oaks, Calif. (4 U-19 caps)
The 5-foot-11 Davis brings height and athletic ability to the U.S. team. She is big and strong and great in the air on crosses. She has a strong leg and is a great distributor with her hands and from goal kicks and punts. The UCLA-bound Davis won a youth club national title last year with her Under-17 SoCal United team. |
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ASHLYN HARRIS
Satellite Beach, Fla. (33 U-19 caps)
The U.S. captain is the USA’s all-time caps leader at the U-19 level with 33 games played and has a 23-4-2 record all-time in international matches. She was the youngest player on the 2002 world champions and played a spectacular championship game, earning a 120-minute shutout at the age of 16. The UNC-bound Harris is tremendously athletic and brave and is one of the new breed of goalkeepers who excels with her feet as well. With an excellent kicking game and a big-game presence that belies her age, the 2004 Gatorade Girl’s High School Player of the Year will be a key the USA’s success. |
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DEFENDERS (5)
RACHEL BUEHLER
Del Mar, Calif. (24 U-19 caps/3 goals)
The Stanford sophomore and pre-med major has recovered from ACL tears in both knees, the first of which occurred just minutes into the 2002 world championship final, and has become a mainstay in the center of the defense. One of the USA most tenacious and experienced defenders (she is the second most capped player on the U.S. roster with 24), her big game mentality should prove valuable to the U.S. team. Ironically, although a defender, Buehler is the only player on the roster to have scored in a FIFA youth world championship, burying a penalty kick in the USA first-round win over Chinese Taipei in 2002. |
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MEAGAN HOLMES
Timinium, Md. (2 U-19 caps/0 goals)
Holmes made a late run to make the U.S. squad and brings outstanding speed and tremendous athleticism to the U.S. back line. An excellent one-on-one defender and a good tackler, she likes to get forward into the attack. The Santa Clara-bound Holmes is tenacious and tough and will add depth to the U.S. defense. |
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STEPHANIE LOPEZ
Elk Grove, Calif. (18 U-19 caps/0 goals)
The USA’s first-choice left back is remarkably two-footed and has a year of college experience starting in the center of the University of Portland defense as a freshman last season. Known by her nickname of S-Lo, she can also get into the attack, get behind defenses and serve effective crosses to the U.S. attackers. She is a great one-on-one player, especially for a defender, and a great leader on the U.S. team. |
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NIKKI KRZYSIK
Clifton, N.J. (9 U-19 caps/0 goals)
The USA’s “hard woman,” Krzysik (pronounced Kriz-ICK) is an enforcer in the back and one of the team’s most physical players. On the bubble earlier in the year, Krzysik worked her way onto the roster with increased fitness and feisty play and will give the USA valuable depth anywhere on the back line or even at the defensive midfield slot. She is one of the best communicators in the group of defenders. |
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BECKY SAUERBRUNN
Olivette, Mo. (19 U-19 caps/0 goals)
The rock-solid Sauerbrunn leads the USA in matches played in 2004, having appeared in 19 of the 20 games so far. Sauerbrunn was a First-Team All-American as a freshman in 2003 for the University of Virginia and the ACC Freshman of the Year and is one of the team leaders, often captaining the squad. Big and strong into the tackle, along with Buehler, Sauerbrunn gives the USA a pair of hard tacklers in the back. |
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MIDFIELDERS (8)
YAEL AVERBUCH
Upper Monclair, N.J. (13 U-19 caps/2 goals)
The 5-foot-10 midfielder has silky smooth skills, especially for a player of her height, and is one of the USA’s best shooters from distance. Averbuch (pronounced Aver-bush) can play either in the central midfield or center back, giving Krikorian multiple options to use her height and technical ability. Her mother Gloria is an author who has written books with UNC head coach Anson Dorrance and most recently U.S. Women’s National Team defender Brandi Chastain. As a 13-year-old, Averbuch appeared on a morning TV show in New York City with Chastain to publicize the 1999 Women’s World Cup. |
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SHEREE GRAY
Toms River, N.J. (12 U-19 caps/1 goal)
One of the USA fastest players, she is a slashing dribbler who can also get her teammates behind the defense with slick passing. The Penn State-bound Gray can play up top, at attacking midfield or on the flanks, giving the USA a dynamic attacking presence from several positions on the field. She scored against China during the USA’s trip to Shanghai earlier in the year. She was suffering from an injury during CONCACAF Qualifying, but could be one of the breakout stars for the U.S. team in Thailand. |
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STEPHANIE KRON
Paradise Vally, Arizona (11 U-19 caps/2 goals)
With a phenomenal work rate and the ability to beat defenders and hit dangerous crosses, Kron gives the team productivity on the flanks. Kron (rhymes with bone) came on strong in the last year to make the roster and has given the USA a valuable player off the bench in 2004, able to spark the team on the attack. The UCLA sophomore is two-footed and has great consistency in her serves, as well as being dangerous on free kicks and from long-range shooting. |
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STACY LINDSTROM
Laguna Niguel, Calif. (14 U-19 caps/1 goal)
The six-foot Lindstrom cuts a striking figure on the field and possesses world-class skills and heading ability. The only player with two season of college soccer under her belt after entering UCLA a year early, she has contributed to the U-19s in both the midfield, where she is a classy distributor from the defensive midfield slot, and at the back. Extremely dangerous on set plays with her head, but able to serve tremendous long balls as well, Lindstrom’s versatility will be a boon to the U.S. in Thailand. |
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STEPHANIE LOGTERMAN
Austin, Texas (15 U-19 caps/0 goals)
Logterman, who will stay at home to play for the University of Texas, has established herself as a consistent force for the USA, and with a tremendous work rate, she can play on the flanks for the USA or in the defensive midfield slot. Known as S-Log, she is skillful and wiry tough, bringing a mean tackling and heading presence as the USA’s work horse in the midfield. |
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ALEXA ORAND
Orange, Calif. (15 U-19 caps/4 goals)
The youngest player on the U.S. roster (she turned 17 two days ago) is also one of the most exciting. A tricky dribbler, she is relentless in going at goal and adds unpredictability to the U.S. attack whether she’s playing at forward or on the flank, where she loves to run at defenders. She has an excellent work rate, is strong enough to ride tackles and has the ability to get behind the defense on dribble and or with productive runs. |
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JEN REDMOND
Morristown, N.J. (6 U-19 caps/1 goal)
One of the most physical players on the team, Redmond brings a biting edge to the U.S. midfield. While Virginia-bound Redmond is relatively inexperienced in full international matches with just six caps, she possesses the mindset to perform on the world’s stage. A very skillful player and dribbler, she has an effective shot from outside and excels at running at defense. Redmond suffered a foot injury that caused her to be scratched from the CONCACAF qualifying roster, but is healthy and ready to contribute. |
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ANGIE WOZNUK
El Cajon, Calif. (21 U-19 caps/9 goals)
Perhaps the most skillful young player in the country, Woznuk is a wizard with the ball at her feet, able to skin players on the dribble or slice defense open with her passing. With increased strength and fitness, the University of Portland sophomore has also become a scoring threat, pounding in nine goals in 21 U-19 internationals. She came off the bench in the championship game at the 2002 world championship and her experience and ability to unsettle defenses with the ball at her feet will be of great benefit to the U.S. team in Thailand. |
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FORWARDS (5)
KERRI HANKS
Allen, Texas (27 U-19 caps/21 goals)
One of the USA’s best one-on-one players, Hanks possesses and innate ability to drive to goal and find the net. She led the USA with nine goals during CONCACAF Qualifying and has the most international goals of any player on the roster with 21. She has struggled to return from a knee injury suffered in June, but if healthy, the Notre Dame-bound Hanks will be a key component in the USA’s attack. |
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MEGAN RAPINOE
Redding, Calif. (16 U-19 caps/6 goals)
A key player in the U.S. attack, Rapinoe (pronounced Rap-E-no) is one of the team’s most talented players with the ball at her feet and possesses a keen instinct for goal scoring. Like most of the USA’s attacking players, she is effective at multiple positions, but most dangerous when running at goal. The University of Portland-bound attacker can strike a shot with excellent power, but also has the sublime finishing touch of a true goal scorer and likely will be a key part of the USA’s attack in Thailand. |
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AMY RODRIGUEZ
Lake Forest, Calif. (0 U-19 caps/0 goals)
The powder keg type forward is great with her back to the goal and has a relentless work rate that causes problems for opposing defense. The USC-bound forward made a late run to make the final squad, and while she is the only uncapped player on the roster, could make a big impact in Thailand with her ability to hold the ball up top as well as get herself in behind the defense. She is tough, strong, feisty, and certainly opportunistic in front of the net. |
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JESSICA ROSTEDT
Kent, Ohio (2 U-19 caps/0 goals)
The slashing forward also made a late run to make the team and possesses some natural dribbling ability that makes her extremely dangerous around the net. At 5-foot-9, with breakaway speed and a gaggle of dribbling moves, the Virginia-bound Rostedt (pronounced Ross-ted) could be a revelation off the bench for the USA in Thailand. |
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MEGHAN SCHNUR
Butler, Pa. (2 U-19 caps/1 goal)
Most effective in the penalty box, Schnur gives the USA another option in the attack. Scorer of five goals last season for UConn as she helped the Huskies to the NCAA championship game, she is physically strong, a quality passer and one of the USA’s few true left-footed players. Good with her back to goal, Schnur can also strike a dangerous shot from distance. |
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