Michelle French, head coach of the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team, has named 20 players to the roster for the upcoming 2015 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship in Honduras from December 3–13. The roster features eight collegiate players and 12 players in high school with defender Kiara Pickett the youngest player at 16. The top three finishers will qualify for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea.
Group A consists of Honduras (host), Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica. Group B features the United States, Mexico, Panama, and Haiti.
Full Roster
Forward Mallory Pugh and goalkeeper Rose Chandler are the only two players on this roster who were on the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup team that lost to North Korea in the quarterfinals on penalty kicks.
Goalkeepers
- Rose Chandler (Penn State)
- Brooke Heinsohn (New England FC)
Defenders
- Tierna Davidson (De Anza Force)
- Sabrina Flores (Notre Dame)
- Emily Fox (FC Virginia)
- Shannon Horgan (Clemson)
- Natalie Jacobs (Notre Dame)
- Taylor Otto (CASL)
- Kiara Pickett (Eagles)
Midfielders
- Marley Canales (San Diego Surf)
- Savannah DeMelo (Beach FC)
- Jordan Harr (Dallas Sting)
- Mikaela Harvey (Texas A&M)
- Kelcie Hedge (Washington)
- Parker Roberts (Kansas)
- Ella Stevens (GSA)
Forwards
- Mallory Pugh (Real Colorado)
- Zoe Redei (Eclipse Soccer Club)
- Ashley Sanchez (SoCal Blues)
- Jessie Scarpa (North Carolina)
Watch
FOX is showing the following group-stage games for the U.S. on FOX Sports 2 and FOX Soccer Plus:
- USA vs. Mexico on December 4, 8:30 pm ET pm on FOX Sports 2
- USA vs. Panama on December 6, 8:30 pm ET pm on FOX Soccer Plus
- USA vs. Haiti on December 8, 8:30 pm ET on FOX Soccer Plus
In addition to the U.S. games, FOX is airing the following matches on its network channels:
- Mexico vs. Haiti on December 6, 6 pm ET on FOX Soccer Plus
- Mexico vs. Panama on December 8, 6 pm ET on FOX Soccer Plus
- Semifinal 1 on December 11, 6 pm ET on FOX Sports 2
- Semifinal 2 on December 11, 9 pm ET on FOX Sports 2
- Third-place match on December 13, 6 pm ET on FOX Sports 2
- Championship match on December 13, 9 pm ET on FOX Sports 2