United States women's national under-23 soccer team

United States Under-23

Nickname(s)	Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Steve Swanson
FIFA code	USA
First colors Second colors
Nordic Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1997)
Best result	Winners (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)

The United States U-23 women's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the full Women's National Team. The team's most recent major tournament was the 2008 Nordic Cup, in which the United States team won 3–0 over Germany. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the annual Nordic Cup, which is the top competition for this age group. The current head coach is Steve Swanson.

History

Beginnings as a U-20 program

The United States U-23 team has been active since 1989, however it was run as a U-20 team from its inception until 1998. Its main goal was to prepare college players for the step up to international soccer. Women had no viable opportunities to enhance their playing abilities, aside from overseas, since the United States lacked a top-level domestic league during this time.

The switch to U-21

In 1998, United States Soccer Federation decided to make the team a U-21 team in order to give women a higher level of play to better prepare them for the full National Team. In accordance with this strategy, the U-21 team frequently rostered "over-aged" players in the U-21 training camps, as well as the Nordic Cup. It remained a U-21 team from 1998 through 2008.

Competing as a U-23 team

2008 saw the change of the USA's oldest youth national team moved to the U-23 level. The move was made by the United States Soccer Federation in response to age-level changes FIFA had made to its oldest women's youth competition, now named FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The age limit was raised from being a U-19 tournament to a U-20 tournament. This change, coupled with a newly introduced U-23 age limit to the Nordic Cup, prompted the USSF to rethink and eventually change the youth development team. The team continues to serve as a stepping-stone for collegiate and post-collegiate players to the United States Women's National Team. Additionally, many U-23 players develop further through the National Women's Soccer League. While many of the post-collegiate players play in this league to develop their game, the U-23's turned focus on college players who are out of season and may not yet be NWSL-eligible.

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for a training camp running from May 1-7, 2016.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Jane Campbell (1995-02-17) February 17, 1995 Stanford Cardinal 1GK Diana Poulin (1995-03-06) March 6, 1995 St. John's Red Storm 1GK Andi Tostanoski (1994-08-29) August 29, 1994 Santa Clara Broncos 2DF Brittany Basinger (1995-06-30) June 30, 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions 2DF Maddie Bauer (1995-03-20) March 20, 1995 Stanford Cardinal 2DF Emily Byorth (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 Clemson Tigers 2DF Alana Cook (1997-04-11) April 11, 1997 Stanford Cardinal 2DF Kirsten Crowley (1994-09-24) September 24, 1994 Florida State Seminoles 2DF McKenzie Karas (1994-10-09) October 9, 1994 Washington Huskies 2DF Kayla Mills (1995-11-08) November 8, 1995 USC Trojans 2DF Nini Rabsatt-Smith (1994-05-23) May 23, 1994 South Alabama Jaguars 2DF Erin Smith (1995-07-21) July 21, 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 3MF Meggie Dougherty Howard (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 Florida Gators 3MF Caroline Flynn (1994-02-28) February 28, 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers 3MF Christina Gibbons (1994-12-30) December 30, 1994 Duke Blue Devils 3MF Rose Lavelle (1995-05-14) May 14, 1995 Wisconsin Badgers 3MF McKenzie Meehan (1994-12-25) December 25, 1994 Boston College Eagles 3MF Morgan Proffitt Marquette Golden Eagles 3MF Margaret Purce (1995-09-18) September 18, 1995 Harvard Crimson 3MF Andi Sullivan (1995-12-20) December 20, 1995 Stanford Cardinal 3MF Sandra Yu (1994-11-05) November 5, 1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4FW Ashley Herndon (1994-10-04) October 4, 1994 James Madison Dukes 4FW Rachel Hill (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 Connecticut Huskies 4FW Savannah Jordan (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 Florida Gators 4FW Tyler Lussi Princeton Tigers 4FW Jackie Stengel (1994-12-22) December 22, 1994 NC State Wolfpack

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Katelyn Rowland	(1994-03-16) March 16, 1994			FC Kansas City	2016 Istria Cup
GK	Abby Smith	(1993-10-04) October 4, 1993			Boston Breakers	v.Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
DF	Abby Dahlkemper	(1993-05-13) May 13, 1993			Western New York Flash	2016 Istria Cup
DF	Caprice Dydasco	(1993-08-19) August 19, 1993			Washington Spirit	2016 Istria Cup
DF	Katie Naughton	(1994-02-15) February 15, 1994			Chicago Red Stars	2016 Istria Cup
DF	Erica Skroski	(1994-02-14) February 14, 1994			Sky Blue FC	2016 Istria Cup
DF	Christen Westphal	(1993-09-02) September 2, 1993			Boston Breakers	2016 Istria Cup
DF	Kristen McNabb	(1994-04-17) April 17, 1994			Virginia Cavaliers	v.Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
DF	Gabrielle Seiler	(1994-09-14) September 14, 1994			Florida Gators	v.Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
DF	Jaycie Johnson	(1995-04-18) April 18, 1995			Nebraska Cornhuskers	2015 Four Nations Tournament
DF	Carson Pickett	(1993-09-15) September 15, 1993			Seattle Reign FC	2015 Four Nations Tournament
DF	Cari Roccaro	(1994-07-18) July 18, 1994			Houston Dash	2015 Four Nations Tournament
DF	Jaelene Hinkle	(1993-05-28) May 28, 1993			Houston Dash	2015 La Manga Tournament
DF	Emily Sonnett	(1993-11-25) November 25, 1993			Portland Thorns FC	2015 La Manga Tournament
MF	Danielle Colaprico	(1993-05-06) May 6, 1993			Chicago Red Stars	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Mandy Freeman	(1995-03-23) March 23, 1995			USC Trojans	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Shea Groom	(1993-03-04) March 4, 1993			FC Kansas City	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Michaela Hahn	(1994-04-19) April 19, 1994			Western New York Flash	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Havana Solaun	(1993-02-23) February 23, 1993			Seattle Reign FC	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Samantha Witteman	(1994-02-26) February 26, 1994			Orlando Pride	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Marti Corby				Grand Valley State Lakers	v.Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
MF	Alexis Shaffer	(1994-09-20) September 20, 1994			Virginia Cavaliers	v.Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
MF	Josee Stiever	(1995-03-26) March 26, 1995			Minnesota Golden Gophers	v.Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
MF	Mallory Weber	(1994-04-04) April 4, 1994			Portland Thorns FC	v.Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
MF	Daphne Corboz	(1993-06-14) June 14, 1993			Manchester City W.F.C.	2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF	Katie Cousins	(1996-09-25) September 25, 1996			Tennessee Volunteers	2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF	Claire Falknor	(1993-05-12) May 12, 1993			FC Bayern Munich	2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF	Ashley Meier	(1994-03-01) March 1, 1994			Virginia Tech Hokies	2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF	Vanessa DiBernardo	(1992-05-15) May 15, 1992			Chicago Red Stars	2015 La Manga Tournament
MF	Kristin Grubka	(1992-12-17) December 17, 1992			Sky Blue FC	2015 La Manga Tournament
MF	Sarah Killion	(1992-07-27) July 27, 1992			Sky Blue FC	2015 La Manga Tournament
MF	Lo'eau LaBonta	(1993-03-18) March 18, 1993			FC Kansas City	2015 La Manga Tournament
MF	Samantha Mewis	(1992-10-18) October 18, 1992			Western New York Flash	2015 La Manga Tournament
MF	Stephanie Verdoia	(1993-01-02) January 2, 1993			Boston Breakers	2015 La Manga Tournament
FW	Makenzy Doniak	(1994-02-25) February 25, 1994			Western New York Flash	2016 Istria Cup
FW	Toni Payne	(1995-04-22) April 22, 1995			Duke Blue Devils	2016 Istria Cup
FW	Taylor Smith	(1993-12-01) December 1, 1993			Western New York Flash	2016 Istria Cup
FW	Murielle Tiernan	(1994-12-22) December 22, 1994			Virginia Tech Hokies	v.Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
FW	Jessie Scarpa	(1996-05-17) May 17, 1996			North Carolina Tar Heels	2015 Four Nations Tournament
FW	Katie Stengel	(1992-02-29) February 29, 1992			Washington Spirit	2015 Four Nations Tournament
FW	Chioma Ubogagu	(1992-09-10) September 10, 1992			Houston Dash	2015 Four Nations Tournament
FW	Stephanie McCaffrey	(1993-02-18) February 18, 1993			Boston Breakers	2015 La Manga Tournament
FW	Cheyna Williams	(1993-11-10) November 10, 1993			Washington Spirit	2015 La Manga Tournament
FW	Lynn Williams	(1993-05-21) May 21, 1993			Washington Spirit	2015 La Manga Tournament

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Coaches

• Jerry Smith (2001–2002)
• Chris Petrucelli (2003–2004)
• Jill Ellis (2005–2006)
• Bill Irwin (2007–2011)
• Randy Waldrum (2012–2013)
• Steve Swanson (2013–present)