|
| United States
Field Hockey Association A member of the United States Olympic Committee About US Events & Results Club Teams The United States Field Hockey Association The US Field Hockey Web Site was designed and maintained by the US Field Hockey Sports & Public Information Office
|
| US Field Hockey Women Earn World Cup Qualifier Berth Colorado Springs, Colo. - Following a second place finish at the Americas Cup, the U.S. Field Hockey women's national team has earned a berth in the 10th Women's World Cup Qualifier, Sept. 18-30 in Amiens/Abbeville, France. The U.S. will join a 16-team qualifier field that includes Americas Cup rivals Canada and Uruguay as well as Belgium, England, France, India, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lithuania, Russia, Scotland, Ukraine and Zimbabwe. Reserve countires include Jamaica, Malaysia and the Czech Republic. The line-up is subject to the qualified countries accepting their invitations to the tournament. The top seven teams at the Qualifier will earn spots in the 2002 Women's World Cup, Nov. 26-Dec. 8, 2002 in Perth Australia. Teams advancing from the Qualifier will join Argentina (2nd place Olympic Games), Australia (host, Olympic champion), China (5th place Olympic Games), Germany (7th Olympic Games), Korea (Asian Cup champion), The Netherlands (European Nations Cup champion), New Zealand (6th place Olympic Games), Spain (4th place Olympic Games) and South Africa (Africa Cup of Nations champion) in the 16-team World Cup field. The winner of the Americas Cup also receives an automatic berth in the World Cup. But since Americas Cup champion Argentina had already qualified for the World Cup as a result of its silver medal finish in Sydney, the final automatic bid went to 7th place Olympic finisher Germany. Argentina defeated the USA, 4-1, in the Americas Cup final. In preparations for the tournament, head coach Tracey Belbin and the U.S. team will begin a four-year residency program, April 15 in Virginia Beach, Va.. The current U.S. roster includes 1998 World Cup veterans Kate Barber (West Chester, Pa.), Tracey Fuchs (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Katie Kauffman (West Lawn, Pa.), Jill Reeve (Hoosick Falls, NY) and Peggy Storrar (Mahopac, NY) in addition to Jessica Coleman (Oceanport, NJ), Natalie Dawson (Berlin, NJ), Kelly Dostal (Hatfield, Mass.), Kelli Gannon (Escondido, Calif.), Kristie Gannon (Escondido, Calif.), Tara Jelley (Greenfield, Mass.), Tracey Larson (Morrisville, Pa.), Carrie Lingo (Rehoboth Beach, Del.), Abby Martin (Saratoga Springs, NY), Kristen McCann (Allentown, Pa.), Melanie Meerschwam (Amstelveen, NED), Kim Miller (Virginia Beach, Va.), Carla Tagliente, Cortland, NY), Amy Tran (Grantville, Pa.) and Autumn Welsh (Macungie, Pa.).
|