USA Field Hockey News
USA Women Continue Olympic Qualifier
Preparations
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The USA women's national team continued
its preparations for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament with a 2-0 practice match victory
over New Zealand in Auckland.
Angie Loy scored both goals for the USA as the team heads
toward the opening of the Olynpic Qualifying Tournament, March 19-28 in Auckland. The top
five finishers at the tournament will advance to the Olympic Games.
The USA will continue its practice game schedule with
a March 12 match against Great Britain and a March 16 date with Ukraine.
Practice Match vs New Zealand
USA 2, New Zealand 0
(Loy, FG, PC)
USA starters: Angie Loy, Kristen McCann, Peggy Storrar (GK), Tara Jelley,
Tracey Larson, Tracey Fuchs, Katie Beach, Keli Smith, Carrie Lingo, Kate Barber, Dina
Rizzo
Reserves: Mimi Smith, Tiffany Snow, Abbey
Woolley, Arpil Fronzoni, Meredith Keller, Kristi Gannon
| Name |
Pos |
Hometown |
School |
Birth Date |
| Kate Barber |
F/M |
West Chester, Pa. |
North Carolina '99 |
22 Nov 76 |
| Katie
Beach |
Back |
West Lawn, Pa. |
Maryland '97 |
26 Sep 74 |
| April Fronzoni |
Fwd |
Larksville,
Pa. |
Michigan '04 |
18 Feb 82 |
| Tracey Fuchs |
Mid |
Centereach, N.Y. |
Connecticut '88 |
3 Nov 66 |
| Kristi Gannon |
Back |
Escondidio,
Calif. |
Michigan '04 |
13 Apr 82 |
| Tara Jelley |
F/M |
Greenfield, Mass. |
Massachusetts '94 |
7 Aug 72 |
| Meredith Keller |
Mid/Fwd |
Wilmington,
Del. |
North Carolina '03 |
24 Sep 80 |
| Tracey
Larson |
Mid |
Morrisville, Pa. |
Penn State '00 |
1 May 78 |
| Carrie Lingo |
Mid |
Rehoboth Bch., Del. |
North Carolina '01 |
27 Sep 79 |
| Angie Loy |
Fwd |
Loysville, Pa. |
Old Dominion '03 |
23 Apr 82 |
| Kristen
McCann |
Fwd |
Allentown, Pa. |
North Carolina '00 |
22 Aug 78 |
| Dina Rizzo |
Fwd |
Walpole,
Mass. |
Maryland '02 |
24 Mar 80 |
| Keli Smith |
Mid/Fwd |
Selinsgrove,
Pa. |
Maryland '01 |
25 Jan 79 |
| Mimi Smith |
Back |
Virginia Beach, Va. |
Old
Dominion '99 |
5 Oct 77 |
| Tiffany Snow |
Fwd |
Escondido, Calif. |
Old Dominion '03 |
2 Dec 81 |
| Peggy Storrar |
GK |
Mahopac, N.Y. |
North Carolina '94 |
20 Feb 71 |
| Amy Tran |
GK |
Grantville, Pa. |
North Carolina '02 |
2 Oct 80 |
| Abbey Woolley |
Fwd |
Ocean City, N.J. |
North Carolina '03 |
14 Aug 80 |
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| Beth Anders |
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| Asstistant Coaches: Nick
Conway, Andrew Griffiths, Justine Sowry |
| Staff: Vinny Comiskey (Trainer
-AUS), Jeanne Short (Trainer - NZL), Dr. Sandra Glasson (Physician), Kate Reisinger
(Manager) |
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