CoachRich Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_7143429.html 2008 UNITED STATES OLYMPIC WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM Players Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown College Caps/Goals Barnhart, Nicole* GK 5-10 10/10/81 Gilbertsville, Pa. Stanford 9 Boxx, Shannon** M 5-8 06/29/77 Redondo Beach, Calif. Notre Dame 92/18 Buehler, Rachel* D 5-5 08/26/85 Del Mar, Calif. Stanford 11/0 Chalupny, Lori* D 5-4 01/29/84 St. Louis, Mo. UNC 70/6 Cox, Stephanie* D 5-6 04/03/86 Elk Grove, Calif. Portland 42/0 Heath, Tobin* M 5-6 05/29/88 Basking Ridge, N.J. UNC 12/2 Hucles, Angela** M 5-7 07/05/78 Virginia Beach, Va. Virginia 84/7 Kai, Natasha* F 5-8 05/22/83 Kahuku, Hawaii Hawaii 48/19 Lloyd, Carli* M 5-8 07/16/82 Delran, N.J. Rutgers 62/15 Markgraf, Kate*** D 5-7 08/23/76 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Notre Dame 181/0 Mitts, Heather** D 5-5 06/09/78 Cincinnati, Ohio Florida 78/2 O'Reilly, Heather** M 5-5 01/02/85 East Brunswick, N.J. UNC 90/19 Rampone, Christie*** D 5-6 06/24/75 Point Pleasant, N.J. Monmouth 193/4 Rodriguez, Amy* F 5-4 02/17/87 Lake Forest, Calif. USC 19/4 Solo, Hope* GK 5-9 07/30/81 Richland, Wash. Washington 64 Tarpley, Lindsay** M 5-6 09/22/83 Kalamazoo, Mich. UNC 96/26 Wagner, Aly** M 5-5 08/10/80 San Jose, Calif. Santa Clara 121/21 Wambach, Abby** F 5-11 06/02/80 Rochester, N.Y. Florida 123/98 * First Olympics ** Second Olympics *** Third Olympics U.S. Olympic Women’s Soccer Team By Position GOALKEEPERS (2): Nicole Barnhart (Gilbertsville, Pa.), Hope Solo (Richland, Wash.) DEFENDERS (6): Rachel Buehler (Del Mar, Calif.), Lori Chalupny (St. Louis, Mo.), Stephanie Cox (Elk Grove, Calif.), Kate Markgraf (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Heather Mitts (Cincinnati, Ohio), Christie Rampone (Point Pleasant, N.J.) MIDFIELDERS (7): Shannon Boxx (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Tobin Heath (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Angela Hucles (Virginia Beach, Va.), Carli Lloyd (Delran, N.J.), Heather O’Reilly (East Brunswick, N.J.), Lindsay Tarpley (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Aly Wagner (San Jose, Calif.) FORWARDS (3): Natasha Kai (Kahuku, Hawaii), Amy Rodriguez (Lake Forest, Calif.), Abby Wambach (Rochester, N.Y.) Alternates Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown College Caps/Goals Cheney, Lauren F 5-8 09/30/87 Indianapolis, Ind. UCLA 12/4 Krieger, Ali D 5-6 07/28/84 Dumfries, Va. Penn State 2/0 Scurry, Briana GK 5-8 09/07/71 Dayton, Minn. UMass 170 White, Kacey M 5-4 04/27/84 Arlington, Texas UNC 8/0 Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Pia Sundhage; Redondo Beach, Calif. Assistant Coach: Jillian Ellis; Los Angeles, Calif. Assistant Coach: Erica Walsh; State College, Pa. Goalkeeper Coach: Phil Wheddon; Monroe, Conn. Sports Science/Fitness Coach: Helena Andersson; Orebro, Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishman Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I see Hope Solo is in the squad...her fallout with Ryan didn't blackball her, thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillium Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Intersting article on recovery methods.. hope Even is reading the research in advance of China.. clearly Pia has brought along her own staff in key areas... Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Pia Sundhage; Redondo Beach, Calif. Assistant Coach: Jillian Ellis; Los Angeles, Calif. Assistant Coach: Erica Walsh; State College, Pa. Goalkeeper Coach: Phil Wheddon; Monroe, Conn. Sports Science/Fitness Coach: Helena Andersson; Orebro, Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Sundhage used Andersson when she coached in Sweden and China as well. Wouldn't surprise me to hear she was part of the deal (a la Simoes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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