Update #1 (09-Dec-2019): Emily Fox has been replaced by Florida State junior Jaelin Howell, who is primarily a holding midfielder. (U.S. Soccer) Also, per Jenn Hildreth (during the College Cup final broadcast), Catarina Macario had been invited to this camp, but declined due to a family commitment in Brazil. The camp also overlaps with finals week at Stanford. (stanford.edu)
Update #2 (09-Dec-2019): Naomi Girma, Madison Haley, and Danielle Colaprico will not attend due to injuries. Two NCAA players, both from Washington State, forward Morgan Weaver and midfielder Makamae Gomera-Stevens, have been added to the roster. (U.S. Soccer)
Update #3 (11-Dec-2019): Center back Kaleigh Riehl was added to the roster on Tuesday. For more about her, go here.
Last Wednesday, U.S. Soccer officially announced that the United States Women’s National Team will hold an identification camp during the second week of December (Monday, the 9th, to Saturday, the 14th) in Bradenton, Florida. New head coach Vlatko Andonovski has called in 24 players, including 10 current collegiate players. Of the remaining 14 players, all but one, UCLA alumna Hailie Mace, played in the NWSL during the 2019 season. Of the ten collegiate players, four are age-eligible for next year’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup: Maycee Bell, Naomi Girma, Brianna Pinto, and Sophia Smith.
External Link: Andonovski Names 24-Player Roster For U.S. Women’s National Team December Identification Training Camp In Florida (USSoccer.com)
Among the 24 players, 14 players have attended at least one prior USWNT camp, while 7 of those players have at least one senior USWNT cap. The most capped player called up is the Houston Dash’s Kristie Mewis, who has 15 senior USWNT caps and 1 senior USWNT goal, with her last cap coming back in March 2014.
Not yet Now confirmed by U.S. Soccer: North Carolina junior Emily Fox is apparently a scratch due to an ACL tear suffered during UNC’s NCAA Championship quarterfinal match versus USC .
For capsules on individual players, see:
- USWNT: 2019 ID Camp Player Capsules – Forwards and Midfielders
- USWNT: 2019 ID Camp Player Capsules – Defenders and Goalkeepers
Because this camp is being held outside an official FIFA window, professional clubs are not obligated to release their players for this camp, which likely explains why no players who are currently playing in foreign leagues (such as Australia’s W-League and most European leagues, including England’s FA WSL and France’s Division 1 Féminine) have been included.
None of the players from the USWNT’s roster for the 2019 Women’s World Cup were called into this camp, as they are in an official rest period under their current collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”).
The rest of this article presents a modified camp roster, as well as tables with additional details and statistics on the players called up. The final section of this article contains additional notes and notables about the camp roster.
A comparative analysis of the players called into the identification camp and how they may fit into the USWNT, both in the short-term (i.e., CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying and the 2020 Olympics) and the long-term (2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup) should be published by or on December 9th.
DECEMBER 2019 USWNT ID CAMP ROSTER
The following roster is adapted from the press release. Hometowns for all players were added, while college team names were added for current professional players. Senior USWNT caps and goals details were removed.
Additional details about each player, including senior USWNT caps, date of birth, height, and career NWSL statistics, if available, are including in the next section.
Players with asterisks(*) after their names are current collegiate players
Key: (current/last professional team, if applicable; college team; hometown)
GOALKEEPERS (2):
Jane Campbell (Houston Dash; Stanford; Kennesaw, Ga.)
Casey Murphy (Reign FC; Rutgers; Bridgewater, N.J.)
DEFENDERS (9):
Maycee Bell (North Carolina; Wichita, Kansas)*
Malia Berkely (Florida State; Liberty Township, Ohio)*
Imani Dorsey (Sky Blue FC; Duke; Elkridge, Md.)
Emily Fox (North Carolina; Ashburn, Va.)*
Naomi Girma (Stanford; San Jose, Calif.)*
Sarah Gorden (Chicago Red Stars; Depaul; Elk Grove Village, Ill.)
Hailie Mace (Rosengård FC; UCLA; Ventura, Calif.)
Kiara Pickett (Stanford; Santa Barbara, Calif.)*
Margaret Purce (Portland Thorns FC; Harvard; Silver Spring, Md.)
MIDFIELDERS (7):
Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars; Virginia; Freehold, N.J.)
Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars; Illinois; Naperville, Ill.)
Jordan DiBiasi (Washington Spirit; Stanford; Littleton, Colo.)
Sarah Killion (Sky Blue FC; UCLA; Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Kristie Mewis (Houston Dash; Boston College; Hanson, Mass.)
Brianna Pinto (North Carolina; Durham, N.C.)*
Ashley Sanchez (UCLA; Monrovia, Calif.)*
FORWARDS (6):
Bethany Balcer (Reign FC; Spring Arbor, NAIA; Hudsonville, Mich.)
Madison Haley (Stanford; Dallas, Texas)*
Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit; BYU; Gilbert, Ariz.)
Paige Monaghan (Sky Blue FC; Butler; Roxbury Township, N.J.)
Sophia Smith (Stanford; Fort Collins, Colo.)*
Ally Watt (Texas A&M; Colorado Springs, Colo.)*
Hometown information is pulled primarily from USWNT media guide player pool listings. Otherwise, collegiate and/or NWSL profiles were used.
ROSTER REFERENCE TABLES
The following three tables provide basic details about each player (caps, height, date of birth, age, et cetera) plus collegiate and NWSL basic career statistics, if available.
The first table lists basic details about each player, including number of senior USWNT caps, height, and date of birth. The table also includes the estimated ages of each player for the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Caps and goals data is pulled from this camp’s roster release. For most players, height and date of birth are pulled from USWNT media guide player pool lists.
Table 1 Legend:
- PLAYER – Last name, first name
- P. – Position (from roster)
- C – senior USWNT caps (matches played). The “at” symbol (“@”) indicates uncapped players who have been previously called into a senior USWNT camp.
- HT. – Height (feet, inches)
- PRO_YR – Year first played professionally (e.g., NWSL draft year). For current collegiate players, this is the year they are expected to turn professional.
- D.O.B. – Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
- AGE’20 – Age at start of 2020 Summer Olympics (22-Jul-2020)
- AGE’23 – Estimated age for 2023 Women’s World Cup (01-Jul-2023)
Table 1: 2019 USWNT ID Camp Roster (Sorted By Position and Age)
PLAYER P. C HT. PRO_YR D.O.B. AGE'20 AGE'23 Campbell, Jane GK 3 5'9" 2017 02/17/1995 25.43 28.37 Murphy, Casey GK @ 6'0" 2018 04/25/1996 24.24 27.18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gorden, Sarah DF 5'4" 2016 09/13/1992 27.85 30.80 Purce, Margaret DF 1 5'5" 2017 09/18/1995 24.84 27.78 Dorsey, Imani DF @ 5'6" 2018 03/21/1996 24.34 27.28 Mace, Hailie DF 3 5'7" 2019 03/24/1997 23.33 26.27 Berkely, Malia DF 5'7" 2021 02/13/1998 22.44 25.38 Fox, Emily DF 3 5'5" 2021 07/05/1998 22.05 24.99 Pickett, Kiara DF 5'0" 2021 04/30/1999 21.23 24.17 Girma, Naomi DF 5'6" 2022 06/14/2000 20.10 23.04 Bell, Maycee DF 5'11" 2023 09/18/2000 19.84 22.78 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mewis, Kristie^ MF 15 5'7" 2013 02/25/1991 29.40 32.34 DiBernardo, Vanessa MF @ 5'3" 2014 05/15/1992 28.19 31.13 Killion, Sarah MF @ 5'8" 2015 07/27/1992 27.99 30.93 Colaprico, Danielle MF 2 5'2" 2015 09/06/1993 26.87 29.82 DiBiasi, Jordan MF 5'6" 2019 10/28/1996 23.73 26.67 Sanchez, Ashley MF @ 5'3" 2021 03/16/1999 21.35 24.29 Pinto, Brianna MF @ 5'5" 2022 05/24/2000 20.16 23.10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatch, Ashley FW 2 5'9" 2017 05/25/1995 25.16 28.10 Monaghan, Paige FW 5'7" 2019 11/13/1996 23.69 26.63 Balcer, Bethany FW 5'9" 2019 03/07/1997 23.38 26.32 Watt, Ally FW 5'8" 2020 03/12/1997 23.36 26.30 Haley, Madison FW 5'7" 2021 10/25/1998 21.74 24.68 Smith, Sophia FW @ 5'6" 2022 08/10/2000 19.95 22.89
^Kristie Mewis also has one senior USWNT goal.
This next table lists basic career collegiate statistics for each field player invited to the camp, sorted by position and goals per matches played. For active players, statistics are as of November 30, 2019 (through the NCAA Championship quarterfinals). All non-calculated numerical data (matches played, goals, and assists) are pulled from the player’s college team website (usually from their profile page).
Table 2 Legend:
- MP – Matches Played
- G – Goals
- A – Assists
- Pts – Points
- G/MP – Goals per Matches Played
- A/MP – Assists per Matches Played
Table 2: 2019 USWNT ID Camp Roster – Collegiate Statistics
PLAYER P. COLLEGE TEAM MP G A Pts | G/MP A/MP Purce, Margaret DF Harvard 69 42 12 96 | 0.61 0.17 Dorsey, Imani DF Duke 87 29 22 80 | 0.33 0.25 Mace, Hailie DF UCLA 79 24 12 60 | 0.30 0.15 Bell, Maycee* DF North Carolina 23 3 1 7 | 0.13 0.04 Girma, Naomi* DF Stanford 46 4 5 13 | 0.09 0.11 Pickett, Kiara* DF Stanford 71 4 15 23 | 0.06 0.21 Berkely, Malia* DF Florida State 73 4 13 21 | 0.05 0.18 Fox, Emily* DF North Carolina 57 2 19 23 | 0.04 0.33 Gorden, Sarah DF Depaul 77 1 2 4 | 0.01 0.03 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DiBernardo, V. MF Illinois 73 43 22 108 | 0.59 0.30 Mewis, Kristie MF Boston College 84 38 26 102 | 0.45 0.31 Sanchez, Ashley* MF UCLA 68 23 41 87 | 0.34 0.60 DiBiasi, Jordan MF Stanford 92 31 23 85 | 0.34 0.25 Pinto, Brianna* MF North Carolina 51 17 14 48 | 0.33 0.27 Colaprico, D. MF Virginia 100 19 44 82 | 0.19 0.44 Killion, Sarah MF UCLA 88 13 32 58 | 0.15 0.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Balcer, Bethany FW Spring Arbor 98 129 45 303 | 1.32 0.46 Smith, Sophia* FW Stanford 32 21 11 53 | 0.66 0.34 Hatch, Ashley FW BYU 75 47 21 115 | 0.63 0.28 Watt, Ally FW Texas A&M 89 49 12 110 | 0.55 0.13 Haley, Madison* FW Stanford 56 18 21 57 | 0.32 0.38 Monaghan, Paige FW Butler 80 22 18 62 | 0.28 0.23
*Active collegiate player (one or more years of eligibility remaining)
The final table presents basic regular season career NWSL statistics, if available, for each field player invited to the camp, sorted by position and goals per matches played. All non-calculated numerical data (matches played, goals, assists, and minutes played) in this table are pulled from FBref.com, which does not include NWSL post-season matches in the NWSL league summaries for each player.
Table 3 Legend:
- MP – Matches Played
- G – Goals
- A – Assists
- Pts – Points
- Min. – Minutes Played
- G/MP – Goals per Matches Played
- A/MP – Assists per Matches Played
- G/90 – Goals Per 90 Minutes
- A/90 – Assists Per 90 Minutes
Table 3: 2019 USWNT ID Camp Roster – NWSL Statistics (Regular Season)
PLAYER P. MP G A Pts Min. | G/MP A/MP | G/90 A/90 Purce, Margaret DF 63 9 3 21 4015 | 0.14 0.05 | 0.20 0.07 Dorsey, Imani DF 36 6 1 13 3007 | 0.17 0.03 | 0.18 0.03 Gorden, Sarah DF 49 0 0 0 3633 | - - | - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DiBiasi, Jordan MF 22 4 0 8 1747 | 0.18 - | 0.21 - Mewis, Kristie MF 124 20 10 50 10043 | 0.16 0.08 | 0.18 0.09 DiBernardo, V. MF 115 11 20 42 9237 | 0.10 0.17 | 0.11 0.19 Killion, Sarah MF 106 11 9 31 9165 | 0.10 0.08 | 0.11 0.09 Colaprico, D. MF 106 4 7 15 8983 | 0.04 0.07 | 0.04 0.07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Balcer, Bethany FW 24 6 2 14 1699 | 0.25 0.08 | 0.32 0.11 Hatch, Ashley FW 68 18 5 41 5223 | 0.26 0.07 | 0.31 0.09 Monaghan, Paige FW 23 2 1 5 1759 | 0.09 0.04 | 0.10 0.05
For comparison, Hailie Mace (FBref.com) played in 16 regular season Damallsvenskan matches during 2019, scoring 4 goals and earning 2 assists over a total of 789 minutes (0.46 G/90, 0.23 A/90).
NOTES AND NOTABLES
This is the first-ever USA call-up for Chicago Red Stars defender Sarah Gorden. All other players on the roster have attended at least one youth camp (U-23 or under). A majority of the players called in have made the roster of at least one official CONCACAF or FIFA youth tournament.
NWSL Representation – Of the 14 current professional players, 13 hail from 6 NWSL teams:
- Chicago Red Stars: 3 (Colaprico, DiBernardo, Gorden)
- Sky Blue FC: 3 (Dorsey, Killion, Monaghan)
- Houston Dash: 2 (Campbell, K. Mewis)
- Reign FC: 2 (Balcer, Murphy)
- Washington Spirit: 2 (DiBiasi, Hatch)
- Portland Thorns: 1 (Purce)
Four NWSL Rookie of the Year winners have been called up:
- Bethany Balcer (2019)
- Imani Dorsey (2018)
- Ashley Hatch (2017)
- Danielle Colaprico (2015)
Current College Team Representation – Of the 10 current collegiate players, 8 players are on this year’s College Cup teams:
- Stanford: 4 (Girma, Haley, Pickett, Smith)
- UNC: 3 (Bell, Fox, Pinto)
- UCLA: 1 (Sanchez)
Combined College Team Representation: Overall, Stanford leads the way with 6 total alumni (Campbell, DiBiasi; Girma, Haley, Pickett, Smith) in this camp, while UCLA (Killion, Mace; Sanchez) and UNC (Bell, Fox, Pinto) follow with 3 each. No other college teams have multiple past and/or current players attending the camp.
Home States: California is represented by 4 players (Girma, Mace, Pickett, Sanchez), while Colorado (DiBiasi, Smith, Watt) and New Jersey (Colaprico, Monaghan, Murphy) both have 3 players attending. Illinois (Gorden, DiBernardo) and Maryland (Dorsey, Purce) are the only other states with multiple attendees.
Players By Birth Year:
- 2000: 4 (Bell, Girma, Pinto, Smith) – age-eligible for 2020 U-2o WWC
- 1999: 2 (Pickett, Sanchez)
- 1998: 3 (Berkely, Fox, Haley)
- 1997: 3 (Balcer, Mace, Watt)
- 1996: 4 (DiBiasi, Dorsey, Monaghan, Murphy)
- 1995: 3 (Campbell, Hatch, Purce)
- 1994: 0
- 1993: 1 (Colaprico)
- 1992: 3 (DiBernardo, Gorden, Killion
- 1991: 1 (K. Mewis)
Age Summaries: Nine of the players called-up will be age 25 or younger for the next FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023, while four players will be over age 30 (K. Mewis, DiBernardo, Killion, Gorden).
The youngest player on the roster is UNC freshman Maycee Bell (19.22 years), while the oldest player is Kristie Mewis (28.79 years). The median age of all players is 22.91 years. (ages at the start of the camp)
Heights: The tallest field player is 5’11” center back Maycee Bell, while the shortest is 5’0″ outside back Kiara “Kiki” Pickett. The median height of all players is 66.5 inches (5’6.5″).
2019 U-23 Experience: Over half of the players on the roster attended at least one of the three U-23 camps held this year, including 2000’ers Maycee Bell and Brianna Pinto. (Other U-23’ers from 2019: Balcer, Berkely, DiBiasi, Dorsey, Fox, Girma, Mace, Monaghan, Murphy, Pickett, Sanchez, and Watt.)
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For more notables, see U.S. Soccer’s press release for this camp.
For capsules on individual players, see:
Women's Soccer Express 