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 RHIAN SOCCER AND MEDIA REPORTS

 

CANADA ASSEMBLES FOR WNT UNITED STATES TOUR 13 Sept 2011

(From CP)

 

John Herdman, the new Canada National Women's Team coach, has named a 22 player  roster for the United States tour from 11th - 23rd September 20111.

 

The squad has 15 players from the FIFA World Cup squad, including midfielders Diana Matheson and Sophie Schmidt, defender Rhian Wilkinson, and goal keepers Karina LeBlanc and Erin McLeod.

 

 

 

 Herdman will be without long time captain Christine Sinclair when he makes his coaching debut with Canada's women's soccer team. Sinclair will skip Canada's two friendlies against the United States when the teams meet Saturday in Kansas City, Ka., and Sept. 22 in Portland, Oregon.

The Burnaby, B.C., native said that she needs a break after a busy summer that included the FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, and the Women's Professional Soccer season. Sinclair was named MVP of last month's WPS final, scoring in the 64th minute to lead her Western New York Flash over the Philadelphia Independence.

Herdman announced that the Canadian squad "will start to lay the foundation for a fresh start. We will have a look at our preset pool of players as well as some of the younger players." Canadian defender Candace Chapman, Sinclair's teammate with the Flash, will also skip the exhibition series.

Sinclair and Chapman will rejoin the squad for training camp next month. Canada is expected to send a senior women's side to the Pan American Games Oct. 14-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Then comes the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers to be held in Vancouver in January 2012.

All 21 players from the U.S. team that claimed silver at the World Cup have been named to the roster for the friendlies in what US Soccer has dubbed the "WNT Celebration Series."

  CANADA 

GK- Justine Bernier | USA / University of Alabama 

GK- Stephanie Labbé | SWE / Piteå IF 

GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / magicJack 

GK- Erin McLeod | SWE / Dalsjöfors G.o.I.F. 

CB- Lexi Marton | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 

CB- Emily Zurrer | SWE / Dalsjöfors G.o.I.F. 

FB- Melanie Booth | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 

FB- Robyn Gayle | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 

FB- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / Atlanta Beat 

FB- Rhian Wilkinson | NOR / Lillestrøm SK Kvinner 

M- Kaylyn Kyle | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 

M- Diana Matheson | NOR / Lillestrøm SK Kvinner 

M- Carmelina Moscato | SWE / Piteå IF 

M- Kelly Parker | USA / Atlanta Beat 

M- Tina Romagnuolo | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 

M- Jaclyn Sawicki | CAN / University of Victoria 

M- Sophie Schmidt | USA / magicJack 

M- Desiree Scott | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 

M- Diamond Simpson | CAN / Hamilton FC 

M- Chelsea Stewart | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 

F- Christina Julien | CAN / Ottawa Fury 

F- Melissa Tancredi | SWE / Piteå IF

 

Head of Delegation : Jeannette Kuc 

Head Coach : John Herdman 

Assistant Coach : Lewis Page 

Goalkeeper Coach : Andrew Olivieri 

General Manager : Misty Thomas 

Equipment Manager : Maeve Glass 

Technical analyst : Andrew Peat 

Sports scientist : Helen Kilding 

Physiotherapist : Judy Russell 

Physiotherapist : Tricia McBride 

Massage Therapist : Lucia Orsini