U20 Team News
Freedom U20's Open Season with Victory on the Road
The Washington Freedom's Under-20's started their season off with a 2-0 victory over Mid-Atlantic foe South Jersey Banshees. With very little preparation due to rescheduled tryouts, the Freedom's Under-20 team gained confidence through the match producing some great combination play and controlled much of the game. The game started off slow as the Freedom tried to move the ball around through the long grass in Atco, NJ. After several attempts on goal and Freedom Under-20 newcomer, 16 year old Casey Vornadore's unlucky 1v1 with the Banshee goalkeeper the Freedom finished the first half deadlocked at 0-0. Read on
2008 U20 Team Announced
The Freedom is proud to announce its roster for the Summer 2008 U20 program. The decisions have been very difficult and competitive, but the Freedom staff feels that this is one of the most talented youth team that the club has put on the field since we started the youth program in 2003. With the interaction between the U20's and the senior W-league team, this will be a unique and special experience for all involved. All player selections made were unanimous decisions from the entire Freedom coaching staff. Beyond this named list, there may also be some other college players who will be trying out when they return to the area from school.
The players who have been selected to the Summer 2008 roster to this point are as follows (roster subject to change):
- Chelsea Allen (Wake Forest)
- Morgan Benz (College of Charleston)
- Karen Blocker (Liberty)
- Megan Bolten (Virginia Commonwealth)
- Julia Bouchelle (Boston College)
- Tiffany Brown (Colorado College)
- Lisa Clark (Cincinati)
- Lina Cords (Boston University)
- Katie Cramp (Virginia Tech)
- Grace Fennell (Lehigh)
- Jordan Grant (UCLA)
- Natalie Heintz (Southern Methodist)
- Miyuki Hino (Yale)
- Lauren Kaiser (Miami)
- Holly King (U17 National Team)
- Melissa Krnjaic (Dartmouth)
- Meg Lenczyk (Virginia)
- Brandi Locoe (Southern Florida)
- Meghan Mastarlerz
- Julia McCarty (Monmouth)
- Tiffany McCarty (Florida State)
- Christine Nairn (Penn State)
- Larkin Nixon (Georgetown)
- Kelly O'Steen (La Salle)
- Brittany Popko (Virginia Tech)
- Chante Sandiford (Villanova)
- Corinna Strickland (James Madison)
- Casey Vornadore (U16 Vista Fury)
- Diana Weigel (William & Mary)
2008 U20 Team Tryouts To Be Held In Spring
Interested Players Should Email Win Puffer For Details or Call The Freedom Office at (301) 515-3803
Washington Freedom's Tiffany Brown Named to the USL Super-20 All-League Team
Women's Super-20 All-League Team |
| Coach | Jesse Kolmel | Quickstrike |
| GK | Lauren Tupman | Hampton Roads |
| GK | Alexa D'Agostino | Quickstrike |
| D | Jen Orlando | Parsippany |
| D | Caitlin Marple | Hampton Roads |
| D | Brittany Taylor | Quickstrike |
| D | Kristen Walker | FC Frederick |
| D | Tara Ricciardi | Parsippany |
| D | Meredith Brown | Hampton Roads |
| M | Ingrid Wells | Parsippany |
| M | Alli Rozelle | Seacoast United |
| M | Jess Carnivale | Parsippany |
| F | Brianna Wilson-Bryne | MPS U20 |
| F | Katie Ryan | Parsippany |
| F | Amanda DeCosta | Quickstrike |
| F | Tiffany Brown | Washington Freedom |
| F | Anna Torregiano | Brooklyn Knights |
