Katie Dixon, Lauren Wadas join 2023-24 senior USA Women’s Field Hockey roster: USA Field Hockey

Katie Dixon and Lauren Wadas were bumped up to senior status, according to USA Field Hockey.

The women’s head coach, David Passmore, recently named the 2023-24 U.S. Women’s National Team and the 24-athlete traveling roster heading to Europe to play in the second leg of the 2022-23 International Hockey Federation Pro League. Dixon and Wadas were promoted from the U-21 team.

“This group of athletes combine our immediate future with those working toward the next World [Cup] and Olympic cycles,” Passmore told USA Field Hockey. “The competition for places was tight and many athletes will be unlucky to have missed out after a good camp in Charlotte over the past [two weeks]. Most of the athletes are in better physical shape after a block of centralized training and the two matches against the men’s U-21 team were very beneficial. We are now excited to see where the hard work over the past two months has got us as we return to [FIH Hockey] Pro League competition in Europe against some of the world’s top teams.”

He continued: “I was really pleased with some of the performances of a few of the U-21 athletes who also performed well at the Junior Pan American Championships. The likes of Katie Dixon and Lauren Wadas are included because of their ability to play a simple effective passing game and fit into our team culture.”

Leading the squad with the most international experience are co-captains Ashley Hoffman (Mohnton, Pa.) and Amanda Golini (Randolph, N.J.). Passmore touts his lineup that has talent “across all lines,” including goalkeepers Kelsey Bing (Houston, Texas), Jenny Rizzo (Hershey, Pa.) and Kealsie Robles (Seaford, Va.).

Here are the 2023-24 rosters:

2023-24 U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM

Mia Abello (Houston, Texas), Olivia Bent-Cole (Philadelphia, Pa.), Kelsey Bing (Houston, Texas), Sanne Caarls (Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands), Leah Crouse (Virginia Beach, Va.), Charlotte De Vries (Malvern, Pa.), Brooke DeBerdine (Millersville, Pa.), Emma DeBerdine (Millersville, Pa.), Katie Dixon (Cary, N.C.), Amanda Golini (Randolph, N.J.), Linnea Gonzales (Bel Air, Md.), Fusine Govaert (Bedford, N.Y.), Danielle Grega (Kingston, Pa.), Ally Hammel (Duxbury, Mass.), Ryleigh Heck (Berlin, N.J.), Ashley Hoffman (Mohnton, Pa.), Josie Hollamon (Delmar, Del.), Karlie Kisha (Hamburg, Pa.), Natalie Konerth (Huntingtown, Md.), Kelee Lepage (Honey Brook, Pa.), Alia Marshall (Rehoboth Beach, Del.), Caroline Ramsey (Morristown, N.J.), Jenny Rizzo (Hershey, Pa.), Kealsie Robles (Seaford, Va.), Megan Rodgers (San Diego, Calif.), Hope Rose (Dauphin, Pa.), Ashley Sessa (Schwenksville, Pa.), Meredith Sholder (Fleetwood, Pa.), Cassie Sumfest (Lewisburg, Pa.), Abigail Tamer (Dexter, Mich.), Lauren Wadas (Annville, Pa.), Jillian Wolgemuth (Mount Joy, Pa.), Elizabeth Yeager (Greenwich, Conn.), Maddie Zimmer (Hershey, Pa.)

On June 7, the No. 15 United Eagles will head to Europe for two mini-tournaments of the FIH Hockey Pro League to play eight matches, two each against No. 1 The Netherlands, No. 4 Great Britain, No 5 Germany and No. 6 Belgium.

USWNT FIH HOCKEY PRO LEAGUE EUROPE TRAVELING ROSTER

Kelsey Bing (Houston, Texas), Sanne Caarls (Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands), Leah Crouse (Virginia Beach, Va.),  Brooke DeBerdine (Millersville, Pa.), Emma DeBerdine Millersville, Pa.), Amanda Golini (Randolph, N.J.), Linnea Gonzales (Bel Air, Md), Fusine Govaert (Bedford, N.Y.), Danielle Grega (Kingston, Pa.), Ally Hammel (Duxbury, Mass.), Ashley Hoffman (Mohnton, Pa.), Karlie Kisha (Hamburg, Pa.), Kelee Lepage (Honey Brook, Pa.), Jenny Rizzo (Hershey, Pa.), Kealsie Robles (Seaford, Va.), Megan Rodgers (San Diego, Calif.), Hope Rose (Dauphin, Pa.), Ashley Sessa (Schwenksville, Pa.),  Meredith Sholder (Fleetwood, Pa.), Cassie Sumfest (Lewisburg, Pa.), Abigail Tamer (Dexter, Mich.), Jillian Wolgemuth (Mount Joy, Pa.), Elizabeth Yeager (Greenwich, Conn.), Maddie Zimmer (Hershey, Pa.)

Jenny Rizzo (Hershey, Pa.) and Hope Rose (Dauphin, Pa.) will be with the USWNT for the England portion only, while Linnea Gonzales (Bel Air, Md.) and Kealsie Robles (Seaford, Va.) will join the squad for the second leg in Belgium.

USWNT FIH HOCKEY PRO LEAGUE SCHEDULE

The 2023 Pan American Games is set for October 25 through November 4 in Santiago, Chile, and Passmore and his staff will utilize these games to prepare the squad for hopeful Olympic Games qualification.