The second mini-tournaments of the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Pro League are taking place in May and June, and the roster for the USA Women’s National Team has been selected, USA Field Hockey announced Tuesday.
“The focus of these final [FIH Hockey] Pro League tournaments will be on the preparation and selection of the team for Paris,” USA Women’s head coach David Passmore said in a press release.
The squad will depart for Belgium on May 15. It is the final selection opportunity before the U.S. Women’s Olympic Field Hockey Team roster to represent at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be name publicly. The Olympic roster – 16 athletes and three provisional (traveling reserve) athletes – will be named publicly in mid-June, according to USA Field Hockey.
“We have chosen to bring a large group of athletes and will rotate the group to ensure players can continue their physical preparation while managing their load to prevent injury risk,” Passmore said. “The four matches in 5 and 6 days for each tournament has meant the FIH change in stance to name 24 athletes is most welcomed. Following our recent matches against Argentina in Charlotte, selection is still very much up for grabs so every game and performance will be important to us, as will the training opportunities we have in between.”
In its fifth season, the FIH Hockey Pro League kicked off on December 6. The United Eagles played two mini-tournaments in February after having qualified for the Olympics. They played in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India. More information about the mini-tournaments can be found at USA Field Hockey’s website.
FIH Hockey Pro League Traveling Roster
- Kelsey Bing (Houston, Texas)
- Sanne Caarls (Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands)
- Leah Crouse (Virginia Beach, Va.)
- Brooke DeBerdine (Millersville, Pa.)
- Emma DeBerdine (Millersville, Pa.)
- Phia Gladieux (Oley, 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 (Yorktown, Va.)
- Ashley Sessa (Schwenksville, Pa.)
- Meredith Sholder (Fleetwood, Pa.)
- Cassie Sumfest (Lewisburg, Pa.)
- Abigail Tamer (Dexter, Mich.)
- Megan Valzonis (San Diego, Calif.)
- Lauren Wadas (Annville, Pa.)
- Jillian Wolgemuth (Mount Joy, Pa.)
- Beth Yeager (Greenwich, Conn.)
- Maddie Zimmer (Hershey, Pa.)
