The USA Women’s Senior National Team is set to compete at the Canada Cup this December 2-8 in Gatineau, Canada. Team USA will take on Canada and Australia twice before the championship on December 8. The event serves as a primer for the Holiday Cup set for December 11-15 that will feature: Team USA, Canada, Australia, Greece, Russia, and the Netherlands. Head Coach Adam Krikorian will bring a younger roster to Canada, with many athletes making their debut for the Senior National Team.
The competition gets started on December 2 at 8:15pm et/5:15pm pt when the United States will meet Australia. The full schedule and USA team roster is available below.
USA Women’s Senior National Team Canada Cup Roster (Hometown/College-HS/USAWP Club)
GK – Betsey Armstrong (Ann Arbor, MI/Michigan/NYAC)
GK – Sami Hill (Santa Barbara, CA/UCLA/SBWPF)
C – Ashley Grossman (Santa Monica, CA/Stanford/LA Premier)
C -Becca Dorst (Menlo Park, CA/UCLA/Norcal WP)*
D – Danielle Warde (Newport Beach, CA/UC-Irvine/SOCAL)
D – Colleen O’Donnell (Palos Verdes, CA/USC/LA Water Polo)*
D – Alys Williams (Huntington Beach, CA/UCLA/Huntington Beach WP)*
D – Kelly Mendoza (Danville, CA/USC/Diablo)
A – KK Clark (Menlo Park, CA/UCLA/NYAC)
A – Kaleigh Gilchrist (Newport Beach, CA/USC/Trojan)*
A – Priscilla Orozco (Commerce, CA/UCLA/Commerce)*
A – Maddie Musselman (Newport Beach, CA/Corona del Mar HS/CdM Aquatics)*
A – Makenzie Fischer (Laguna Beach, CA/Laguna Beach HS/SET)*
A – Devin Grab (South Pasadena, CA/South Pasadena HS/Rose Bowl)*
A – Kat Klass (Danville, CA/San Ramon Valley HS/680 Water Polo)*
* – Senior National Team debut
Head Coach: Adam Krikorian
Asst Coaches: Dan Klatt, Chris Oeding
Team Manager: Jen Adams
2013 Canada Cup Schedule
| 12/02/13 | vs. Australia | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | 5:15 p.m. PT |
| 12/04/13 | vs. Canada | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | 3:45 p.m. PT |
| 12/05/13 | vs. Australia | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | 3:45 p.m. PT |
| 12/07/13 | vs. Canada | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | 3:45 p.m. PT |
| 12/08/13 | 1st/2nd Place | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | 9:45 a.m. PT |
This release was provided to SwimSwam courtesy of USA Water Polo.