Aggie Duo Selected for United States U20 Squad
Feb 19, 2015 | Soccer
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies had a pair of players selected to play for the United States Under-20 Women's National Team as they head to La Manga, Spain for a tournament from February 28-March 10.
Freshman Mikaela Harvey and signee Ally Watt were among the 22 players chosen by United States U20 head coach Michelle French to play in the U19 Ten Nations Tournament.
The 10-team tournament features three matches for each country and the USA will face Norway (March 5), the Netherlands (March 7) and Sweden (March 9).
Fighting through a pair of injuries, Harvey played in 21 games as a freshman, including eight starts. She tallied two assists on the year. Watt, a Colorado prep standout, inked her NLI on signing day and will join the Aggies in August.
For the United States, the tournament is serving as a warm-up for qualifying for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
U.S. U-20 WNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Samantha Leshnak (Ohio Elite; Liberty Township, Ohio), Casey Murphy (Rutgers; Bridgewater, N.J.)
DEFENDERS (7): Maddie Elliston (Penn State; Omaha, Neb.), Sabrina Flores (Notre Dame; Livingston, N.J.), Natalie Jacobs (Slammers FC; Coto de Caza, Calif.), Annia Mejia (California; Bloomington, Calif.), Courtney Petersen (Michigan Hawks; Canton, Mich.), Kaleigh Riehl (BRYC; Fairfax Station, Va.), Parker Roberts (KC Metro Dynamos; Leawood, Kan.)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Rachel Corboz (Georgetown; Green Brook, N.J.), Marley Canales (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Savannah DeMelo (Beach FC, Bellflower, Calif.), Jordan Harr (Dallas Sting; Sachse, Texas), Mikaela Harvey (Texas A&M; Liberty Hill, Texas), Emily Ogle (Penn State; Strongsville, Ohio), Mallory Pugh (Real Colorado; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Taylor Racioppi (Players Development Academy; Ocean Township; N.J.)
FORWARDS (5): Michaela Abam (West Virginia; Sugar Land, Texas), Megan Buckingham (North Carolina; Novi, Mich.), Zoe Redei (Eclipse Select; Highland Park, Ill.), Jessie Scarpa (North Carolina; Lakeland, Fla.), Ally Watt (Pride Soccer Club; Colorado Springs, Colo.)
