US Women name partial World Cup roster

Greg Ryan has named 18 of the 21 players he will take to the 2007 Women's World Cup this September in China. Ryan did not have to turn in his roster at this time but he felt that he owed it to the players to let them know where they stood.

“We named the 18 now because we’ve been in Residency Camp two years in a row, we’ve spent two years together and we know these players inside out,” said Ryan, who will coach in his first FIFA Women’s World Cup. “These 18 have earned the right to be on this World Cup Team. We want to remove the stress from trying out and just say, ‘you guys are the ones, you’re in, let’s get after it.’”

This group will be lead by the always fantastic Kristine Lilly who will compete in her fifth World Cup. During those years, she has played in all 24 World Cup matches the US has been a part of and has started 23 of them.

The list does not hold any big surprises but it is interesting that even though 10 of these players will be in their first World Cup, the average age for the team is still 27.

You can catch the women this Saturday when they play Norway in Connecticut at 6pm ET (live on ESPN2).

Here is the roster:

Players	Pos.	Hometown	College	Caps/Goals
Barnhart, Nicole	GK	Gilbertsville, Pa.	Stanford	3/0
Boxx, Shannon	M	Redondo Beach, Calif.	Notre Dame	66/14
Chalupny, Lori	M	St. Louis, Mo.	UNC	40/4
Ellertson, Tina	D	Vancouver, Wash.	Washington	22/0
Jobson, Marci	M	St. Charles, Ill.	SMU	14/0
Lilly, Kristine	F	Wlton, Conn.	UNC	327/123
Lloyd, Carli	M	Delran, N.J.	Rutgers	32/5
Lopez, Stephanie	D	Elk Grove, Calif.	Portland	20/0
Markgraf, Kate	D	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.	Notre Dame	159/0
O'Reilly, Heather	F	East Brunswick, N.J.	UNC	61/10
Osborne, Leslie	M	Brookfield, Wisc.	Santa Clara	40/2
Rampone, Chrstie	D	Point Pleasant, N.J.	Monmouth	164/4
Scurry, Brianna	GK	Dayton, Minn.	UMass	162/0
Solo, Hope	GK	Richland, Wash.	Washington	44/0
Tarpley, Lindsay	F	Kalamazoo, Mich.	UNC	69/15
Wagner, Aly	M	San Jose, Calif.	Santa Clara	112/21
Wambach, Abby	F	Rochester, N.Y.	Florida	92/74
Whitehill, Cat	D	Birmingham, Ala.	UNC	110/11

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP – ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (3): Nicole Barnhart (Gilbertsville, Pa.), Briana Scurry (Dayton, Minn.), Hope Solo (Richland, Wash.);
DEFENDERS (5): Tina Ellertson (Vancouver, Wash.), Stephanie Lopez (Elk Grove, Calif.), Kate Markgraf (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Christie Rampone (Point Pleasant, N.J.), Cat Whitehill (Birmingham, Ala.);
MIDFIELDERS (6): Shannon Boxx (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Lori Chalupny (St. Louis, Mo.), Marci Jobson (St. Charles, Ill.), Carli Lloyd (Delran, N.J.), Leslie Osborne (Brookfield, Wis.), Aly Wagner (San Jose, Calif.);
FORWARDS (4): Kristine Lilly (Wilton, Conn.), Heather O’Reilly (East Brunswick, N.J.), Lindsay Tarpley (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Abby Wambach (Rochester, N.Y.).

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP – ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE
GOALKEEPERS (3): Nicole Barnhart (2007), Briana Scurry (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007), Hope Solo (2007);
DEFENDERS (5): Tina Ellertson (2007), Stephanie Lopez (2007), Kate Markgraf (1999, 2003, 2007), Christie Rampone (1999, 2003, 2007), Cat Whitehill (2003, 2007);
MIDFIELDERS (6): Shannon Boxx (2003, 2007), Lori Chalupny (2007), Marci Jobson (2007), Carli Lloyd (2007), Leslie Osborne (2007), Aly Wagner (2003, 2007);
FORWARDS (4): Kristine Lilly (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007), Heather O’Reilly (2007), Lindsay Tarpley (2007), Abby Wambach (2003, 2007).