Aug. 29, 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Field Hockey and women's national team coach Lee Bodimeade have announced that two former Lady Monarchs will be among the 16-member team to represent the USA at next month's Samsung World Cup in Madrid, Spain. Honda Award winner Tiffany Snow and All-American Angie Loy will try to help the US team bring home gold beginning on September 27th.
The selections come after the USA hosted the AstroTurf March on Madrid Four Nation Tournament featuring No. 1 ranked The Netherlands, No. 2 Argentina and No. 4 Australia. The Netherlands won the tournament followed by Argentina, Australia and the USA.
"The AstroTurf March on Madrid Tournament has given us a really good gage of where we are and where we want to be," said Bodemeade on his World Cup team selections. "Obviously we want our best 18 for the World Cup. We took a look at our structure as well as our strengths and weaknesses coming into the tournament. We also want to give ourselves some flexibility with the players selected. Now we can focus specifically on the World Cup."
The USA will meet Argentina in the team's World Cup opener on Sept. 27 and will meet Australia in the second game on Sept. 28. The USA earned its first victory over Argentina in 16 years with a 2-1 win during the AstroTurf March on Madrid and earned a 1-1 draw with Australia during the first round of the event.
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