Schnur on U23 Women's Team

UConn Midfielder One of 18 on Nordic Cup Roster

July 10, 2008

UConn’s Meghan Schnur was named to the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team that will travel to Sweden Friday for the Nordic Cup tournament held next week.

Schnur, a midfielder, played for the United States at the 2004 U-19 World Cup in Thailand.

Meghan Schnur

Meghan Schnur

The U.S. won the Nordic Cup last year and has captured the championship nine of the last 11 years. The Nordic Cup, which is held in Northern Europe every summer, will be held from 15-21.

The tournament features eight teams and two groups followed by placement matches. The USA was drawn into Group B, where it will face Switzerland, England and Norway. Group A features host Sweden, Germany, Finland the full National Team of Scotland.

The American women open play against Switzerland on July 15 in Borlange.

“We have players who have won the Nordic Cup and played in Youth World Championships,” said Irwin. “We’ve had some excellent international matches this year leading into this tournament and some success against European teams, but we will look to the experienced players to lead this team in Sweden. We are expecting mature and consistent performances from our team with four matches in seven days.”

Irwin’s squad has gone 4-1-1 in international matches in 2008, all against European countries.

Sauerbrunn, Averbuch, midfielder Meghan Schnur and forward Kerri Hanks, who won the Hermann Trophy in 2006 at Notre Dame, played for the USA at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women’s World Cup in Thailand.

U.S. U23 WNT NORDIC CUP ROSTER

GOALKEEPERS (2): Cori Alexander (Portland), Val Henderson (UCLA)

DEFENDERS (5): Marissa Abegg (Stanford), Nikki Krzysik (Virginia), Kasey Moore (Texas), Katherine Reynolds (Santa Clara), Becky Sauerbrunn (Virginia)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Yael Averbuch (UNC), Tina DiMartino (UCLA), Katy Frierson (Auburn), Brittany Klein (Santa Clara), Lorraine Quinn (Duke), Meghan Schnur (Uconn), India Trotter (Florida State)

FORWARDS (4): Kiki Bosio (Santa Clara), Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame), Katie Larkin (BYU), Ella Masar (Illinois)

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