PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENCE ANNOUNCES PRESEASON ROSTER
ISI Photos | Leslie Benedict
Women’s Pro Team Superstars and WNT Players Arrive Monday at United Sports Facility
Philadelphia, PA (March 5, 2010) – The Philadelphia Independence today announced its 2010 preseason roster. Many Independence players have already been on the field at the team’s United Sports training home, and those players will be joined by the Independence US National Team players and international players that are returning from the Algarve Cup and Cyprus Cup. There will be 27 players in camp on March 8 looking to make the team’s inaugural roster. On March 16, the Independence will trim down to 24 players, and on April 1 the final roster of 18 players will be announced. The following players are on the Philadelphia Independence preseason roster:
| Name | Position | College/Country |
|---|---|---|
| LeBlanc, Karina | Goalkeeper | Canada |
| Henderson, Val | Goalkeeper | UCLA |
| Jones, Robyn | Goalkeeper | Franklin Marshall |
| Lofton-Malachi, Malorie | Goalkeeper | Univ. of So. Florida |
| Mitts, Heather | Defender | University of Florida |
| Falk, Allison | Defender | Stanford |
| Senty, Sarah | Defender | UVA |
| Krzysik, Nikki | Defender | UVA |
| Larsson, Sara | Defender | Sweden |
| Collins, Dani | Defender | William & Mary |
| Hammond-Anderson, Jen | Defender | Clemson |
| Johnson, Estelle | Defender | University of Kansas |
| Seger, Caroline | Midfielder | Sweden |
| Lindsey, Lori | Midfielder | UVA |
| Capuano, Natalie | Midfielder | UPENN |
| Lohman, Joanna | Midfielder | Penn State |
| Buczkowski, Jennifer | Midfielder | Notre Dame |
| Smerdzinski, Amy | Midfielder | Wake Forest |
| Magnusdottir, Holmfridur | Forward | Iceland |
| Rutledge, Malorie | Forward | LSU |
| Rodriguez, Amy | Forward | USC |
| Sanderson, Lianne | Forward | England |
| Adams, Danesha | Forward | UCLA |
| Patterson, Lyndsey | Forward | Univ of Tennessee |
| Francis, Kimi | Forward | Univ of Maryland |
| Maruyama, Karina | Forward | Japan |
| Patterson, Carrie | Forward | Georgia |
| Hanks, Kerri | Forward | Notre Dame |
Philadelphia also announced its preseason exhibition game schedule. The Independence will host two games at United Sports; March 20 against the University of North Carolina and April 1 against Penn State University. Philadelphia will travel to the Maryland SoccerPlex on March 27 to face the Washington Freedom. See www.wpsphillyindependence.com for all the preseason events, including autograph and affiliate club nights at the team’s United Sports home. All regular and preseason game tickets are on sale now at www.independencetix.com!
About Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS)
Headquartered in San Francisco, Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) is the world’s premier soccer league for women with eight teams across the United States featuring the best players from around the world. In 2010, eight teams will each play 24-game schedules from April 10-September 12 including six original WPS teams – Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, FC Gold Pride (Bay Area), Saint Louis Athletica, Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY) and Washington Freedom – and two expansion teams Atlanta Beat and Philadelphia Independence. The top four finishers in the regular season will qualify for the 2010 WPS Playoffs scheduled for September 19-26. For more information, visit the WPS official website at www.womensprosoccer.com or follow all the news at www.twitter.com/womensprosoccer.
Reply