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USA RUGBY – Women’s Collegiate All-American XVs Head Coach Katie Dowty has named her match day roster to face the a WPL all-star team tomorrow evening at University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.
The match is part of Women’s All Star Week, taking place August 1st and 3rd, which will bring together four teams including the All-Americans, Women’s Premier League East & West All Stars, as well as a D1/D2 All Star team.
On Day One, the WPL West and D1/D2 All Stars will play each other first, at 3 PM MT, followed by the All-American game. Losers from Day One will face off at 9:30 AM MT on Day Two, followed by winners from Day One at 11:30 AM MT. All matches are streamed LIVE on facebook.com/wplrugby with attendance free to all fans.
All 26 players named to the roster will have an opportunity to see playing time.
“The energy of the wider training squad has pushed our level of play throughout the week and made selections very competitive,” said Coach Dowty. “These players have some unique strengths that will give us the opportunity to play a very dynamic game. The experience of the WPL players will provide a great challenge – requiring sound fundamentals as well as creative and adaptive play. The All-Star Week is a wonderful opportunity for all the players involved and we are excited to see these young players show what they can do at this level.”
For years, the Women’s Collegiate All-American program has been an honor for selected athletes and an important stepping stone to the senior national team in XVs and 7s. The All-Americans rely on monetary support from the community to reduce or even completely cover assembly costs for players.
To make a contribution to the program, please contact Chris Reed at creed@usarugby.org.
WCAA vs. WPL West
1. Emily Briggs – Brigham Young
2. Elisha Fromstein – Penn State
3. Azniv Nalbandian – Penn State
4. McKenna Strong -Lindenwood
5. Jennifer Kronish – Lindenwood
6. Gianna Soloman – Penn State
7. Allie Schrenker – UT Chattanooga
8. Siale Alatini – American International
9. Bridget Kahele – Life University
10. McKenzie Hawkins – Lindenwood
11. Adrienne Yoder – Air Force
12. Emma Auld – Virginia
13. Daisy Manoa – MiraCosta College
14. Summer Harris-Jones – Life University
15. Jetta Owens – Virginia Tech
RESERVES
16. Hope Cooper – Cal
17. Grace Martin – Quinnipiac
18. Veronica Overbeek – Davenport
19. Sophia Nieves – Middlebury College
20. Vanessa Somoza – Chico State
21. Diana May – Utah Valley
22. Dana Alimena – Pitzer
23. Katherine Ramage – Dartmouth College
24. Leah Ingold – Central Washington
25. Caitlin Weigel – Harvard
26. Emily Roskopf – Quinnipiac
WOMEN’S COLLEGIATE ALL-AMERICAN STAFF
Head Coach | Katie Dowty
Assistant Coach | Tiff Faaee
Assistant Coach | Dave Clancy
Assistant Coach | Justin Moss
Physical Performance | Stacey Bridges
Project Soar Shadow Coach | Lindey Wise
Athletic Trainer | Jade Callan
Athletic Trainer | Amie Kern
Team Manager | Annemarie Farrell
ALL STAR WEEK SCHEDULEAll Times Mountain | Stream LIVE on facebook.com/WPLrugby
[TRB editor’s note: We’ve seen different variations of the match-ups for Day 1 but the kickoff times are accurate.]
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1
3 PM: WPL East All-Stars vs Club D1 & D2 All-Stars
5 PM: WPL West All-Stars vs Women’s Collegiate All-Americans
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
9:30 AM: Losers of Thursday’s matches
11:30 AM: Winners of Thursday’s matches