Wake Forest Athletics
Stengel Named to U-20 World Cup Qualifying Roster
2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Feb. 21, 2012
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest sophomore soccer player Katie Stengel was one of 20 players named to the United States roster for the 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship, which will be held in Panama City, Panama from March 1-11. The tournament serves as the qualifying for the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup which will take place in Japan this summer.
The U.S. will kick off Group B play against Guatemala at 5 p.m. ET on Friday, March 2. The USA will then face Cuba at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 4, and wrap up group play against host Panama at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 6. The winner of Group A will meet the Group B runner-up, and vice versa, in the semifinal matches on Friday, March 9.
The finalists and the winner of the third-place game qualify for the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Japan. The third-place game and title games will take place on Sunday, March 11 with the championship kicking off at 9 p.m. ET. All matches will be played at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City, Panama.
Group A, which consists of Mexico, Haiti, Canada and Jamaica, will kick off the tournament on Thursday, March 1.
"We are excited about the challenge that the qualifying tournament presents for us at this point in time," said U.S. head coach Steve Swanson. "We have prepared extremely hard these past two camps in order to be ready for what we know will be a strong field and a difficult environment in Panama."
Stengel, a forward, has been a fixture with the U-20 team as it has prepared for World Cup Qualifying over the past year, and was a member of the squad that recently swept the Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain. The Yanks defeated Switzerland 10-0, Germany 1-0 and Norway 2-0 to take the tournament title. Stengel started against Switzerland and Germany, contributing two assists in the rout of the Swiss.
A native of Melbourne, Fla., the reigning ACC Offensive Player of the Year and two-time All America selection has already established herself as one of the most accomplished players ever to take the field for Wake Forest. She scored a school-record 19 goals and 46 points in 2011 to help lead the Demon Deacons to their first-ever NCAA College Cup and already sits in second place on the school career goal-scoring charts.
U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2) : Bryane Heaberlin (North Carolina; St. Petersburg, Fla.), Abby Smith (Dallas Texans; Dallas, Texas)
DEFENDERS (6): Stephanie Amack (Mustang Blast; Pleasanton, Calif.), Olivia Brannon (Virginia; Troy, Mich.) Crystal Dunn (North Carolina; Rockville Centre, N.Y.), Kassey Kallman (Florida State; Woodbury, Minn.), Mollie Pathman (Duke; Durham, N.C.), Cari Roccaro (Albertson Fury; East Islip, N.Y.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Morgan Brian (Virginia; St. Simmons Island, Ga.), Vanessa DiBernardo (Illinois; Naperville, Ill.), Julie Johnston (Santa Clara; Mesa, Ariz.), Sarah Killion (UCLA; Fort Wayne, Ind.), Mandy Laddish (Notre Dame; Lee's Summit, Mo.), Sam Mewis (UCLA; Hanson, Mass.)
FORWARDS (6): Micaela Capelle (Portland; Gresham, Ore.), Maya Hayes (Penn State; West Orange, N.J.), Lindsey Horan (Colorado Rush; Golden, Colo.), Kealia Ohai (North Carolina; Draper, Utah), Katie Stengel (Wake Forest; Melbourne, Fla.), Chi Ubogagu (Stanford; Coppell, Texas)
