The USWNT continues to assess the next generation as they prepare to face Colombia in two upcoming friendlies. Colombia had an incredible World Cup and advanced to the Quarterfinals. Twila Kilgore is the interim manager for the USWNT and has an opportunity to stake her claim on the job with no one else having been considered yet. Let’s break down the roster and preview the USWNT vs. Colombia friendlies.
The two matches are on Thursday, October 26, and Sunday, October 29. The first game will be live on TBS or streaming on Peacock at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT. The second game will be live on TNT and streaming on Peacock at 5:30 PM ET/2:30 PM PT.
Here are the 27 players that received call-ups into camp:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit; 1), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage; 15), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars; 96)
DEFENDERS (9): Alana Cook (OL Reign; 27/1), Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns FC; 138/24), Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage; 35/1), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC; 22/0), Sofia Huerta (OL Reign; 31/0), Casey Krueger (Chicago Red Stars; 40/0), Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns FC; 216/0), Emily Sonnett (OL Reign; 79/2), M.A. Vignola (Angel City FC; 1/0)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC; 4/0), Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC; 4/0),…