Red vs White Intrasquad Game – Women’s National Team Event

from womeneagles.com:

Next up for the Women Eagles 15s Program is a a Red/White intra-squad match to be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday, November 22, 2008, as the headline match at the U19 Invitational NASC.

Head Coach Kathy Flores said, “while not a Test match, this event is an opportunity to play with and against the other top women rugby players in the country, to continue to develop skills under pressure, and to showcase talent to the WNT coaches and to the U19 athletes who aspire to become Eagles. “

Flores wants to assemble “the top 44 available players at the moment and create a structure for them to create their own game plan and compete as teams. The match will provide a needed arena to improve the skills and speed of decision-making necessary for us to be competitive at the international level. With just 2 years until the next World Cup, our players need time together to improve their skills and also understand and anticipate their teammates’ decision-making process to improve our support play. The coaching staff is excited about the opportunity to watch the players problem solve, giving us insight into the areas we feel we may excel at and those we need to concentrate on in the future.”

The 44 athletes invited to attend:

1. Stacy Baker, Prop, Philadelphia
2. Jaime Burke, Prop, Beantown
3. Farrah Douglas, Prop, Chicago North Shore
4. Sharyn Wacht, Prop, Beantown
5. Angie Marfisi, Prop, Philadelphia
6. Kristin Aliberto, Prop, Philadelphia
7. Lisa Butts, Hooker, Davis Women
8. Meredith Hegg, Hooker, Philadelphia
9. Rachel Primo, Hooker, NOVA
10. Adetayo (Tayo) Mafe, Hooker/Flanker, Michigan State University
11. Sarah Walsh, Lock, Chicago North Shore
12. Christina Hobson, Lock/8, New York
13. Jenny Menke, Lock MN Valykyries
14. Kati McCormick, Lock, UWI – Milwaukee
15. Anneke Brand, Lock, Texas Tech
16. Stacey Bridges, Lock/Prop, Texas A & M
17. Kristin Zdanczewizc, Flanker, MN Valykyries
18. Beckett Royce, Flanker, ORSU
19. Mel Denham, Flanker, Beantown
20. Victoria Folayan, Flanker, Berkeley All-Blues
21. Allyson Hemstreet, Flanker Berkeley All-Blues
22. Brea Hughes, Lock/8 At-large
23. Kate Daley, 8
24. Liz Dilley, Flanker/8 Washington Furies
25. Jossy Tseng, Scrumhalf, Berkeley All-Blues
26. Katy Hertel, Scrumhalf, MN Valkyries
27. Wendy Young, Scrumhalf, Austin Valkyries
28. Ramey Marshall, Scrumalf, ORSU
29. Kristin Baja, Flyhalf, New York
30. Mel Kanuk, Flyhalf/Center, DC Furies
31. Brenna Costello, Flyhalf, Atlanta
32. Hannah Stolba, Flyhalf, MN Valkyries
33. Emilie Bydwell, Center, Beantown
34. Lynelle Kugler, Center, Glendale
35. Elise Myer, Center, NOVA
36. San Juanita Moreno, Center, ORSU
37. Vanesha McGee, Wing, Philadelphia
38. Nathalie Marchino, Wing, Berkeley All-Blues
39. Desiree Markovich, Wing, MN Valkyries
40. Katie Dowty, Wing, Beantown
41. Ashley English, Fullback, Berkeley All-Blues
42. Ashley Kmiecik, Fullback, Emerald City Mudhens
43. Sara Leary, Fullback
44. Claire Gregorich, Fullback, Glendale