Gault Travels to Europe with U.S. U-21 Soccer Team

May 10, 2006

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University of Kansas soccer player Holly Gault completed a three-match tour in Europe with the U.S. Under-21 National Team. Gault and the U-21 squad played two matches in the Netherlands and one in Germany.

The U21 squad won all three of its matches by a combined score of 7-1. U.S. defeated Seastum 2-1 on April 29 and the Dutch National Team 2-0 on May 2. The team then travelled to Germany to defeat Duisburg, 3-0.

U.S. head coach Jill Ellis continues the process of selecting a team to participate in the annual Nordic Cup, this coming summer in Norway. The USA has won an unprecedented seven straight Nordic Cups against the top U-21 teams from Europe.

U.S. U-21 WNT - Netherlands Tour ScheduleDate       	Opponent  	Venue			ResultApril 29     	Seastum       	Tiel, Holland		W, 2-1May 2        	Holland U-21	Tiel, Holland		W, 2-0May 4        	Duisburg	         Duisburg, Germany	         W, 3-0

U.S. U-21 Women’s National Team Roster – (April 29-May 4, 2006)

Goalkeepers (2): Cori Alexander (Portland), Kati Jo Spisak (Texas A & M).

Defenders (5): Rachel Buehler (Stanford), Kendall Fletcher (UNC), Holly Gault (Kansas), Hayley Hunt (Stanford), Lauren Switzer (St. Charles, Ill.).

Midfielders (7): Bristyn Davis (UCLA), Tobin Heath (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Sarah Huffman (Virginia), Noelle Keselica (Virginia), Manya Makoski (Arizona State), Rebecca Moros (Duke), Jennifer Redmond (Morristown, N.J.).

Forwards (6): Danesha Adams (Shaker Heights, Ohio), Liz Bogus (Arizona State), Katie Griffin (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Kelly Hammond (Bowie, Md.), Ashlee Pistorius (Texas A&M), Tiffany Weimer (Penn State).