Three WNY Flash Stars Prepare for U.S. International Friendlies
WNY Flash stars Abby Dahlkemper, Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams are prepping for a pair of U.S. international friendlies versus Switzerland this week to conclude the current U.S. Women’s National Team camp. All three players hit strides during the 2016 NWSL campaign that earned them spots on a youthful USWNT.
Soccer News: Abby Dahlkemper, Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams are representing the Western New York Flash in Sandy, Utah this week for the October U.S. Women’s National Team camp. The trio is part of the 24-player roster for two international friendly matches against Switzerland on October 19th at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah and October 23rd at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dahlkemper, 23, earned her first call up to the National Team after logging a remarkable 2,040 minutes – every minute in the 2016 campaign. The defender was a key part of the Flash’s back line in all 22 matches and was voted the 2016 WNY Flash Defender of the Year.
Mewis, 24, will be returning to the U.S. National Team after traveling as an alternate with the team to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Mewis logged 16 matches for the Flash, recording 7 goals and 3 assists – including the first tally in the Flash’s 3-2 (ET) win against the Washington Spirit in the NWSL Championship.
Williams, 23, also earned her first call up to the USWNT after a remarkable season that saw the forward earn the NWSL MVP and Golden Boot awards. Williams topped the league with 11 goals in the regular season, and notched 3 in the playoffs – all three coming in extra time. She scored the equalizer in the 124’ of the Flash’s NWSL Championship win, and then went on to convert her penalty kick.
Schedule:
Rio Tinto Stadium – Wednesday, October 19 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2 #USAvSUI
U.S. Bank Stadium – Sunday, October 23 at 1:45 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1 #USAvSUI
U.S. Women’s National Team Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jane Campbell (Stanford), Ashlyn Harris (Orlando Pride), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)
DEFENDERS (7): Abby Dahlkemper (Western New York Flash), Arin Gilliland (Chicago Red Stars), Merritt Mathias (Seattle Reign), Kelley O’Hara (Sky Blue FC), Becky Sauerbrunn (FC Kansas City), Casey Short (Chicago Red Stars), Emily Sonnett (Portland Thorns FC)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Morgan Brian (Houston Dash), Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars), Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns FC), Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns FC), Carli Lloyd (Houston Dash), Allie Long (Portland Thorns FC), Samantha Mewis (Western New York Flash), Andi Sullivan (Stanford)
FORWARDS (6): Crystal Dunn (Washington Spirit), Shea Groom (FC Kansas City), Ashley Hatch (BYU), Kealia Ohai (Houston Dash), Christen Press (Chicago Red Stars), Lynn Williams (Western New York Flash)
Photo Credit: Western New York Flash
