College Players Abound on U20 WC Rosters
Several women’s Division I soccer players are set to feature at this year’s U20 World Cup, which kicks off this week in Costa Rica.
Below are the nearly 50 players called up by their respective countries, with the World Cup set to take place from August 10-28.
Australia
Japan
Shu Ohba, East Tennessee State
Germany
Pauline Machtens, Syracuse
Nina Zimmer, NC State
Pauline Nelles, Arizona State
Mexico
Bridgette Marin, UCLA
Isabella Gutierrez, East Carolina
New Zealand
Ava Collins, St. John's(w)
Aniela Jensen, Pacific
Murphy Sheaff, Jacksonville
Canada
Anna Karpenko, Harvard
Annika Leslie, West Virginia
Sonia Walk, Boston College
Kaila Novak, UCLA
Vivianne Bessette, South Florida
Simi Awujo, USC
Keera Melenhorst, Pittsburgh
Olivia Smith, Penn State
Sierra Giorgio, Syracuse
Costa Rica
Fiama Hidalgo, Charleston Southern
Chloe Markey, Bellarmine
USA
Talia DellaPeruta, North Carolina
Ally Sentnor, North Carolina
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