The U.S. Ladies’s Nationwide Area Hockey group didn’t qualify for the 2024-25 FIH Professional League even after ending ninth within the 2024 Paris Olympics.
However, with the upcoming 2025 FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the United Eagles stand an opportunity to reenter the Professional League ranks. Crew USA are amongst seven different groups, eight complete, set to compete within the FIH Hockey Nations Cup happening Feb. 23 to March 2.
The winner of the Nations Cup will probably be “promoted to the FIH Hockey Professional League subsequent season,” in response to USA Area Hockey. The occasion is happening in Santiago, Chile. It’s the third version, which options the best-ranked groups not enjoying within the present Professional League cycle.
“The Nations Cup is a vital occasion and will probably be very aggressive as groups search to realize FIH Professional League qualification,” USA Area Hockey Head Coach David Passmore mentioned in an announcement. “Whereas we’ve got chosen to relaxation a variety of established gamers this has allowed us to proceed to develop an even bigger athlete pool and assess a variety of youthful gamers, who have been spectacular in New Zealand.”
He continued: “The complete group won’t meet or practice collectively earlier than we depart for Chile, however we sit up for welcoming again Leah Crouse, Amanda Golini and Ashley Sessa, who have been rested for the New Zealand journey together with Jenny Rizzo, after her profitable journey to play within the Hockey India League.”
The competing roster for the Nations Cup is eighteen athletes, with the remaining two performing as touring reserves. The ultimate roster will probably be decided after journey and onsite coaching.
Golini and Ally Hammel will co-captain the squad. They’re amongst memorable names from the summer time Olympics, together with Crouse, Kelee Lepage, Sessa, Meredith Sholder, Beth Yeager, and Maddie Zimmer.
A handful of climbers will earn their first senior cap, or FIH-sanctioned worldwide contest, together with Lucy Adams, Jans Croon, Katie Dixon, Caroline Ramsey and Mia Schoenbeck, the USA Area Hockey assertion famous. Goalkeepers are Kealsie Reeb and Jenny Rizzo.
Together with Passmore, he will probably be assisted by Northwestern College’s Tracey Fuchs, in addition to worldwide goalkeeper coach Maddie Hinch. Chris Fry is touring because the video analyst and Hannah Jaussen because the group’s athletic coach.
In accordance with USA Area Hockey, seven athletes have been “strategically not thought-about” for numerous causes. They’re Kelsey Bing (Houston, Texas), Bethany Dykema (Newport Information, Va.), Fusine Govaert (Rye, N.Y.), Ashley Hoffman (Mohnton, Pa.), Abigail Tamer (Dexter, Mich.), Megan Valzonis (San Diego, Calif.) and Jillian Wolgemuth (Mount Pleasure, Pa.).
USA Area Hockey is at present ranked No. 13 on the world stage. The United Eagles will play in Pool A in opposition to No. 11 Japan, No. 14 Chile, and No. 17 Canada. Pool B is No. 19 New Zealand, No. 12 Eire, No. 15 Korea, and No. 15 Scotland.
Crew USA competitors begins on Sunday, Feb. 23. The United Eagles will face No. 17 Canada at 5 p.m. EST. Their subsequent recreation is Tuesday, Feb. 25 in opposition to No. 11 Japan at 5 p.m. EST. And, they end pool play Thursday, Feb. 27 in opposition to No. 14 Chile at 7 p.m. EST.
Crossovers and semifinals are scheduled to happen on Sunday, March 1. The finals are Sunday, March 2.
Listed here are the athletes chosen to journey:
Lucy Adams, Andover, Ma.
Sanne Caarls, Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands
Jans Croon, Manhattan Seaside, CA
Leah Crouse, Virginia Seaside, VA
Emma DeBerdine, Millersville, PA
Katie Dixon, Cary, NC
Sophia Gladieux, Oley, PA
Amanda Golini, Randolph, NJ
Ally Hammel, Duxbury, MA
Josie Hollamon, Delmar, DE
Kelee Lepage, Honey Brook, PA
Caroline Ramsey, Morristown, NJ
Kealsie Reeb, Seaford, VA
Jenny Rizzo, Hershey, PA
Mia Schoenbeck, LaGrange, KY
Ashley Sessa, Schwenksville, PA
Meredith Sholder, Fleetwood, PA
Cassie Sumfest, Lewisburg, PA
Beth Yeager, Greenwich, CT
Maddie Zimmer, Hershey, PA
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Photograph: New Zealand pleasant tour 2025, USA Area Hockey
