STANFORD, Calif. - U.S. Women's National Team head coach Janneke Schopman announced her 16-athlete roster, which includes goalkeeper Kelsey Bing, that will travel to Lima, Peru for the 2019 Pan American Games taking place July 29 to August 10.
The Pan American Games is an Olympic Qualifying event, and is considered one of the biggest stages for the sport in the Americas.
"Picking 16 athletes was extremely difficult this time," commented Schopman. "We have a great group of players who work hard to improve as individuals and as a team. In the end I had to make a choice, but I see our team as a group of 27, not just the 16 or 18 players that are going to compete. The next weeks of preparation will be important for us as a group to get the last details right and I am looking forward to see us compete in Lima!"
2019 USWNT Pan American Games Roster:
Mackenzie Allessie (Mount Joy, Pa.), Kelsey Bing (Houston, Texas), Anna Dessoye (Mountaintop, Pa.), Ali Froede (Burke, Va.), Linnea Gonzales (Bel Air, Md.), Danielle Grega (Kingston, Pa.), Ashley Hoffman (Mohnton, Pa.), Amanda Magadan (Randolph, N.J.), Alyssa Manley (Lititz, Pa.), Erin Matson (Chadds Ford, Pa.), Lauren Moyer (York, Pa.), Margaux Paolino (Villanova, Pa.), Kathleen Sharkey (Moosic, Pa.), Casey Umstead (Green Lane, Pa.), Caitlin Van Sickle (Wilmington, Del.), Julia Young (Yorktown, Va.)
The two provisional athletes are Alyssa Parker (Woodbine, Md.) and Kealsie Robles (Yorktown, Va.).
Bing, a veteran of the Olympic Development Pipeline, was a member of the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team from 2012-14 before a four-year stint with the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team from 2014-18. She was later named to the 2018 U.S. Women's National Development Squad. Bing helped the U-21 USWNT claim silver at the 2016 women's Junior Pan American Games in Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago and competed at the women's Hockey Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.
While at Stanford, Bing burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2016, capturing third-team Longstreth/NFHCA All-American honors and America East Conference Rookie of the Year after registering seven shutouts and ranking second in the nation in goals against average (1.17). She has also nabbed Longstreth/NFHCA second-team All-Region honors and America East Goalkeeper of the Year selections the last two seasons. Over three years with the Cardinal, Bing has accumulated a 1.43 goals against average while registering 295 saves – denying 77 percent of shots faced.
2019 USWNT Pan American Games Schedule:
Monday, July 29 USWNT vs. Mexico 12:00 p.m. PT
Wednesday, July 31 USWNT vs. Chile 10:00 a.m. PT
Friday, August 2 USWNT vs. Peru 10:00 a.m. PT
The No. 13 U.S. Women's National Team sits in Pool B with No. 15 Chile, No. 29 Mexico and No. 38 Peru. Pool A contains No. 3 Argentina, No. 18 Canada, No. 25 Uruguay and No. 63 Cuba.
USA will open up Pan American Games competition with Mexico, an opponent they haven't faced since the 2017 women's Pan American Cup. Next, they will play familiar opponent Chile who in the last two years they have faced eight times. In their final pool game, USA will play hosts Peru, who they have never matched up against.
For all information regarding the Pan American Games, including full schedule, rosters, news and more, check out the official Pan American Games Event Program by clicking here.