GREELEY, CO. - Women’s Collegiate All-American XVs Head Coach Katie Dowty has named her match day roster to face the WPL East All Stars tomorrow, KO 5 PM MT, at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.

The match is part of Women’s All Star Week, taking place August 1st and 3rd, which will bring together four teams including the All-Americans, Women’s Premier League East & West All Stars, as well as a D1/D2 All Star team. 

On Day One, the WPL West and D1/D2 All Stars will play each other first, at 3 PM MT, followed by the All-American game. Losers from Day One will face off at 9:30 AM MT on Day Two, followed by winners from Day One at 11:30 AM MT. All matches are streamed LIVE on facebook.com/wplrugby with attendance free to all fans. 

All 26 players named to the roster will have an opportunity to see playing time. 

“The energy of the wider training squad has pushed our level of play throughout the week and made selections very competitive,” said Coach Dowty. “These players have some unique strengths that will give us the opportunity to play a very dynamic game. The experience of the WPL players will provide a great challenge - requiring sound fundamentals as well as creative and adaptive play. The All-Star Week is a wonderful opportunity for all the players involved and we are excited to see these young players show what they can do at this level.”

For years, the Women’s Collegiate All-American program has been an honor for selected athletes and an important stepping stone to the senior national team in XVs and 7s. The All-Americans rely on monetary support from the community to reduce or even completely cover assembly costs for players. 

To make a contribution to the program, please contact Chris Reed at creed@usarugby.org. 

STARTERS

PLAYER NAME	POSITION	COLLEGE
1. Emily Briggs	Prop	Brigham Young
2. Elisha Fromstein	Hooker	Penn State
3. Azniv Nalbandian	Prop	Penn State
4. McKenna Strong	Lock	Lindenwood
5. Jennifer Kronish	Lock	Harvard
6. Gianna Soloman	Flanker	Penn State
7. Allie Schrenker	Flanker	Tennessee at Chattanooga
8. Siale Alatini	No. 8	American International
9. Bridget Kahele	Scrumhalf	Life University
10. McKenzie Hawkins	Flyhalf	Lindenwood
11. Adrienne Yoder	Wing	Air Force
12. Emma Auld	Center	Virginia
13. Daisy Manoa	Center	MiraCosta College
14. Summer Harris-Jones	Wing	Life University
15. Jetta Owens	Fullback	Virginia Polytechnic Institute

 

RESERVES

 

PLAYER NAME	POSITION	COLLEGE
16. Hope Cooper	Reserve	Cal
17. Grace Martin	Reserve	Quinnipiac
18. Veronica Overbeek	Reserve	Davenport
19. Sophia Nieves	Reserve	Middlebury College
20. Vanessa Somoza	Reserve	Cal State Chico
21. Diana May	Reserve	Utah Valley
22. Dana Alimena	Reserve	Pitzer
23. Katherine Ramage	Reserve	Dartmouth College
24. Leah Ingold	Reserve	Central Washington
25. Caitlin Weigel	Reserve	Harvard
26. Emily Roskopf	Reserve	Quinnipiac

 

WOMEN’S COLLEGIATE ALL-AMERICAN STAFF

Head Coach | Katie Dowty

Assistant Coach | Tiff Faaee

Assistant Coach | Dave Clancy

Assistant Coach | Justin Moss

Physical Performance | Stacey Bridges

Project Soar Shadow Coach | Lindey Wise

Athletic Trainer | Jade Callan

Athletic Trainer | Amie Kern

Team Manager | Annemarie Farrell

 

ALL STAR WEEK SCHEDULE
All Times Mountain | Stream LIVE on facebook.com/WPLrugby

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1

3 PM: WPL West All-Stars vs Club D1 & D2 All-Stars

5 PM: WPL East All-Stars vs Women's Collegiate All-Americans

 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 

9:30 AM: Losers of Thursday's matches

11:30 AM: Winners of Thursday's matches