Hope Solo Not Included in Latest USWNT Roster; Lindsey Horan May Earn Debut

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Published: February 22, 2013

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Today, U.S. Soccer announced the USWNT’s 23-woman roster for next month’s Algarve Cup in Portugal. Perhaps the biggest name in U.S. women’s soccer, Hope Solo, will not be making the trip, but 18-year-old forward Lindsey Horan, who plays professionally for Paris Saint-Germain, will be after earning her first call-up to the senior team.

Solo will miss the tournament due to a wrist injury according to U.S. Soccer.

[Solo] has a long-standing wrist injury that has flared up recently and may require surgery. Solo has damage to ligaments in her left wrist, and although she was playing with the injury, with Women’s World Cup qualifying not until the end of 2014, the team medical staff advised that now would be the time to address the situation.

Horan, the new inclusion on the roster, comes to the team via her club PSG. Horan made headlines this summer when she signed a reported six-figure deal with the French club, skipping out on a scholarship offer with the legendary University of North Carolina program.

Horan was the leading scorer of the U.S. U-20 team last year, but missed the U-20 World Cup, which her teammates won, due to a knee injury.

The injury to Solo, while certainly a big blow to the overall strength of the team, does have several positive spins.

For one, Nicole Barnhart, Jill Loyden and Ashlyn Harris will all get a chance to impress new USWNT head coach Tom Sermanni and lock down the No. 2 spot in the net.

Another positive aspect of Solo’s absence will be the added challenge to the U.S. defense, which is in need of retooling.



At center-back, Rachel Buehler and Christie Rampone are still the default selection, but Sermanni needs to give opportunities to Becky Sauerbrunn and Whitney Engen. Games without Solo behind the back line to bail out the defense’s mistakes will require the players to be sharp throughout the tourname...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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