U.S. U-23 National Team Wins Pair of Matches vs England; Ashlee Elliott Scores Match 1 Winning Goal
Saturday, March 15, 2008 | Soccer
Three University of Florida soccer players were part of the U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team's pair of wins last week versus the England U-23 National Team in Burton, England.
The first victory on March 12 came off a 90th minute goal by UF's rising junior Ashlee Elliott (Corona, Calif.). Elliott, who just entered the match in the 86th minute, received the ball from Tina DiMartino and chipped it into the net over the challenging England goal keeper. The goal gave the U.S. U-23 team the 1-0 win in a match that the U.S. out-shot England 19-4. UF's rising senior Ameera Abdullah (Denver, Colo.) started the match and played 55 minutes.
| U.S. U-23 WNT Results vs. U-23 England | ||
| Date | Result | U.S. Goal Scorers (Assist) |
| 3/12 | W, 1-0 | Ashlee Elliott (Tina DiMartino), 90th min. |
| 3/14 | W, 2-0 | Tina DiMartino (unassisted), 8th min. |
| Katie Schoepfer (DiMartino), 28th min. | ||
In the second match on March 14, the U.S. U-23 team posted a 2-0 shut-out win. The U.S. goals both came in the opening half, with DiMartino scoring in the eighth minute and Katie Schoepfer putting in the insurance goal in the 28th minute. Abdullah played the entire first half and Elliott played the final 45 minutes. University of Florida senior Shelley Lyle (Tampa, Fla.) also appeared in the second half.
This was the second international trip of the year Abdullah and Elliott. Abdullah traveled with the U-23s to La Manga, Spain, in February where they played U-23 sides from England (loss), Norway (win) and Germany (tie). Elliott was part of the U.S. U-20 Team that won the Four Nations Tournament in La Serena, Chile, in February. U.S. Head Coach Bill Irwin is preparing the U-23 team for the 2008 Nordic Cup to be held this summer in Sweden.
U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team Roster
England Tour; Manchester, England – March 7-14
GOALKEEPERS (2): Kelsey Davis (Portland), Val Henderson (UCLA);
DEFENDERS (6): Ameera Abdullah (Florida), Marissa Abegg (Stanford), Erin Hardy (UCLA), Shelley Lyle (Florida), Kasey Moore (Texas), Becky Sauerbrunn (Virginia), Brittany Taylor (UConn);
MIDFIELDERS (5): Yael Averbush (UNC), Tina DiMartino (UCLA), Brittany Klein (Santa Clara), Lindsey Ozimek (UNC-Charlotte)
FORWARDS (5): Ashlee Elliott (Florida), Elizabeth Eng (UConn), Katie Larkin (BYU), Ashlee Pistorius (Texas A&M), Katie Schoepfer (Penn State).
Head Coach: Bill Irwin
