WATER POLO USA Women Announce World Cup Qualifier Roster

 

Irvine, CA - April 3 - USA Water Polo Women's Senior National Team head coach Adam Krikorian has announced the roster that will travel to Europe for the 2023 World Aquatics Women's World Cup qualifiers next week. The first round of women's qualifiers takes place from April 11-13 in Rotterdam, Netherlands while the second round is set for April 19-21 in Athens, Greece.

These tournaments act as qualifiers in the lead up to the World Aquatics World Cup Finals that take place from June 23-25 at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, CA. As hosts of the World Cup Finals, Team USA has already qualified for the competition in Long Beach but will have a great chance to prepare by playing some of the best teams in the world. The action begins Tuesday, April 11 when Team USA opens play against Spain at 5:00am pacific time. The United States will also meet China and Italy. Live streaming is expected to be available on the World Aquatics YouTube page and live stats for the tournament are expected to be accessible by clicking here.

U.S. Women's Senior National Team Roster

Numbers are not official cap numbers

1 Ashleigh Johnson

2 Maddie Musselman

3 Tara Prentice

4 Rachel Fattal

5 Julia Bonaguidi

6 Maggie Steffens

7 Emily Ausmus

8 Ava Stryker

9 Denise Mammolito

10 Rachel Gazzaniga

11 Allison Cohen

12 Jordan Raney

13 Amanda Longan

14 Kaleigh Gilchrist

 

U.S. Women's Senior National Team Staff

Head Coach: Adam Krikorian

Assistant Coaches: Molly Cahill and Ethan Damato

Team Manager: Ally Beck

Sports Medicine Manager: Larnie Boquiren

Video Coordinator: Chris Lee

 

U.S. Women's Senior National Team Schedule

Rotterdam, Netherlands

April 11 vs. Spain at 8:00am et/5:00am pt

April 12 vs. China at 10:00am et/7:00am pt

April 13 vs. Italy at 2:30pm et/11:30am pt

 

Athens, Greece

April 19 - TBD

April 20 - TBD

April 21 - TBD

Team USA will play the other three countries comprising Group B in Rotterdam. The schedule in Athens depends on the results that occur in The Netherlands.

Group A: Greece, Netherlands, Hungary, Australia

Group B: United States of America, Spain, Italy, China