WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seven current and former members of the Maryland women’s lacrosse program were named to the 38-player roster for the 2014-15 U.S. women’s national team, announced Sunday after a three-day tryout at Georgetown University.
Current Terrapins Taylor Cummings, Megan Douty, Kelly McPartland and Alice Mercer joined former Maryland standouts Alex Aust, Caitlyn McFadden and Katie Schwarzmann on the team, which will train and compete in several exhibition events in advance of the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) Women's World Cup in Surrey, England.
Ultimately, 18 players will represent the U.S. as the team goes for a third consecutive and eighth overall world title.
Eight players from the squad that won gold at the 2013 FIL World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario, return to the training team, including McFadden and Schwarzmann.
Incoming freshman Megan Whittle was the only player with ties to Maryland to not make the squad. Whittle was also the only incoming freshman invited to the tryout.
The team will next convene for a training weekend Aug. 1-3 at Georgetown.
The 38-player training team is listed below, by position with school and graduation year noted:
Attack
Alex Aust, Maryland 2013
Danielle Etrasco, Boston University 2013 *
Stephanie Finley, James Madison 2015
Cortney Fortunato, Notre Dame 2017 +
Alyssa Leonard, Northwestern 2014
Becky Lynch, North Carolina 2012
Erin McMunn, Princeton 2015 +
Lindsey Munday, Northwestern 2006 *^
Alyssa Murray, Syracuse 2014
Courtney Swan, Virginia 2015
Kayla Treanor, Syracuse 2016 +
Michelle Tumolo, Syracuse 2013
Midfield
Maggie Bill, North Carolina 2017
Sarah Bullard, Duke 2011 *^
Taylor Cummings, Maryland 2016
Emily Garrity, North Carolina 2013
Caitlyn McFadden, Maryland 2010 *^
Kelly McPartland, Maryland 2015 +
Kelly Rabil, James Madison 2007 *
Mikaela Rix, Boston College 2015 +
Katie Schwarzmann, Maryland 2013 *
Taylor Trimble, Duke 2015 +
Taryn VanThof, Loyola 2015
Katie Webster, Syracuse 2014
Laura Zimmerman, North Carolina 2012
Defense
Becca Block, Syracuse 2013
Megan Douty, Maryland 2015
Elizabeth Goslee, Marquette 2016
Katie Hertsch, Hofstra 2010
Alice Mercer, Maryland 2016
Kasey Mock, Syracuse 2014
Jen Russell, North Carolina 2010 *
Sloane Serpe, North Carolina 2014
Morgan Stephens, Virginia 2015
Courtney Waite, North Carolina 2015
Goalie
Liz Hogan, Syracuse 2011
Caroline Waters, North Carolina 2017
Devon Wills, Dartmouth 2006 *^
* Member of world champion 2013 U.S. women's national team
^ Member of world champion 2009 U.S. women's national team
+ Member of world champion 2011 U.S. women's national under-19 team