Manhattan Beach, CA – December 12 – A rematch of the championship game of the 2015 FINA World Championship will take place in Manhattan Beach, CA tomorrow as the USA Women’s National Team takes on the Netherlands. The two top teams in the world of women’s water polo will meet at 2pm pt at Mira Costa High School in their second get together since Team USA claimed gold in Kazan, Russia this past August with a 5-4 victory. The two also met in Brazil in November with the United States earning a 13-6 victory.
USA Head Coach Adam Krikorian and Netherlands Head Coach Arno Havenga have released their rosters for the upcoming match. See below for complete rosters. For tickets,click here. For live stats via The FOSH, click here. This match serves as a tune-up for the Holiday Cup, starting on Tuesday at Corona del Mar HS in Newport Beach, CA. Italy and Spain join the competition in Newport Beach this week. For a complete Holiday Cup schedule or purchase tickets, click here.
USA Women’s National Team Roster – Netherlands Exhibition
Ashleigh Johnson (Miami, FL/Princeton/NYAC)
Sami Hill (Santa Barbara, CA/UCLA/Santa Barbara)
Maddie Musselman (Newport Beach, CA/Corona del Mar HS/CdM Aquatics)
Melissa Seidemann (Walnut Creek, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
Rachel Fattal (Seal Beach, CA/UCLA/SOCAL)
KK Clark (Menlo Park, CA/UCLA/NYAC)
Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
Kiley Neushul (Goleta, CA/Stanford/Santa Barbara)
Ashley Grossman (Santa Monica, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
Kaleigh Gilchrist (Newport Beach, CA/USC/NYAC)
Makenzie Fischer (Laguna Beach, CA/Laguna Beach HS/SET)
Kami Craig (Santa Barbara, CA/USC/Santa Barbara)
Kodi Hill (Santa Barbara, CA/UCLA/Santa Barbara 805)
Alys Williams (Huntington Beach, CA/UCLA/Huntington Beach WPC)
(USA will set a different lineup for the Holiday Cup)
Head Coach: Adam Krikorian
Assistant Coaches: Dan Klatt, Chris Oeding
Netherlands Women’s National Team Roster – USA Exhibition
1. Laura Aarts
2. Yasemin Smite
3 Dagmar Genee
4. Sabrina va der Sloot
5. Amarens Genee
6. Nomi Stomphorst
7. Marloes Nijhuis
8. Vivian Sevenich
9. Maud Megens
10. Isabella van Toorn
11. Lieke Klaassen
12. Leonie van der Molen
13. Debby Willemsz
Head Coach: Arno Havenga
Swimming news courtesy of USA Water Polo.
