Courtesy: USA Water Polo
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
