Saturday, October 07, 2006

WNT: Iceland Roster - Rapinoe Out, Welsh In

US Soccer officially confirms Megan Rapinoe's torn ACL, suffered in Portland's game against Iceland, as they announce that Christie Welsh will replace her on the roster for Sunday's game against Iceland.

The roster against Iceland is pretty much the same, except Natasha Kai is back as Danesha Adams returns to UCLA, and the previously mentioned Welsh for Rapinoe. Hope Solo is expected to start in goal.

GOALKEEPERS (2): 1-Briana Scurry, 18-Hope Solo
DEFENDERS (6): 17-Lori Chalupny, 8-Tina Frimpong, 4-Stephanie Lopez, 15-Kate Markgraf, 2-Heather Mitts, 3-Christie Rampone
MIDFIELDERS (5): 16-Angela Hucles, 11-Carli Lloyd, 15-Marci Miller, 12-Leslie Osborne, 10-Aly Wagner
FORWARDS (4): 6-Natasha Kai, 13-Kristine Lilly, 5-Lindsay Tarpley, 20-Abby Wambach, 19-Christie Welsh


The game against Iceland will be televised live on ESPN2 at 1:55pm EST.

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