Passmore Establishes Traveling Roster for First Mini-Tournaments of 2023-24 FIH Hockey Pro League
BHUBANESWAR & ROURKELA, India – U.S. Women’s National Team’s Head Coach David Passmore and coaching staff have named the traveling roster for the first mini-tournaments of the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Pro League.
“After the excitement of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the USWNT spent nine days in Goa to regenerate and recharge before we start our FIH H ockey Pro League campaign,” commented Passmore. “It is good to be able to draw on a large squad as the loss of co-captain Ashley Hoffman to a broken hand is disappointing. She played well in the Olympic Qualifier although I am excited to have Fusine to step up after a period of hard physical conditioning. Having been in India for nearly a month, the team can’t wait to get going again and put in a good showing after a disappointing Pro League campaign last year.”
“Having the top two nations in the world as our first two matches will be challenging but there is a clearly a renewed confidence in the squad after the performances in Ranchi and they are keen to test themselves out in the fantastic Kalinga stadium.”
2023-24 FIH Hockey Pro League Traveling Roster
Kelsey Bing (Houston, Texas), Sanne Caarls (Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands), Leah Crouse (Virginia Beach, Va.), Charlotte de Vries (Malvern, Pa.), Brooke DeBerdine (Millersville, Pa.), Emma DeBerdine (Millersville, Pa.), Amanda Golini (Randolph, N.J.), Fusine Govaert (Bedford, N.Y.), Linnea Gonzales (Bel Air, Md.), Danielle Grega (Kingston, Pa.), Ally Hammel (Duxbury, Mass.), Kelee Lepage (Honey Brook, Pa.), Karlie Kisha (Hamburg, Pa.), Jenny Rizzo (Hershey, Pa.), Kealsie Robles (Yorktown, Va.), Ashley Sessa (Schwenksville, Pa.), Meredith Sholder (Fleetwood, Pa.), Cassie Sumfest (Lewisburg, Pa.), Abigail Tamer (Dexter, Mich.), Jillian Wolgemuth (Mount Joy, Pa.), Beth Yeager (Greenwich, Conn.), Maddie Zimmer (Hershey, Pa.)
Following the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier India 2024, the USWNT remained in India and had a regeneration week before some training. The same squad will stay with the addition of De Vries, Gonzales, Robles and Sumfest for the first mini-tournament in Bhubaneswar, India. Both Grega and Robles will not participate in the mini-tournament in Rourkela, India.
Season 5 of the FIH Hockey Pro League kicked off on December 6. The United Eagles will play two mini-tournaments in February in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India.
2023-24 FIH Hockey Pro League Schedule
Date | Time | Match | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Sat., Feb. 3 | 7:00 AM | USA vs. Netherlands | Bhubaneswar, IND |
Tues., Feb. 6 | 9:00 a.m. | USA vs. Australia | Bhubaneswar, IND |
Wed., Feb. 7 | 7:00 a.m. | China vs. USA | Bhubaneswar, IND |
Fri., Feb. 9 | 9:00 a.m. | India vs. USA | Bhubaneswar, IND |
Mon., Feb. 12 | 7:00 a.m. | Netherlands vs. USA | Rourkela, IND |
Thurs., Feb. 15 | 3:00 a.m. | Australia vs. USA | Rourkela, IND |
Sat., Feb. 17 | 7:00 a.m. | USA vs. China | Rourkela, IND |
Sun., Feb. 18 | 9:00 a.m. | USA vs. India | Rourkela, IND |
*all times are listed in Eastern Time Zone, which is +10.5 hours ahead local time
All matches of the FIH Hockey Pro League can be streamed pay-per-view on Watch.Hockey for $5.99.
For more information on the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Pro League, visit the event page.
#FIHProLeague | #HockeyInvites