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Passmore Names Squad Traveling in January to New Zealand

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DUNEDIN, New Zealand – U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach David Passmore has named the 22-athlete squad that will travel to Dunedin, New Zealand for a warm weather training camp and a 3 Nations Tournament, which features four teams. The teams participating in addition to the No. 12 United Eagles are No. 11 Japan and No. 9 New Zealand, who are just ahead of the U.S. in the world rankings, along with New Zealand A. Taking place from January 20 to 24, this will be the USWNT’s first official competition of 2026 as they build into an exciting year featuring the FIH Hockey World Cup.

“This is the perfect opportunity to start the buildup to August’s World Cup with some warm-weather training and quality competitive matches against two international teams currently ranked ahead of ourselves but whom we have had some good recent results over,” commented Passmore. “It will be exciting to start the preparation for the Nations Cup and World Cup in the summer and competition for places after an intense, tight training block this fall. The South Island is a beautiful part of the world and we thank New Zealand Hockey for hosting us as our relationship continues to blossom.”

This veteran squad integrates some collegiate talent while also welcoming back athletes from injury. Ryleigh Heck (Ocean City, N.J.), Abby Tamer (Dexter, Mich.) and Makenna Webster (St. Louis, Mo.) all join the group finishing excellent collegiate careers, with Webster looking to earn her first international cap. Both Bethany Dykema (Newport News, Va.) and Jillian Wolgemuth (Mount Joy, Pa.) return from knee injuries and are eager to get back on the pitch.

USWNT Tour Roster 

  • Lucy Adams

    Kelsey Bing

    Sanne Caarls

    Leah Crouse

    Claire Danahy

    Emma DeBerdine

    Katie Dixon

    Bethany Dykema

    Phia Gladieux

    Ryleigh Heck

    Ashley Hoffman

  • Kelee Lepage

    Caroline Ramsey

    Kealsie Reeb

    Hope Rose

    Meredith Sholder

    Abby Tamer

    Lauren Wadas

    Makenna Webster

    Jillian Wolgemuth

    Beth Yeager

    Maddie Zimmer

The USWNT athletes that competed in the recent FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup were not considered for this tour to allow them to focus on recovery and conditioning through January. Those athletes are Mia Abello (Houston, Texas), Olivia Bent-Cole (Philadelphia, Pa.), Reese D’Ariano (West Chester, Pa.), Josie Hollamon (Delmar, Del.), Dani Mendez (Baltimore, Md.) and Mia Schoenbeck (LaGrange, Ky.).

Jenny Rizzo (Hershey, Pa.) was selected and was released to compete in the Hockey India League from December 28, 2025 to January 26, 2026. Ashley Sessa (Schwenksville, Pa.) was not available due to academic commitments, while new mothers Amanda Golini (Randolph, N.J.) and Megan Valzonis (San Diego, Calif.) are gradually returning to full training in Charlotte.


3 Nations Tournament Schedule 

Date

Time ET

Match

Tues, January 20

10:30 PM

Japan vs New Zealand A

Wed, January 21

12:30 AM

New Zealand vs USA


10:30 PM

Japan vs USA

Thurs, January 22

12:30 AM

New Zealand vs New Zealand A

Fri, January 23

8:00 PM

USA vs New Zealand


10:00 PM

New Zealand vs Japan

Sat, January 24

8:00 PM

3rd vs 4th


10:00 PM

1st vs 2nd


The 3 Nations Tournament features No. 9 New Zealand, No. 11 Japan and No. 12 USA, joined by New Zealand A. Each team will play each other once, before a final crossover game.

For more information, visit the 2026 3 Nations Tournament (USWNT) Event Page.