Coach Jill Ellis has called 29 players into the first women’s national soccer team training camp of 2017, to be held Jan. 13-23 at the StubHub Center.
The roster is topped by Carli Lloyd, a world player of the year candidate; midfielders Megan Rapinoe, Tobin Heath and Morgan Brian; forwards Crystal Dunn and Lynn Williams, the last two MVPs in the National Women’s Soccer League; and defenders Julie Johnston and Becky Sauerbrunn.
Forward Amy Rodriguez, a World Cup champion who missed last year while on maternity leave, was also recalled along with Christen Press and former UCLA standout Samantha Mewis.