Hillman, Neumen Make U19 National Team

SPARKS, Md. — Head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller has named University of North Carolina rising sophomores Elizabeth Hillman and Brooklyn Neumen to the final roster of 18 players that will represent the United States in the World Lacrosse Women's U19 Championship in Peterborough, Ontario this August.

The U.S. U19 team had 24 players in for a training camp earlier this month at US Lacrosse headquarters and the staff made the final cuts to get the roster down to the maximum limit of 18 players allowed under World Lacrosse rules.

"We could have picked any of these players," said Amonte Hiller. "They're all unbelievable with great attitudes and are just a joy to work with. This was truly a very hard decision to make. We had a lot of considerations, including our style of play and how we could be successful with our choices. The depth of talent in the United States is unbelievable. It's been really fun to work with all of them and it's unfortunate to see some of them go."

The team has two more training opportunities before the world championship — a camp at Northwestern University from July 8-10 and then a brief camp at Niagara University leading into the championship.

The World Lacrosse Women's U19 championship runs from Aug. 1-10 with the U.S. playing its first game on Aug. 2 against Australia. The U.S. is looking to reclaim gold after a string of four straight world championships ended with a loss to Canada in the gold medal game in 2015 at the last U19 world championship in Scotland.

The U.S. has won four of the six previous World Lacrosse Women's U19 championships (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) while Australia (1995) and Canada (2015) have each won once.

2019 U.S. Women's U19 Roster

Name                           Hometown                    High School
Megan Carney                 McKinney, Texas              John Paul II
Kasey Choma                  Manorville, N.Y.               Eastport-South Manor
Sophia DiCenso               Foxboro, Mass.                Foxboro
Madison Doucette            West Chester, Pa.            Unionville
Brianne Gross                  El Dorado Hills, Calif.        Oakridge
Rachel Hall                     Cypress, Texas                Cypress Woods
Elle Hansen                     Cohasset, Mass.               Cohasset
Elizabeth Hillman             Fallston, Md.                   Bel Air
Leah Holmes                   Larchmont, N.Y.               Hackley
Madeleine Jenner             Annapolis, Md.                 McDonogh
Michaela McMahon           Bardonia, N.Y.                 Saddle River (N.J.)
Alexandra Murphy            Wantagh, N.Y.                 Wantagh
Brooklyn Neumen             Rockford, Mich.               Rockford
Isabelle Scane                 Clarkston, Mich.               Cranbrook Kingswood
Emma Schettig                Woodbine, Md.                McDonogh
Isabelle Smith                 Westhampton Beach, N.Y. Westhampton Beach
Greta Stahl                     Penn Valley, Pa.               Harriton
Caitlyn Wurzburger           Delray Beach, Fla.            American Heritage

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