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Final U.S. Youth National Team Training Camp Features Three Tar Heels
July 5, 2024 | Women's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Three current and former North Carolina women's soccer players in Maddie Dahlien, Savy King and Ally Sentnor have been called up to the 24-player U.S. Under-20 Women's Youth National Team roster for an upcoming training camp.
The camp will be held July 8-16 in Athens, Georgia, and feature two international matches against Mexico. This will be the final training camp before a 21-player roster is selected to represent the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia from August 31-September 22.
This will mark the fifth and final training camp held since the conclusion of the collegiate season with King now participating in all five. This will be the third camp for Dahlien and fourth for Sentnor.
During the camp, the USA will twice face fellow U-20 World Cup qualifier Mexico, with both matches taking place at the Jack Turner Soccer Complex on the campus of the University of Georgia. The teams will meet on Saturday, July 13, and Tuesday, July 16, with both games kicking off at 6:30 p.m. ET. The matches are open to the public.
Dahlien, King and Sentnor were all part of the Concacaf qualifying roster that secured the USWYNT's spot in the U-20 World Cup.
During her sophomore campaign with the Tar Heels this past season, Dahlien saw action in 21 matches and earned a starting role in five. She finished the year having logged 662 minutes with one goal, three assists and five points, highlighted by a goal and an assist against Florida State.
A fast and physical defender, King was one of the country's top players at the U-17 WYNT level before moving up to the U-20s in 2023. She started all five games at the Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship last June, helping the U.S. to a runner-up finish while qualifying for the 2024 U-20 World Cup.
King began her freshman season at UNC soon after, starting all 23 matches and leading the team with 2,030 minutes at center back. She was named to the All-ACC Second Team, ACC All-Freshman Team and United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Second Team in addition to twice being tabbed the ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
A year after captaining the U-20 team in the 2022 World Cup, Sentnor played in all five games for the stars and stripes at the 2023 Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship, earning four starts. She totaled four goals and two assists to lead the USA, which included a brace in a 5-2 win over Canada to win the group.
Returning to Chapel Hill for her redshirt-sophomore season, Sentnor started all 23 contests and concluded the season with a team-high 11 goals, seven assists and 29 points, including four goals and three assists in the NCAA Tournament. She was named the ACC Midfielder of the Year, also garnering United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-America, All-Atlantic Region First Team and All-ACC First Team praise.
Currently in their rookie professional seasons, Sentnor (Utah Royals) and King (Bay FC) earned the respective No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks in the 2024 NWSL Draft. They became the second Tar Heel duo to receive the first and second overall Draft picks in UNC history, joining Crystal Dunn (No. 1, Washington Spirit) and Kealia Ohai (No. 2, Houston Dash) in 2014.
Additionally, King and Sentnor were both nominated for the prestigious U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year award in December.
Stay up to date with UNC women's soccer by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The camp will be held July 8-16 in Athens, Georgia, and feature two international matches against Mexico. This will be the final training camp before a 21-player roster is selected to represent the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia from August 31-September 22.
This will mark the fifth and final training camp held since the conclusion of the collegiate season with King now participating in all five. This will be the third camp for Dahlien and fourth for Sentnor.
During the camp, the USA will twice face fellow U-20 World Cup qualifier Mexico, with both matches taking place at the Jack Turner Soccer Complex on the campus of the University of Georgia. The teams will meet on Saturday, July 13, and Tuesday, July 16, with both games kicking off at 6:30 p.m. ET. The matches are open to the public.
Dahlien, King and Sentnor were all part of the Concacaf qualifying roster that secured the USWYNT's spot in the U-20 World Cup.
During her sophomore campaign with the Tar Heels this past season, Dahlien saw action in 21 matches and earned a starting role in five. She finished the year having logged 662 minutes with one goal, three assists and five points, highlighted by a goal and an assist against Florida State.
A fast and physical defender, King was one of the country's top players at the U-17 WYNT level before moving up to the U-20s in 2023. She started all five games at the Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship last June, helping the U.S. to a runner-up finish while qualifying for the 2024 U-20 World Cup.
King began her freshman season at UNC soon after, starting all 23 matches and leading the team with 2,030 minutes at center back. She was named to the All-ACC Second Team, ACC All-Freshman Team and United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Second Team in addition to twice being tabbed the ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
A year after captaining the U-20 team in the 2022 World Cup, Sentnor played in all five games for the stars and stripes at the 2023 Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship, earning four starts. She totaled four goals and two assists to lead the USA, which included a brace in a 5-2 win over Canada to win the group.
Returning to Chapel Hill for her redshirt-sophomore season, Sentnor started all 23 contests and concluded the season with a team-high 11 goals, seven assists and 29 points, including four goals and three assists in the NCAA Tournament. She was named the ACC Midfielder of the Year, also garnering United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-America, All-Atlantic Region First Team and All-ACC First Team praise.
Currently in their rookie professional seasons, Sentnor (Utah Royals) and King (Bay FC) earned the respective No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks in the 2024 NWSL Draft. They became the second Tar Heel duo to receive the first and second overall Draft picks in UNC history, joining Crystal Dunn (No. 1, Washington Spirit) and Kealia Ohai (No. 2, Houston Dash) in 2014.
Additionally, King and Sentnor were both nominated for the prestigious U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year award in December.
Stay up to date with UNC women's soccer by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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