Red Stars set 25-player NWSL roster
The Chicago Red Stars have set their 25-player roster for the 2013 National Women’s Soccer League season.
The club, which opens regular-season play April 14 against Seattle Reign FC at the Benedictine Sports Complex in Lisle, completed its roster with the signings of Lydia Vandenbergh, a discovery player selection, and Rachel Quon, the team’s first pick in the second round of the inaugural NWSL College Draft.
Vandenbergh, a 29-year-old defender who competed collegiately at Clemson, was a member of the Red Stars during WPS in 2009 and 2010. Quon is a 21-year-old defender from Stanford and a native of Lake Forest. Both players will help anchor a backline that includes Canadian National Team goalkeeper Erin McLeod and defender Carmelina Moscato.
The Red Stars’ preseason schedule includes a trip to Marquette at 4:30 p.m. March 24, and a visit to Notre Dame at 6 p.m. April 3.
The team will practice and play additional preseason contests in Austin, Texas, from March 25-31 before returning to prepare for their NWSL home opener on April 14 against Seattle.
Red Stars roster
Shannon Boxx, midfielder
Zakiya Bywaters, midfielder/forward
Lori Chalupny, midfielder
Maribel Dominguez, forward
Lauren Fowlkes, defender/forward
Dinora Garza, midfielder
Hanna Gilmore, midfielder/forward
Taryn Hemmings, defender
Jen Hoy, forward
Erin Kane, goalkeeper
Ella Masar, forward
Alyssa Mautz, midfielder
Jessica McDonald, forward
Erin McLeod, goalkeeper
Carmelina Moscato, defender
Leslie Osborne, midfielder
Rachel Quon, defender
Jackie Santacaterina, defender
Julianne Sitch, midfielder
Maureen “Mo” Smunt, midfielder
Lindsey Tarpley, midfielder/forward
Taylor Vancil, goalkeeper
Lydia Vandenbergh, defender
Alissa VonderHaar, midfielder
Michelle Wenino, defender