@MizzouSoccer's Sarah Luebbert Named to U.S. Soccer U-23 Training Camp Roster
1/5/2017 10:02:00 AM | Soccer
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou soccer freshman forward Sarah Luebbert (Jefferson City, Missouri) was named to the U.S. Soccer Under-23 Women's National Team training camp roster, U.S. Soccer announced. Luebbert, the 2017 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year, was one of 30 players chosen to attend the Jan. 6-13 camp at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California.
"We're extremely proud of Sarah for getting called into the U-23 training camp," Mizzou Head Coach Bryan Blitz Said. "She had a great year and this is a great reward for her hard work. It also says a lot about her teammates and the success we had as a team this season. We're excited for her opportunity and know she'll do a great job in camp."
The roster is a mixture of top players from the U.S. Youth National Teams, elite college players and four National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) players.
U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Jill Ellis and her staff will observe several training sessions to evaluate players for potentials full WNT call-ups.
Luebbert, who also claimed All-SEC second team and NSCAA All-South Region third team honors, led the Tigers with 24 points on 10 goals and four assists during her freshman season. Her point and goal totals were the most for a Tiger since Kristin Andrighetto had 27 and 10 in 2009 and ranked second on both Mizzou's all-time freshman points and goals lists. She also paced the Tigers with four game-winning goals and started 18 games at the top of Mizzou's lineup.
Additionally, Luebbert finished the season ranked fifth among SEC players in goals per game (0.56) and sixth in points per game (1.33).
U-23 Women's National Team Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (4): Laurel Ivory (West Florida Flames; Surfside, Fla.), Casey Murphy (Rutgers; Bridgewater, N.J.), Madalyn Schiffel (Seattle Reign FC; Citrus Heights, Calif.), Hannah Seabert (Pepperdine; Riverside, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (8): Maddie Bauer (Stanford; Newport Beach, Calif.), Mandy Freeman (USC; Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), Tavia Leachman (Utah; Long Beach, Calif.), Kayla Mills (USC; West Covina, Calif.), Sydney Miramontez (Nebraska; Lenexa, Kan.), Gabrielle Seiler (Florida; Peachtree City, Ga.), Erica Skroski (Sky Blue FC; New Brunswick, N.J.), Samantha Witteman (Orlando Pride; Redondo Beach, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (11): Morgan Andrews (USC; Milford, N.H.), Tierna Davidson (Stanford; Menlo Park, Calif.), Jordan DiBiasi (Stanford; Littleton, Colo.), Megan Dougherty Howard (Florida; Largo, Fla.), Tyler Lussi (Princeton; Lutherville, Md.), Ifeoma Onumino (California; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Toni Payne (Duke; Birmingham, Ala.), Brianna Pinto (CASL; Durham, N.C.), Margaret Purce (Harvard; Silver Spring, Md.), Morgan Proffitt (Marquette; Columbus, Ind.), Ashley Sanchez (So Cal Blues; Monrovia, Calif.)
FORWARDS (7): Makenzy Doniak (Western New York Flash; Chino Hills, Calif.), Danica Evans (Colorado; Lakewood, Colo.), Ashley Hatch (BYU; Gilbert, Ariz.), Sarah Luebbert (Missouri; Jefferson City, Mo.), Savannah McCaskill (South Carolina; Chapin, S.C.), Hailey Skolmoski (Utah; Riverton, Utah), Crystal Thomas (Georgetown; Elgin, Ill.)
