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BALTIMORE - US Lacrosse announced Tuesday that University of
New Hampshire head coach, Sarah Albrecht, and Boston University senior Danielle
Etrasco have been named to the final 18-player U.S. Women's National Team that
will compete for the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup
July 11-20 in Oshawa, Ontario.
Albrecht, one of seven midfielders on the roster,
was a member of the U.S. gold-medal team at the 2009 World Cup and was named to
the FIL All-World Team in recognition of her outstanding play, which included
14 goals and three assists in seven games.
Etrasco becomes the first player in Boston U.
women's lacrosse history to make the final Team USA roster, which was decided
after the Champion Challenge Weekend, held January 26-27 at the ESPN Wide World
of Sports Complex in Buena Vista, Fla. She is one of two current college
players to make the team.
The 2013 team was selected from a 25-player U.S.
women's national training team roster that was previously selected from a group
of 38 players comprising the 2012-14 U.S. women's national team.
Team USA most recently competed at the Jan. 25-27
Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., where it
compiled a 3-0 record against Northwestern University, Syracuse University and
the English women's national team.
Albrecht scored two goals, including the tally
that gave the U.S. team the lead for good, in a 16-9 victory against
Northwestern in the Champion Challenge finale. One day earlier, the first-year
UNH head coach netted a team-high three goals in a 19-11 win against
Syracuse. Etrasco tallied a goal in each of the games and dished out
assists against Northwestern and Syracuse.
Team USA will reconvene for an exhibition against
Team Canada at the 2013 US Lacrosse Women's National Tournament, May 24-26 at
Lehigh University. After two training camps in Baltimore (June 26-July 2) and
Buffalo, N.Y. (July 5-7), the team will travel to Oshawa for the World Cup.
Albrecht will make her head coaching debut at the
helm of the Wildcats on Feb. 16 at Hofstra University. Etrasco leads Boston U.
in her final season beginning on Feb. 9 at the Penn Tournament and then in the
team's regular-season opener against UMass on Feb. 27 at 3 p.m.