The top-ranked US Women's National Team, fresh off winning another Algarve Cup title in Portugal, announced the 24 players who will vie for 18 roster spots during a two-game series with Mexico, the US' first games of the 2010 year.
They will first face Mexico March 28 at the University of San Diego's Torero Stadium, then head to Sandy, UT's Rio Tinto Stadium, home to the defending Major League Soccer champion Real Salt Lake.
Both games will take place days before Women's Professional Soccer starts their second season of play April 10-11.
19 of the 24 women selected were members of the Algarve Cup team.
Here is the breakdown of the USWNT roster, listed by position and current team:
GOALKEEPERS
Nicole Barnhart - FC Gold Pride
Jill Loyden - Chicago Red Stars
Hope Solo - St. Louis Athletica
DEFENDERS
Rachel Buehler - FC Gold Pride
Stephanie Cox - Boston Breakers
Whitney Engen - Chicago Red Stars
Amy LePeilbet - Boston Breakers
Heather Mitts - Philadelphia Independence
Meghan Schnur - Sky Blue FC
Brittany Taylor - Sky Blue FC
Cat Whitehill - Washington Freedom
MIDFIELDERS
Yael Averbuch - Sky Blue FC
Shannon Boxx - St. Louis Athletica
Kristine Lilly - Boston Breakers
Lori Lindsey - Philadelphia Independence
Carli Lloyd - Sky Blue FC
Heather O'Reilly - Sky Blue FC
Megan Rapinoe - Chicago Red Stars
FORWARDS
Lauren Cheney - Boston Breakers
Alex Morgan - University of California
Casey Nogueira - Chicago Red Stars
Kelley O'Hara - FC Gold Pride
Amy Rodriguez - Philadelphia Independence
Abby Wambach - Washington Freedom
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