The Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL W-League announced the re-signing Saturday of midfielder Ranee Premj and the signings of forwards Juile Armstrong and Jenna Richardson and midfielder Amber Brooks to the 2011 roster.
Premj, who came up from the Whitecaps FC Prospects program last season, started three of five games in 2010 for a total of 289 minutes. She has scored nine career points in 23 starts over 38 appearances for the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Calgary, Alberta native also played on her country's U-17 and U-20 national teams.
Armstrong will be in her fourth season with Vancouver and had one assist in five starts over seven games in 2010. A fellow Prospects member, she has started 13 of 19 games over the previous three seasons and has two goals and an assist. She has played two seasons collegiately at the University of Oregon, starting 19 of 34 games with three goals and seven assists. Armstrong also started in eight of 13 games for Canada's U-20 national team, scoring two goals, and has started five of six games for the country's senior women's team, tallying a goal.
Richardson, another Prospects star, played her freshman season at Oregon State University, finishing second of the team with nine goals and five assists and tying for the team lead in game-winning goals (four) and total points (23) after starting 11 of 19 games. She also has scored one goal over four games with Canada's U-20 women's team.
Brooks played with Premji for two seasons at North Carolina. In 2010, she started all 24 games for the Tar Heels, scoring seven goals and two assists for 16 points. In 2009, as a freshman, she was part of their 2009 NCAA championship season, tallying three assists in starting 15 of 27 appearances.
In 2007, she played in the W-League for the New Jersey Wildcats, starting one of five games for 138 minutes of play.
In 2008, she played every minute of all five games in their silver medal-winning run at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, serving as captain for two games, including the consolation game against North Korea. She also started all four games at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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