| Joanna Lohman |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; January 15, 2007 ?C Nittany Lion alumna Joanna Lohman (Silver Spring, Md.) has been selected to the 20-member U.S. Women??s Soccer National Team roster that will head to China for the Four Nations Tournament from January 26-30. Head coach Greg Ryan announced the roster after the final day of training camp on Monday, which concluded with a scrimmage vs. the U.S. Under-21 team including Nittany Lion Ali Krieger (Dumfries, Va.). The Four Nations Tournament will simulate a run-through of a World Cup group as the 2007 FIFA Women??s World Cup sits less than eight months away. In addition to the United States, England, China and Germany will also participate.
The M.A.C. Hermann Trophy runner-up in 2003, Lohman was a three-time first team All-American for Penn State and remains one of the most decorated Nittany Lions in school history both on and off the field. The 2002 and 2003 NSCAA Scholar All-American of the Year, Lohman is among Penn State??s Top 6 all-time in goals (No. 6- 41), game-winning goals (No. 6- 15), assists (No. 2- 37), points (No. 5- 119), shots (No. 3- 347) and games played (No. 3- 101). Lohman helped boost the Nittany Lions to four NCAA quarterfinal appearances and the 2002 NCAA College Cup Semifinals. A midfielder, Lohman was a four-time first team All-Big Ten pick and was named the 2003 Big Ten Women??s Soccer Player of the Year. A 2004-05 Big Ten Medal of Honor winner and the recipient of a prestigious NCAA postgraduate scholarship, Lohman piloted squads that captured four Big Ten titles as well as Big Ten Tournament championships in 200 and 2001. The Maryland-native has earned seven caps in her young National Team career.
The United States?? team opens tournament action Jan. 26 vs. Germany. Then on Jan. 28, the USA meets England before a Jan. 30 match with China. All the matches will be played at Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou, China, with all four squads returning to China again from Sept. 10-30 for the FIFA Women??s World Cup. For more information, including schedules and television information, please go to www.ussoccer.com.
Penn State??s women??s soccer team finished the 2006 season with an 18-5-3 record and captured its ninth straight Big Ten title. The Nittany Lions also won the Big Ten Tournament title and racked up three NCAA Tournament wins en route to its eighth NCAA quarterfinal appearance in the past nine years.
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