Irvine, CA - October 10 - USA Women's National Team Head Coach Adam Krikorian has announced the roster for the upcoming Pan American Games starting later this month in Santiago, Chile. The winner of the event will earn a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The five-time defending gold medalists at the Pan American Games will open play against Chile on October 30 before meeting Puerto Rico and Brazil to close out group play. The championship match is set for November 4 with live streaming of all matches scheduled to air at
PanAmSportsChannel.org.
Captain and three-time Olympic champion
Maggie Steffens leads a group featuring fellow Tokyo returners
Rachel Fattal,
Kaleigh Gilchrist,
Ashleigh Johnson,
Amanda Longan and
Maddie Musselman.
Jenna Flynn,
Ava Johnson,
Ryann Neushul,
Tara Prentice,
Jordan Raney and
Jewel Roemer are all set to make their Pan American Games debut.
Bayley Weber will serve as the alternate.
2023 Pan American Games Roster
Rachel Fattal (Seal Beach, CA/UCLA/NYAC)
Jenna Flynn (San Jose, CA/Stanford/San Jose/Almaden Water Polo)
Kaleigh Gilchrist (Newport Beach, CA/USC/NYAC)
Ashleigh Johnson (Miami, FL/Princeton/NYAC)
Ava Johnson (Walnut Creek, CA/UCLA/680 Water Polo)
Amanda Longan (Moorpark, CA/USC/NYAC)
Emily Ausmus (Riverside, CA/ML King HS/SOCAL)*
Ryann Neushul (Goleta, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
Tara Prentice (Temecula, CA/UC Irvine/Sant Andreu)
Jordan Raney (Manhattan Beach, CA/Stanford/NYAC)
Jewel Roemer (Martinez, CA/Stanford/680 Water Polo)
Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanford/Sabadell/NYAC)
*Injury replacement for
Maddie Musselman
Bayley Weber - Alternate (Los Alamitos, CA/USC/NYAC)
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Adam Krikorian
Assistant Coaches: Molly Cahill and Ethan Damato
Team Manager: Ally Beck
Sports Medicine Manager: Larnie Boquiren
Team Doctor: Dr. Jeff Goudreau
Schedule
October 30 vs Chile 11:30am et/8:30am pt
October 31 vs Puerto Rico 8:30am et/5:30am pt
November 1 vs Brazil 8:30am et/5:30am pt
November 2 vs TBD quarterfinals
November 3 vs TBD semifinals
November 4 vs TBD finals
