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USA Volleyball has selected 14 athletes who will compete at the 2026 NORCECA Women’s U21 Pan American Cup, July 7-12, in Columbus, Ohio.

Ayden Ames - Creighton

Lily Hayes - Florida

Suli Davis - SMU

Manaia Ogbechie - Nebraska

Keoni Williams - Nebraska

Taylor Harvey - Texas

Campbell Flynn - Nebraska

Genevieve Harris - Texas

Rachel Van Gorp - Iowa State

Payton Petersen - Louisville

Abby Vander Wal - Texas

Carly Gilk - Minnesota

Henley Anderson - Texas

Devyn Wiest - Utah

Alternates

Reese Messer - Kansas

Jordan Taylor - Minnesota

Kalyssa Blackshear - Louisville

Ayanna Watson - Pitt

Abbey Emch - Pitt

Spencer Etzler - Stanford

I always find it interesting what programs YNT players commit to. Of course some of these players may turn pro before ever going to college, and being a youth national does not directly equate to senior national or professional success but I am sure some will become ones to watch for the future.

These are the Class of 2028 who have been called up to a USYNT in 2026 (2010 born players) who could officially commit as of June 15.

Elan Orrico - UCLA

Gabby Gjeldum - UCLA

Mercy Karson - UCLA

Zoey Nelson - UCLA

Thea Perry - UCLA

Kayleigh Cabigon (Class of 2029, reclassified to 2028) - UCLA

Dylan Ohm - North Carolina

Sofia White - North Carolina

Chloe Miller - North Carolina

Valentina Perrotta - North Carolina

Kiyomi Yoshimura - Texas

Ella Carr - Texas

Tatum Gardner - Texas

Caroline Barrow - Texas

Kendra Hansen - Stanford

Avellina Saunders - Stanford

Ella Bott - Stanford

Addison Stout - Vanderbilt

Georgia Restovich - Vanderbilt

Ava Penn - Vanderbilt

Skylar Mueller - Colorado

Reece Li - Colorado

Alexis Fischer - Duke

Cassie Travers - Duke

Samantha Ogden - Penn State

Anya Bursey - Penn State

Bridget Asekomhe (called up to both USA and Canada) - USC

Emma Sullivan - USC

Bridget Kopmeyer - Michigan State

Kylie Tang - Wake Forest

Lara Almeida - Notre Dame

Carly Barnes - Virginia

Camille Barrett - Georgia

Ally Damron - Washington

Kendra Kates - Auburn

Makenna Mitchell - Alabama

1 week until NWSL teams have to exercise their side of mutual/club options, and 8 days until 2027 free agency opens up.

Available 2027 Free Agents By Team (Age) and (Type of Contract):

Angel City FC

Claire Emslie (33) - UFA

Sarah Gorden (34) - Mutual

Sophia Mattice (24) - UFA

Faith Nguyen (23) - UFA

Hannah Seabert (32) -UFA

Ally Sentnor (23) - UFA

Bay FC

Tess Boade (28) - UFA

Abby Dahlkemper (34) - Mutual

Caprice Dydasco (33) - Club

Kennedy Fuller (20) - Club

Kelli Hubly (32) - UFA

Emily Menges (34) - UFA

Camryn Miller (24) - UFA

Chicago Stars

Jenna Bike (29) - UFA

Nadia Gomes (30) - UFA

Kathrin Hendrich (35) - Mutual

Natalia Kukkia (31) - UFA

Maitane Lopez (32) - UFA

Halle Mackiewicz (25) - UFA

Alyssa Naeher (39) - UFA

Leilanni Nesbeth (25) - UFA

Denver Summit

Jordan Baggett (30) - UFA

Camryn Biegalski (28) - Mutual

Devin Lynch (23) - UFA

Jordan Nytes (23) - UFA

Delanie Sheehan (28) - Mutual

Faith Webber (24) - UFA

Gotham FC

Ann-Katrin Berger (36) - UFA

Jess Carter (29) - UFA

Mandy Freeman (32) - UFA

Khyah Harper (24) - UFA

Shelby Hogan (29) - UFA

Andrea Kitahata (24) - UFA

Katie Lampson (35) - UFA

Rose Lavelle (32) - UFA

Midge Purce (31) - UFA

Talia Sommer (23) - UFA

Emily Sonnett (33) - UFA

Houston Dash

Natalie Bain (23) - UFA

Malia Berkely (29) - UFA

Messiah Bright (27) - Club

Allysha Chapman (38) - Mutual

Danielle Colaprico (34) - UFA

Caroline DeLisle (27) - UFA

Evelina Duljan (24) - Club

Cate Hardin (24) - UFA

Jylissa Harris (27) - Mutual

Sarah Puntigam (34) - UFA

Makenzy Robbe (33) - UFA

Sophie Schmidt (38) - Mutual

Kiki Van Zanten (25) - Mutual

Amanda West (26) - Mutual

Kansas City Current

Elizabeth Ball (31) - Mutual

Debhinha (35) - Mutual

Vanessa Di Bernardo (35) - Club

Bayley Feist (30) -UFA

Clare Gagne (25) - UFA

Flora Marta Lacho (28) - UFA

Rocky Rodriguez (33) - Mutual

Racing Louisville

Avery Ciorbu (23) - UFA

Savannah DeMelo (29) - UFA

Erynn Floyd (23) - Mutual

Mirann Gacioch (23) - Mutual

Ella Hase (24) - Mutual

Natalie Mitchell (23) - UFA

Maddie Pokorny (30) - UFA

Maddie Prohaska (24) - UFA

Cristina Roque (25) - Mutual

Arin Wright (34) - Mutual

North Carolina Courage

Hannah Betfort (28) - Mutual

Manaka Matsukubo (22) - UFA

Oli Pena (24) - UFA

Natalia Staude (26) - UFA

Danielle Weatherholt (33) - UFA

Olivia Wingate (27) - UFA

Ivy Younce (24) - UFA

Orlando Pride

Kerry Abello (27) - UFA

Kat Asman (27) - UFA

Luana (34) - Mutual

Seven Castain (23) - UFA

Angelina (27) - UFA

McKinley Crone (28) - UFA

Julie Doyle (28) - UFA

Oihane Hernandez (27) - Mutual

Cara Martin (23) - UFA

Kylie Nadaner (35) - UFA

Nicole Payne (26) - UFA

Marta (41) - UFA

Viviana Villacorta (28) - UFA

Summer Yates (27) - UFA

Portland Thorns

Mimi Alidou (32) - Club

Deyna Castellanos (28) - Club

Jessie Fleming (29) - UFA

Sam Hiatt (29) - Mutual

Renee Lyles (24) - UFA

Mallie Mckenzie (26) - UFA

Isabella Obaze (24) - Mutual

Alexa Spaanstra (27) - UFA

Pietra Tordin (23) - Player

Sophia Wilson (26) - UFA

San Diego Wave

Kimmi Ascanio (19) - UFA

Mel Barcenas (19) - UFA

Trinity Byars (24) - Mutual

Leah Freeman (25) - UFA

Didi Haracic (35) - UFA

Nya Harrison (24) - UFA

Adriana Leon (34) - Mutual

Perle Morroni (29) - UFA

Gabi Portilho (31) - Mutual

Seattle Reign

Ryanne Brown (28) - UFA

Shae Holmes (27) - UFA

Emily Mason (24) - Mutual

Phoebe McClernon (29) - UFA

Maddie Mercado (26) - Player

Cassie Miller (32) - UFA

Neeku Purcell (23) - UFA

Brittany Ratcliffe (33) - Mutual

Utah Royals

Courtney Brown (26) - UFA

CeCe Delzer (29) - UFA

DeAira Jackson (25) - UFA

Tatum Milazzo (29) - UFA

Miyabi Moriya (30) - UFA

Brecken Mozinga (26) - UFA

Aria Nagai (25) - UFA

Kaleigh Riehl (30) - UFA

Ana Tejada (25) - Mutual

Janni Thomsen (27) - Mutual

Washington Spirit

Tamara Bolt (24) - Club

Kaylie Collins (29) - UFA

Emma Gaines-Ramos (25) - Club

Hal Hershfelt (24) - UFA

Aubrey Kingsbury (35) - UFA

Casey Kruger (36) - UFA

Paige Metayer (26) - Mutual

Leicy Santos (31) - UFA

Heather Stainbrook (26) - UFA

Andi Sullivan (31) - UFA

Sara Wojdelko (24) - UFA

It's only been 4 days but the majority of the Top 100 ranked recruits by Prep Dig have already verbally committed for 2028. What are your thoughts so far?

Top 20 Ranked Recruits

Maya Ogbogu (Texas A&M)

Taimane Ainu'u (Texas)

Shayla Rautenberg (Nebraska)

Josalyn Samuels (Nebraska)

Cala Haffner (Texas)

Megan Hodges (Nebraska)

Chloe Burbage (Louisville)

Sarah Floyd (Texas)

Leilani Lamar (Pitt)

Sydney Whisenton (Baylor)

Taylor Johnson (SMU)

Madlen Gloessner (N/A)

Mesa Jameson (Pitt)

Shaun Waller (Pitt)

Mckenzie Andrews (Stanford)

Taylor Freeland (Wisconsin)

Maija Mortensen (Texas A&M)

Amari Frazier (Texas A&M)

Summer Tukua (Auburn)

Camryn Corso (N/A)

Other Recruits Ranked Within The Top 100

Payton Woodruff (LSU)

Julia Clarke (North Carolina)

Alexandra Knox (Pitt)

Chelsea Torrence (Georgia)

Averi Bridges (Penn State)

Jada Skinner (South Carolina)

Sara Gonzales (LSU)

Audrey Utterback (UCLA)

Caroline Hayes (UCF)

Rilynn Wingenbach (Creighton)

Tegan Loechler (Louisville)

Charli Nu (Indiana)

Logann Dostal (Mississippi State)

Chloe Ritchie (Louisville)

Sage Olsen (Notre Dame)

Izzie Penrose (SMU)

Olivia Maciel (Omaha)

Brooke Codey (Kentucky)

Hailey Tinnell (Kansas)

Mali Nyankori (Georgia)

Stella Hamood (UCLA)

Kennedy Davis (South Carolina)

Jensen Kubik (USC)

https://reddit.com/link/1u1hb6w/video/jdtwypd3kb6h1/player

The U23s defeated Corinthians 1-0 today thanks to this howler from Leah Klenke (top video, they compared it to Robinson's goal on X). They also won on Friday (not sure of the exact score in that match but saw a comment that it was a clean sheet for the USA).

After defeating Ukraine 7-0 on Sunday, the U18s closed out their camp with a 5-0 victory today.

Goals from Ella Kral x2 (Stanford Commit), Audrey McKeen (Racing Louisville) x2 and Scottie Antonucci (North Carolina).

5 goals in 2 matches for Kral, one to watch as she begins her freshman season this fall.

"On June 3rd, Boston Legacy FC midfielder Chloe Ricketts underwent successful surgery to repair medial and lateral ligament ruptures in her right ankle. Ricketts will be placed on the 45 Day Injury/Illness List and is expected to make a full recovery"

After defeating France 5-0 on Friday, the U20s closed out their camp with a 2-1 victory today.

Goals from Micayla Johnson (Chicago) and Emeri Adames (Seattle).

Goals from:

Ella Kral (x3) (Stanford Commit 2026)

Alyssa Parsons (x2) (USC Commit 2026)

Kate Kemmerley (Notre Dame Commit 2026)

Scottie Antonucci (North Carolina)

Both matches were played this morning:

U20s vs. France

Goals: Linda Ullmark (x3), Mel Barcenas, Alex Buck (University of Washington)

(They will play France again on Monday)

U19s vs. Germany

Goals: Keira Kemmerley (Northwestern University), Olivia Stafford (Vanderbilt University)

(They will play Germany again on Tuesday)

• The U18s play Sunday and Tuesday (vs. Ukraine)
• The U23s play today and Tuesday (vs. Corinthians)

20 of the 27 athletes will train for the 2026 NORCECA U21 Pan American Cup, and 14 of those 20 will be selected to compete. 7 will train alongside select U19 National Team athletes for the opportunity to compete at the 2026 NORCECA U23 Pan American Cup.

Lot's of intriguing NCAA names on this list:

Ayden Ames, MB, Creighton University
Henley Anderson, OPP/OH, University of Texas
Favor Anyanwu, MB, SMU
Kalyssa Blackshear, OPP, University of Louisville
Suli Davis, OH, SMU
Spencer Etzler, L, Stanford University
Campbell Flynn, S, University of Nebraska
Carly Gilk, OPP, University of Minnesota
Genevieve Harris, S, University of Texas
Taylor Harvey, MB, University of Texas
Lily Hayes, L, University of Florida
Isabel Incinelli, OPP/OH, (Committed to Texas A&M for 2027)
Mallory Johnson, L, (Committed to Nebraska for 2027)
Peyton Kubik, OH, (Committed to Pittsburgh for 2027)
Tessa Larkin, OH, (Not Yet Committed for 2027)
Nyla Livings, MB, (Committed to LSU for 2027)
Reese Messer, S, 5-11, USC
Manaia Ogbechie, MB, University of Nebraska
Kendall Omoruyi, MB, (Committed to Nebraska for 2027)
Payton Petersen, OH, University of Louisville
Sophee Peterson, S, (Committed to Texas A&M for 2027)
Jordan Taylor, MB, University of Minnesota
Rachel Van Gorp, L, Iowa State University
Abby Vander Wal, OH, University of Texas
Ayanna Watson, OH, University of Pittsburgh
Devyn Wiest, OH, University of Utah
Keoni Williams, MB, University of Nebraska