COOK TO COMPETE IN THE 2018 NIKE FRIENDLIES WITH THE U-20 WNT

Cook has been invited to play with the USWNT for a third straight time

OAK BROOK (December 4, 2018) – U.S Under-20 Women’s National Team head coach Kari Sarver has named Isabella Cook (Elmhurst, Ill.) to be among the 20 players who will represent the United States at the 2018 Women’s Nike International Friendlies to be held in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. from Dec. 7-11.

Cook is coming off a tremendous fall campaign playing in the Netherlands with the Under-19’s and signing her national letter of intent for the University of Tennessee this past November.

The Eclipse Select SC midfielder and Team USA will play two friendlies against international opponents France and China PR. The U.S. will play France on Dec. 7 and China PR on Dec. 9, with both games set to kick off at 5:30 p.m. CT. All the matches will take place at the Premier Sports Campus and the USA’s two games will be streamed live on ussoccer.com, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Cook is one of 11 roster players who are currently with their youth clubs. The remaining nine players are fresh off their collegiate seasons with various Division I programs including Villanova, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, University of North Carolina, Duke, and Virginia.

U.S. U-20 WNT – 2018 Nike International Friendlies Roster by Position:

GOALKEEPERS (2): Claudia Dickey (UNC; Charlotte, N.C.), Hensley Hancuff (Villanova; Edmond, Okla.)
DEFENDERS (6): Abby Allen (Lonestar SC; Austin, Texas), Maycee Bell (NC Courage Academy; Wichita, Kan.), Tori Hansen (NC Courage Academy; Raleigh, N.C.), Brianna Martinez (Notre Dame; Albuquerque, N.M.), Natalie Maurer (Richmond United; Glen Allen, Va.), Elaine Rouse (NC Courage Academy; Cary, N.C.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Megan Bornkamp (Charlotte Soccer Academy; Mooresville, N.C.), Isabella Cook (Eclipse SC; Elmhurst, Ill.), Coriana Dyke (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Emily Gray (Virginia Tech; Sewell, N.J.), Brianna Pinto (UNC; Durham, N.C.), Sydney Simmons (Duke University; Van Alstyne, Texas)
FORWARDS (6): Jaelyn Eisenhart (LAFC Slammers; Henderson, Nev.), Lia Godfrey (United Soccer Alliance; Fleming Island, Fla.), Rebecca Jarrett (Virginia; Washington Township, N.J.), Samantha Kroeger (NYCFC; West Milford, N.J.), Alexa Spaanstra (Virginia; Brighton, Mich.), Reilyn Turner (So Cal Blues; Aliso Viejo, Calif.)