ATLANTA (April 2, 2026) – Twenty-four players have been called up to the second U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team training camp of 2026, which will run from April 7-17 as the USA travels to Spain for three matches on a competition dubbed WU23 Friendly Finals.
The USA will play a friendly match at Estadio Nueva Condomina in Muricia against the Netherlands U-23 WNT on April 10 and then face the Denmark U-23 WNT on April 13 at Pinatar Arena - Pitch 1. If the USA wins that game, it will play the winner of a France-Scotland U-23 match. If the USA loses to Denmark, it will play the loser of France-Denmark. That match will also be at Pinatar Arena - Pitch 1 as the final two matches will be played in the smaller town of San Pedro del Pinatar.
U.S. U-23 WNT head coach Heather Dyche will train a squad featuring 20 professional players along with four current collegiate players, forward Hope Leyba and her twin sister defender Faith Leyba from Colorado, Sierra Sythe from Wake Forest and Hailey Baumann from Wisconsin.
After a highly successful 2025 for the U.S. U-23 WNT, a year in which 14 players who saw minutes with the U-23s eventually earned full USWNT call-ups (counting the 2026 January training camp), this event continues the emphasis of U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Emma Hayes on this age group as a vitally important part of the continued growth and depth of the senior side.
U.S. U-23 WNT Roster by Position – (Club/College; Hometown)
International Training Camp and Matches – Murcia, Spain
Goalkeepers (2): Neeku Purcell (Seattle Reign FC; Seattle, Wash.), Jordan Silkowitz (Bay FC; Fairfax, Va.)
Defenders (8): Hailey Baumann (Wisconsin, South Lyon, Mich.), Andrea Kitahata (Gotham FC; Hillsborough, Calif.), Leah Klenke (Houston Dash; Houston, Texas), Faith Leyba (Colorado; Phoenix, Ariz.), Ayo Oke (Denver Summit FC; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns FC; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Evelyn Shores (Angel City FC; Atlanta, Ga.), Sierra Sythe (Wake Forest; Long Beach, Calif.)
Midfielders (6): Sofia Cook (Gotham FC; Huntington Beach, Calif.), Taylor Huff (Bay FC; Mansfield, Ohio), Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage; Roswell, Ga.), Ally Lemos (Orlando Pride; Glendora, Calif.), Yuna McCormack (Denver Summit FC; Mill Valley, Calif.), Sarah Schupansky (Gotham FC; Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Forwards (8): Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC; Milton, Ga.), Simone Jackson (Orlando Pride; Redondo Beach, Calif.), Hope Leyba (Colorado; Phoenix, Ariz.), Kat Rader (Houston Dash; Stuart, Fla.), Riley Tiernan (Angel City FC; Voorhees, N.J.), Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns FC; Miami, Fla.), Reilyn Turner (Portland Thorns FC; Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Sarah Weber (Racing Louisville FC; Gretna, Neb.)
Hayes has emphasized that at times players who are age-eligible for the U-23s will move between that team and the senior USWNT, and midfielder Riley Jackson represents that philosophy as she was on the USA’s 2026 SheBelieves Cup roster.
Jackson has one senior team cap. Two other players on the roster have seen training time with the senior side and both have senior team caps; Ayo Oke (one cap) and Reilyn Turner, who scored in her only USWNT cap on Jan. 26 vs. Colombia.
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