U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team Finishes Training Camp With 6-2 Win Over the Dominican Republic as Melani Barcenas Scores Twice
Mia Fishel, Ally Sentnor, Gia Corley and Caiya Hanks Add Goals
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (Oct. 13, 2026) – The U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team finished up its training camp at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center with a 6-2 victory over full Women’s National Team of the Dominican Republic.
The USA had beaten the DR 5-0 in the first match on Oct. 9 and this time scored twice in the first half and four times in the second. Seattle Reign FC forward Mia Fishel opened the scoring just 15 minutes in, making it three goals over the two games for her, but DR tied it in the 35th minute. San Diego Wave FC midfielder Gia Corley put the USA ahead for good in the 43rd, scoring off an assist from Georgia native and North Carolina Courage midfielder Riley Jackson, for her second goal over the two matches.
San Diego Wave FC attacker Melanie Barcenas scored the first of her two goals six minutes into the second half and three minutes later, Angel City FC forward Ally Sentnor tallied from the penalty spot to make it 4-1. Three minutes after Sentnor converted, Portland Thorns FC forward Caiya Hanks scored her second goal over the two games and then Barcenas capped her brace with a goal in the 63rd. DR pulled a goal back via a U.S. own goal six minutes from time.
USWNT head coach Emma Hayes has repeatedly emphasized that at times players who are age-eligible for the U-23s will move between that team and the senior USWNT, and this roster reflects that philosophy. Seven of the players who played in this match have caps with the full U.S. Women’s National Team and nine have trained with Hayes’ squad. Of the goal scorers, Sentnor has 23 caps and seven goals for the USWNT and Fishel has three caps and one goal for the senior side.
For Sentnor, the goal was her fourth at the U-23 international level. Sentnor has scored at almost every level of the USA’s Women’s and Girls’ National Teams, tallying for the U-15s, U-16s, U-17s, U-18s, U-20s, U-23s and the full National Team.
-U.S. UNDER-23 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: United States Under-23 Women’s Youth National Team vs. Dominican Republic WNT
Date: October 13, 2026
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center – Super Pitch #3; Fayetteville, Ga.
Attendance: 47
Weather: 84 degrees, sunny
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| DOM | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| USA – Mia Fishel | 15th minute |
| DOM – Kathryn Gonzalez | 35 |
| USA – Gia Corley (Riley Jackson) | 43 |
| USA – Melanie Barcenas | 51 |
| USA – Ally Sentnor (Penalty Kick) | 54 |
| USA – Caiya Hanks | 57 |
| USA – Melanie Barcenas | 63 |
| DOM – Own Goal (Heather Gilchrist) | 84 |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Angelina Anderson (12-Teagan Wy, 46); 23-Laney Rouse (2-Ayo Oke, 58), 5-Jayden Perry (22-Heather Gilchrist, 46), 16-Carolyn Calzada (4-Jordyn Bugg, 65), 13-Savy King (3-Leah Klenke, 65); 6-Riley Jackson (Capt.) (14-Carina Lageyre, 65), 20-Gia Corley (17-Kat Rader, 65), 21-Kimmi Ascanio (8-Ally Lemos, 58); 9-Ally Sentnor, 10-Mia Fishel (18-Melanie Barcenas, 46), 24-Caiya Hanks (11-Maddie Dahlien, 58, 24-Caiya Hanks, 74)
Substitutes Not Used: 15-Jameese Joseph
Head Coach: Heather Dyche
DOM: 1-Odaliana Gomez (12-Isabella Slump, 80); 2-Gabriella Marte (22-Megan Velazquez, 80), 4-Giovanna Dionicio, 5-Nadia Neve Colon (18-Yomerci Brito, 80), 7-Jazmyn G. Diaz Vega (16-Josefin Slump, 80), 8-Jazlyn Oviedo (Capt.) (13-Stella Tapia, 67), 10-Samantha Van Daimen, 11-Alyssa Oviedo (14-Isabella Ventura, 60), 15-Kathryn Gonzalez (17-Alexa Castro, 60), 19-Gabriella Cuevas (3-Yuleinis Brito, 67), 20-Isabelle Isern (6-Felicia Linder, 80)
Substitutes Not Used: 9-Mia Asenjo
Head Coach: Betzaida Ubri
Stats Summary: USA / DOM
Shots: 20 / 2
Shots on Goal: 11 / 1
Saves: 1 / 5
Corner Kicks: 5 / 1
Fouls: 6 / 4
| Misconduct Summary | |
| DOM – Samantha Van Diemen (Caution) | 46th minute |
| USA – Caiya Hanks (Caution) | 49 |
Officials:
Referee: Dorian Del Toro (USA)
1st Assistant Referee: Alexandru Focea (USA)
2nd Assistant Referee: Elena Miller (USA)
4th Official: Stephanie Sokol (USA)