July 31, 2012

BALTIMORE, Md. -- New Stanford assistant coach Lauren Schwarzmann has been selected to the U.S. National Team. Her selection came following a three-day tryout featuring more than 80 of the top women's lacrosse players in the country.

US Lacrosse has announced the 36-player roster for the 2012-2014 U.S. women's national senior team. This group will serve as the training team pool for the team that will defend Team USA's 2009 gold medal at the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario.

In total, 82 players representing 34 institutions participated in final tryouts on the campus of UMBC, held July 27-29 in Catonsville, Md. These individuals were evaluated by the U.S. women's national team coaching staff, led by Head Coach Ricky Fried along with assistant coach and Stanford head coach Amy Bokker, and the U.S. women's national team selection committee, chaired by Anne Phillips. The roster is comprised of representatives from 19 schools and includes 11 newcomers to the U.S. women's national team program.

The team will come together for several training events before the final 18-player FIL World Cup roster is announced in February 2013, including Stars & Stripes weekend (Calif.) in October 2012 and Champion Challenge (Fla.) in January 2013. The team will also conduct numerous national team player clinics throughout the year at various sites around the country.