May 6, 2001

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The U.S. National Team, the U.S. U-21 Team and England's U-21 Team converge in College Park from May 6-8 for three days of international field hockey on the University of Maryland campus. The squads look to prepare for upcoming international play by engaging in scrimmages at the Artificial Turf Facility. All practice matches are open to the public and are free of charge.

The U.S. National Team takes on the U.S. U-21 squad on Sunday, May 6 at 8 p.m. The match will pit current and former Terrapins against each other as Kate Kauffman (West Lawn, Pa.), Carla Tagliente (Cortland, N.Y.) and Autumn Welsh (Macungie, Pa.) lead the senior squad against Dina Rizzo (Walpole, Mass.), Carissa Messimer (Mountaintop, Pa.) and the U-21 team.

The U.S. National Team next meets England's U-21s at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 7. The series concludes as the U.S. U-21 Team squares off against the English U-21 squad at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

The U-21 squads look to use the workouts as final preparation Junior World Cup, to be played in Buenos Aires from May 14-26. On the horizon for the senior national team next competes at the World Cup Qualifier from Sept. 18-30.

More information about U.S. national field hockey is available at usfieldhockey.com.