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Thursday, May 05, 2011

Plenty of UConn connections at U.S. Under-19 trials

UConn's Stefanie Dolson and Bria Hartley, incoming freshmen Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Kiah Stokes, UConn commits Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck as well as Connecticut recruiting target Diamond DeShields are among 35 players invited to the U.S. Under-19 team trials.

The trials will be held from May 22-25 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

After the team is selected, the squad will report to the June 1-5 training camp at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., as part of the ESPN RISE Girls Showcase. The USA will train for four days before facing the Brazil U19 National Team on June 5. The game will be televised on ESPNU and also shown online at ESPN3.com.

The team will reassemble on July 11 for additional training sessions in Colorado Springs before leaving for Chile for the U-19 World Championships. The U.S. is in Group B for preliminary round play and will tip-off against Japan on July 21 (12:30 p.m. EDT) before facing Russia and Argentina on July 22 and 23. The second round will be played July 25-27, quarterfinals are slated for July 29, semifinals will be held on July 30 and the finals are scheduled for July 31.

The U.S. team will be coached by former UConn star Jen Rizzotti.

ANOTHER TRICK-SHOT VIDEO
For those who enjoyed the first trick-shot video featuring Caroline Doty, another one was recently posted on youtube

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