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Saturday, May 21, 2011

U-19 training camp starts tomorrow

There will be 34 players, including seven either enrolled at or committed to UConn, headed to Colorado Springs for the U.S. Under-19 national team tryouts.

UConn freshmen Bria Hartley and Stefanie Dolson will be joined by incoming freshmen Kalana Mosqueda-Lewis and Kiah Stokes, commits Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck are expected to take part in the tryouts. UConn recruiting target Diamond DeShields is also among those who have accepted invitations to the camp.

The tryouts begin with a 6:30 p.m. practice on Sunday, there will be two sessions on Monday and Tuesday before the 16 finalists will be announced on Wednesday.

The finalists will meet up again at a 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 meet up again from July 11-15 in Colorado Springs for its final preparations before leaving for Chile, the site of the U19 World Championships.

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