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Asom Earns U.S. U-20 Women's National Team Camp Invite
January 02, 2016 | Women's Soccer
Mimi Asom, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year who tied Princeton's freshman record for goals in a season with 12, has earned one of 26 invitations to the U.S. U-20 Women's National Team training camp in Carson, Calif., Jan. 3-10.
The roster, on which Asom is the only Ivy Leaguer and one of five forwards, has been assembled ahead of the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which will be held Nov. 13-Dec. 3 in Papua New Guinea. The Americans are one of 16 teams in the field.
Asom's teammate, sophomore Vanessa Gregoire, was part of the Canadian team at the U-20 Women's World Cup this past August.
Asom's strong freshman season helped the Tigers finish with a 14-4-1 overall record and 6-0-1 in the Ivy League, winning the Ivy title and earning the chance to host an NCAA first-round game, in which the Tigers, behind two goals from Asom and two from junior Tyler Lussi, defeated Boston College 4-2.
For the full U.S. Soccer announcement on the U-20 camp, click here.