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Lussi, Asom Set to Compete in Europe with U.S. Youth National Teams
February 17, 2016 | Women's Soccer
Princeton junior Tyler Lussi and freshman Mimi Asom will head to Europe with the U.S. U-23 and U-20 teams for tournaments in March.
Each headed to California to train with her respective age-group team in January. Lussi, a second-team All-America honoree this season after leading the Ivy with 15 goals and 35 points, will compete with the U-23 team at the Istria Cup in Croatia March 2-7. Lussi is one of just nine collegians on the 22-player roster.
Asom will compete in Spain at the La Manga tournament, a U-23 event, and the Americans will be sending its younger squad to compete with 15 other nations from across the globe as the U.S.'s preparations continue for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup beginning in November in Papua New Guinea.
Asom, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, tied a Princeton rookie record with 12 goals in her first year, helping lead the Tigers to the Ivy title and the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The complete U.S. Soccer announcement on Asom's team can be found here and the announcement on Lussi's team can be found here.