Here you have it, on the eve of the title game in this, the top womens' league in the land, the best starting lineup. This was determined in the following way as far where as the votes came from, Fans:20%, Owners/GMS/Coaches:20%, Media:20% & Players:40% . The teams meeting up tomorrow at 4p.m. on ESPN accounted for 9 of the 11, so it would seem, the best 2 teams are going head to head in the title game. Between the first and second teams, 16 players, 14 of those from the USWNT played in this most recent World Cup. 6 teams contributed players to the first team, led by a trio from the Red Stars. Locals include, to the 2nd team, Crystal Dunn of Rockville Centre & Carli Lloyd of Sky Blue. We posted today nearly 700 photos of the USWNT featuring many of the player named to these teams.
FIRST TEAM:
GK: Aubrey Bledsoe
Def: Abby Dahlkemper, Ali Kreiger, Becky Sauerbrunn, Casey Short
Mid: Julie Ertz, Lindsey Horan, Yuki Rose Lavelle
Fwd: Tobin Heath, Sam Keer, Christen Press
Second Team:
GK: Alyssa Naeher
Def: Lauren Barnes, Abby Erceg, Kelley O'Hara, Emily Sonnett
Mid: Bethany Balcer, Crystal Dunn, Yuki Nagasato
Fwd: Kristen Hamilton, Carli Lloyd
A special congrats to Abby Erceg for making the team and liking one of our comments on Instagram today.