The US Women's National Soccer Team is competing for the gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Out of the 22-player squad, 19 are former NCAA student-athletes representing 11 different colleges. Stanford leads with five players, followed by North Carolina (three) and Penn State and Florida State tallying two apiece.
Here's a breakdown of each NCAA athlete rostered to represent the crest at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris including awards and stats from their college careers.
USWNT 2024 Paris Olympic Roster:
- Goalkeepers: Alyssa Naeher (Penn State) and Casey Murphy (Rutgers)
- Defenders: Tierna Davidson (Stanford), Emily Fox (North Carolina), Naomi Girma (Stanford), Casey Krueger (Florida State), Jenna Nighswonger (Florida State), Emily Sonnett (Virginia)
- Midfielders: Korbin Albert (Notre Dame), Sam Coffey (Penn State), Lindsey Horan (North Carolina), Rose Lavelle (Wisconsin) and Catarina Macario (Stanford)
- Forwards: Crystal Dunn (North Carolina), Trinity Rodman (n/a), Jaedyn Shaw (n/a), Sophia Smith (Stanford), Mallory Swanson (n/a)
- Alternates: Jane Campbell (Stanford), Hal Hershfelt (Clemson), Croix Bethune (Georgia) and Lynn Williams (Pepperdine).
Alyssa Naeher, GK | Penn State
The former Nittany Lion earned her first cap with the USWNT in 2014 and has since won two World Cup titles, traveled to the 2021 Tokyo and 2016 Rio Games and ranks third all-time in caps (104), wins and shutouts (64) for a goalkeeper in U.S. history. Naeher has played in the NWSL for 11 years and became the league’s all-time leader in both saves and appearances by a goalkeeper early in the 2023 regular season.
The vitals:
- School: Penn State
- Years: 2006-09
- NCAA career averages: 74-74 GP-GS, 6 shutouts, .820 save %, .89 GAA
- Current NWSL team: Chicago Red Stars
College Career achievements:
- MAC Hermann trophy list (2009)
- Soccer America first team preseason all-American (2009)
- Big Ten defensive player of the week (8/24/09, 9/14/09)
- NCAA first-team all-American (2007, 2008)
- Soccer Buzz first-team all-American (2007, 2008)
- NSCAA first-team all-great Lakes (2007, 2008)
- Soccer Buzz First Team all-great Lakes (2008)
- Soccer Buzz first team all-mid Atlantic (2007)
- Big Ten tournament defensive MVP (2008)
- Big Ten defensive player of the year (2007)
- first-team all-Big Ten (2007, 2008)
- second-team all-Big Ten (2006)
- academic all-Big Ten (2007, 2008)
- Soccer America second team all-MVP (2007)
- CoSIDA/ESPN the magazine second-team academic all-district (2007)
- Big Ten all-freshman team (2006)
- Soccer Buzz Freshman all-American (2006)
Casey Murphy, GK | Rutgers
Murphy was a standout at Rutgers where she started in every game she played in and set a program record for single-season shutouts (19). Choosing to redshirt her junior year and play in the 2016 FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup, Murphy earned her first international cap with the USWNT in 2021 and stands at 6-foot-1 as the tallest goalkeeper in USWNT history.
The vitals:
- School: Rutgers
- Years: 2014-2017
- NCAA career averages: .924 save %, .27 GA
- Current NWSL team: North Carolina Courage
College Career achievements:
- Started in every match she played in
- 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List selection
- 2017 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten
- 2015 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year recognition
- 2015 Named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Second Team All-American
- 2014 Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors (Oct. 13 and Oct. 6)
- 2014 Big Ten All-Freshmen Team
Tierna Davidson, D | Stanford
After winning the NCAA national championship with the Cardinal in 2017, Davidson chose to forgo her senior year and became a first-round draft pick for the Chicago Redbulls.
The vitals:
School: Rutgers
Years: 2016-2018
NCAA career averages: 49-48 GP-GS
Current NWSL team: NJ/NY Gotham FC
College Career achievements:
- 2018 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year
- 2018 MAC Hermann Trophy watch list
- 2017 College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player
- 2017 College Cup All-Tournament team
- 2017 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2017 TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team
- 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist
- 2017 All-Pac-12 first team
- 2017 All-Pacific Region first team
- 2017 All-America first team
- 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy preseason watch list
- 2016 All-Pac-12 second team
- 2016 TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI first team
- 2016 One of five players to start all 21 matches
Emily Fox, D | North Carolina
The Tar Heel played three seasons on Chapel Hill before making her USWNT senior debut in 2019 after having played in several competitions with the U20 national team. After earning the first overall draft pick in the 2021 NWSL draft, Fox was traded to North Carolina Courage and in January 2024 transferred to Arsenal.
The vitals:
School: North Carolina
Years: 2017-2020/21
NCAA career averages: 69-69 GP-GS
Current club team: Arsenal FC (England)
College Career achievements:
- No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2021 NWSL draft to Racing Louisville
- 2020 first-team All-ACC selection
- 2019, only collegiate soccer player to have earned a cap for the USWNT
- 2019 Hermann Trophy semifinalist
- 2019 first-team All-ACC selection
- 2019 All-Tournament Team at ACC Tournament
- All-Tournament selection at 2018 NCAA College Cup
- 2018 All-ACC Academic Women’s Soccer Team
- 2017 ACC All-Freshman Team
Naomi Girma, D | Stanford
Naomi Girma helped Stanford win the 2019 National Championship before being drafted No. 1 overall in the 2022 NWSL draft by the San Diego Wave FC.
The vitals:
- School: Stanford
- Years: 2018-21
- NCAA career totals: 10 G, 9 A, 29 PTS
- Current NWSL team: San Diego Wave
College Career achievements:
- NCAA Champion (2019)
- Two-time Pac-12 Champion (2018-19)
- Two College Cup appearances (2018-19)
- Drafted first overall in 2022 NWSL Draft (San Diego Wave FC)
- Three-time team captain (2019-21)
- Two-time United Soccer Coaches All-America first team (2019, 2021)
- Two-time Pac-12 Defender of the Year (2019, 2021)
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021)
- Two-time United Coaches All-Region first team (2019, 2021)
- Two-time All-Pac-12 first team (2019, 2021)
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI third team (2021)
- Three-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21, 2019; Oct. 11, 2021, Oct. 25, 2021)
- Called into the full United States National Team (Nov. 27, 2019)
- Called into the full USWNT camp (Oct. 8, 2020)
- U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year (2020)
- College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player (2019)
- College Cup All-Tournament team (2019)
- ESPNW All-America (2019)
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team (2019)
- All-Pac-12 third team (2018)
- All-Pac-12 freshman team (2018)
- TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI first team (2018)
- CoSIDA Academic All-America first team (2021)
- Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team (2019, 2021)
- Senior CLASS Award Finalist (2021)
- Senior CLASS Award All-America second team (2021)
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America first team (2021)
- Three-time Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020-21, 2021)
Casey Krueger, D | Florida State
Casey Kreuger helped Florida State earn an appearance in the 2012 College Cup. She was selected No. 5 overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2013 NWSL draft.
The vitals:
- School: Penn State
- Years: 2008-12
- NCAA career totals: 7 G, 18 A, 32 PTS
- Current NWSL team: Washington Spirit
College Career achievements:
- All-ACC Freshman Team (2008)
- Second team All-ACC (2010 and 2012)
- 2012 College Cup
Jenna Nighswonger, D | Florida State
Jenna Nighswonger helped Florida State win the 2021 National Championship before being selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NWSL draft by the NJ/NY Gotham FC.
The vitals:
- School: Florida State
- Years: 2019-22
- NCAA career totals: 7 G, 18 A, 32 PTS
- Current NWSL team: NJ/NY Gotham FC
College Career achievements:
- College Soccer News First Team All-American (2022)
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar Player of the Year (2022)
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American First Team (2022)
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI – First Team (2022)
- TopDrawerSoccer Top-100 – No. 6 (2022)
- Honda Sport Award Finalist (2022)
- MAC Hermann Award Finalist (2022)
- CoSIDA Academic Second Team All-American (2022)
- United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American (2022)
- MAC Hermann Award Semifinalist (2022)
- United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team (2022)
- TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (11/29/22)
- TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (11/22/22)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District (2022)
- ACC Tournament MVP (2022)
- ACC All-Tournament Team (2022)
- All-ACC First Team (2022)
- TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week (10/18/22)
- College Soccer News National Player of the Week (10/18/22)
- Preseason All-ACC Team (2022)
- All-ACC Academic Team (2021)
- 2021 National Champion
- TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (9/27/2021)
- College Cup All-Tournament Team (2020)
- Preseason Top-100 No. 88 (2020-21)
- ACC All-Tournament Team (2020)
- All-ACC Third Team (2020)
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Freshman Second Team (2019)
- ACC All-Freshman Team (2019)
Emily Sonnett, D | Virginia
Before Emily Sonnett was No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NWSL draft by the Portland Thorns, she starred at Virginia, leading the Cavaliers to the College Cup.
The vitals:
- School: Virginia
- Years: 2012-15
- NCAA career totals: 8 G, 4 A 20 PTS
- Current NWSL team: NJ/NY Gotham FC
College Career achievements:
- ESPNW National Player of the Year (2015)
- MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist (2015)
- Honda Award Nominee (2015)
- First-Team NSCAA All-American (2015)
- First-Team NSCAA All-Southeast Region (2015)
- ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
- All-ACC First Team selection (2015)
- College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player (2014)
- Third-Team NSCAA All-American (2014)
- Second-Team TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI (2014)
- Second-Team All-ACC (2014)
- First-Team NSCAA All-Southeast Region (2014)
- ACC All-Tournament Team (2014)
- First-Team VaSID All-State (2014)
- Virginia Nike Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team (2014)
- Second-Team TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI (2013)
- Second-Team College Soccer Madness All-American (2013)
- First-Team NSCAA All-Southeast Region (2013)
- First-Team All-ACC (2013)
- First-Team VaSID All-State (2013)
- NSCAA 3rd Team All-Southeast Region (2012)
- ACC All-Freshman Team (2012)
- ACC All-Tournament Team (2012)
Korbin Albert , M | Notre Dame
Korbin Albert only spent two years at Notre Dame before signing with Paris Saint-Germain. Her final season with the Fighting Irish was special, becoming a Mac Hermann Trophy Finalist, First Team All-American and the ACC Midfielder of the Year.
The vitals:
- School: Notre Dame
- Years: 2021-22
- NCAA career totals: 28 G, 9 A, 65 PTS
- Current NWSL team: N/A
College Career achievements:
- 2022 Mac Hermann Trophy Finalist (Top-3)
- 2022 Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Year
- 2022 First Team All-American (United Soccer Coaches)
- 2022 College Soccer News First Team All-America
- 2022 ACC Midfielder of the Year
- 2022 ACC All-Tournament Team
- Two-time All-ACC selection
- 2022 First Team
- 2021 Third Team
- 2021 ACC All-Freshman Team
- Two-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region honoree
- 2022 First Team All-Region
- 2021 Second Team All-Region
- 2022 ACC All-Academic Team
- Two-time 2022 CollegeSoccerNews.com & Top Drawer National Soccer Player of the Week (Oct. 11, Nov. 8)
- Two-time 2022 ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 25, Nov. 1)
- 2021 Top-Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI Team
- 2021 Top-Drawer Soccer Top-10 Freshman list for 2021
- 2021 College Soccer News All-Freshman Second Team
Sam Coffey, M | Penn State
Sam Coffey began here career at Boston College in 2017 before transferring to Penn State in 2018. She was drafted by the Portland Thorns with the 12th pick in the second round of the 2021 NWSL draft.
The vitals:
- School: Boston College/Penn State
- Years: 2017-21
- NCAA career totals: 30 G, 40 A, 100 PTS
- Current NWSL team: Portland Thorns FC
College Career achievements:
- First Team All-Big Ten Honors (2021)
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
- All-North Region First Team honor (2021)
- Senior CLASS Award First-Team All-America (2020-21)
- CoSIDA Academic First-Team All-America honors (2020-21)
- Big Ten Midfielder of the Year (2020-21)
- First team All-Big Ten honoree twice (2019, 2020-21)
- United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-American (2018)
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American (2019)
- Three first-team All-region squads
- Four-time all-conference honoree
- ACC Midfielder of the Year while at Boston College (2018).
- 2020-21 Big Ten regular season championship team
- 2019 Big Ten Tournament Championship team.
- MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2018
- All-ACC third team (2017) All-ACC freshman team (2017)
- Boston College Freshman Scholar Athlete of the Year (2017)
Rose Lavelle, M | Wisconsin
Rose Lavelle began her career as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and ended her career as the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NWSL draft by the Boston Breakers.
The vitals:
- School: Wisconsin
- Years: 2013-16
- NCAA career totals: 19 G, 14 A, 52 PTS
- Current NWSL team: NJ/NY Gotham FC
College Career achievements:
- 2015 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist
- NSCAA First Team All-American (2015)
- NSCAA Second Team All-American (2014, 2016)
- NSCAA All-Great Lakes First Team (2014, 2015, 2016)
- NSCAA All-Great Lakes Third Team (2013)
- Senior CLASS Award Second Team (2016)
- Big Ten Midfielder of the Year (2015, 2016)
- 2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- First Team All-Big Ten (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- All-Big Ten Freshman Team (2013)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/17/13)
- Soccer America Preseason All-America Team (2014)
- Finalist, 2014 U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year
- Ranked No. 2 player in college soccer, Top Drawer Soccer (2015)
Catarina Macario, M | Stanford
Catarina Macario won two NCAA championships for Stanford in 2017 and 2019 and won the Mac Hermann Trophy in back-to-back years from 2018-19. She forewent her senior season to begin her professional career, signing a contract with Lyon of France's Division 1.
The vitals:
- School:Stanford
- Years: 2017-19
- NCAA career totals: 77 G, 55 A 209 PTS
- Current NWSL team: N/A
College Career achievements:
- Two-time NCAA Champion (2017, 2019)
- Three-time Pac-12 Champion (2017-19)
- Three College Cup Appearances (2017-19)
- Member of the United States U-23 national team
- Two-time MAC Hermann Trophy winner (2018-19)
- Three-time ESPNW Player of the Year (2017-19)
- Two-time TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year
- Honda Cup winner for women's soccer (2019)
- Two-time Pac-12 Forward of the Year (2017-18)
- Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year (2019)
- Three-time All-America first team (2017-19)
- Three-time United Coaches All-West Region first team (2017-19)
- Three-time College Cup All-Tournament team (2017-19)
- Two-time MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist (2018-19)
- Three-time MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist (2017-19)
- Two-time MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List (2018-19)
- Three-time TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2017)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman team (2017)
- TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI (2017)
- CoSIDA Academic All-America second team (2019)
- Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2019)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 (2019)
- United Coaches Academic All-America first team (2019)
- United Coaches All-Pacific Region first team (2018)
- Pac-12 All-Academic (2018)
Crystal Dunn, F | North Carolina
Crystal Dunn was named the National Player of the Year in 2012 along with winning the Hermann Trophy and Honda Award after leading North Carolina to a national championship. She was the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NWSL Draft by the Washington Spirit.
The vitals:
- School: North Carolina
- Years: 2010-13
- NCAA career totals: 31 G, 25 A, 87 PTS
- Current NWSL team: NJ/NY Gotham FC
College Career achievements:
- Three-time First-Team All American (2011-13)
- All-ACC (2010-13)
- Mac Hermann Trophy (2012)
- Honda Award (2012)
- Top women's soccer player by Soccer America (2012)
- Top women's soccer player by Soccer News (2012)
- Mary Garver Award (2012)
- ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2010 and 2012)
- ACC Offensive Player of the Year (2013)
Sophia Smith, F | Stanford
Sophia Smith helped Stanford win the 2019 NCAA title, earning College Cup Most Outstanding Offensive Player honors, before being drafted No. 1 overall in the 2020 NWSL draft by the Portland Thorns.
The vitals:
- School: Stanford
- Years: 2018-19
- NCAA career totals: 24 G, 11 A, 59 PTS
- Current NWSL team: Portland Thorns FC
College Career achievements:
- NCAA Champion (2019)
- Two-time Pac-12 Champion (2018-19)
- Two College Cup appearances (2018-19)
- No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NWSL Draft by the Portland Thorns
- Called into the full United States National Team (Dec. 27, 2019)
- Called into the full United States National Team (Nov. 27, 2019)
- College Cup Most Outstanding Offensive Player (2019)
- College Cup All-Tournament team (2019)
- All-Pac-12 second team (2019)
- MAC Hermann Trophy watch list (2019)
- All-Pac-12 second team (2018)
- All-Pac-12 freshman team (2018)
