CANADIAN WOMEN'S
ROSTER FOR NIKE CUP

Thursday, April 13, 2000

NATIONAL TEAM TO PLAY TWO GAMES IN PORTLAND, OREGON, MAY 5 AND 7

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - The Canadian Soccer Association today announced the list of players who will represent Canada at the Nike Cup tournament in Portland, Oregon on May 5 and 7. The competition will be Canada's second under the leadership of head coach Even Pellerud following their fifth-place finish at the Algarve Cup in March.

The two-game tournament will see the Canadians face Korea on May 5 while the host Americans will play Mexico. The winners will face-off in the Final on May 7 while the losers will play for third-place. Canada has never faced
Korea in international competition before.

Canada's roster features 13 players from the Algarve Cup squad, which finished the tournament on a high note with back-to-back wins over Finland and Denmark. The competition will see the return to action of veteran
national team member Silvana Burtini (who is second all-time on Canada's scoring list with 30 goals in 44 appearances). Burtini has not played for Canada since last summer's World Cup and missed the Algarve Cup due to
injury. The roster also features two newcomers in Kelly Haxton and Christine Latham, both from Calgary.

"It's still a squad influenced by my need to test and evaluate the players," said Pellerud. "I am keeping some experienced players to balance the squad. I've taken some players who made their debut at the Algarve Cup to get
another look. In this group we have taken many young strikers and of course we're happy to have Burtini back. The team is dominated by young, fast players, especially at the striker position."

Nike Cup Schedule May 5 Canada vs Korea 6:00 p.m. PAC (Civic Stadium, Portland) USA vs Mexico 8:30 p.m. PAC (Civic Stadium, Portland) May 7 Winners vs Winners 11:30 a.m. PAC (Civic Stadium, Portland) Losers vs Losers 2:00 p.m. PAC (Civic Stadium, Portland)

CANADIAN WOMEN'S WORLD CUP TEAM
FOR NIKE CUP 2000

PLAYERS POS HOMETOWN CAPS D.O.B. CLUB
Nicole Wright GK Duncan, BC 25 9/12/72 Gorge FC
Karina LeBlanc GK Maple Ridge, BC 4 3/30/80 University of Nebraska
Randee Hermus D Langley, BC 4 11/14/79 Surrey United
Cindy Walsh D Saint-Bruno, QC 10 9/13/79 FC Select Rive-Sud
Katie Lee D Calgary, AB 1 4/20/79 Calgary Dinos
Sharolta Nonen D Vancouver, BC 11 12/30/77 University of Nebraska
Andrea Neil M Vancouver, BC 36 10/26/71 UBC Alumni
Amy Walsh M Saint-Bruno, QC 23 9/13/77 University of Nebraska
Breanna Boyd M Edmonton, AB 3 6/10/81 University of Nebraska
Isabelle Harvey F Cap-Rouge, QC 21 3/27/75 USC
Kristina Kiss F Kanata, ON 4 2/13/81 Nepean United Spirits
Christine Sinclair F Burnaby, BC 4 6/12/83 UBC Alumni
Isabelle Morneau D Longueuil, QC 26 4/18/76 unattached
Marie-Claude Dion D Quebec City, QC 17 4/25/74 Quebec Dynamos
Silvana Burtini F Williams Lake, BC 44 5/10/69 Raleigh Wings
Tanya Franck D Toronto, ON 25 12/13/74 Toronto Inferno
Kelly Haxton F Calgary, AB 0 9/5/82 Calgary Dinos
Christine Latham F Calgary, AB 0 9/15/81 University of Nebraska