USWNT World Cup roster includes Wisconsin alum
With the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup set to begin July 20, the USWNT roster was announced Wednesday and it included a former Wisconsin Badger midfielder. A member of the Badger women’s soccer team from 2013-2016, Rose Lavelle will appear in her second World Cup.
The 5-foot-4 athlete was a superstar for the United States women’s national soccer team during the 2019 World Cup, winning the Bronze Ball as the third-best player in the tournament.
This comes as no surprise though after her successful career with Wisconsin, after she won many awards with the Badgers. These include the 2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year award, her being named a 2015 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and Lavelle being selected for an All-American team each year from 2014-2016.
Lavelle went on to be selected first overall in the 2017 NWSL Draft by the Boston Breakers and she is one of the very best soccer players in the world, let alone country.
The 2023 USWNT World Cup roster is set 🔥 😤
Will this squad three-peat? pic.twitter.com/fC1PXUcUee
— ESPN (@espn) June 21, 2023
