Beanlands Named World Cup Alternate
6/20/2011 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
June 20, 2011
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COLLEGE PARK, MD. - University of Maryland women's soccer incoming freshman Rachelle Beanlands has been named as an alternate goalkeeper on the Canadian national team that will be competing at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
"What an honor for Rachelle," said Maryland head coach Brian Pensky. "What an overall experience for Rachelle - being able to train alongside Karina LeBlanc, Erin McLeod and Stephanie Labbé; and now have the opportunity to help represent her country at the World Cup, at just 17 years of age - that's pretty special."
Beanlands, who is the youngest member of Canada's national team, has been in Rome, training with team since May 8.
The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup run from June 26 to July 17 and will feature matches in nine German cities. Canada will play the host Germans on the event's first day in Berlin. Canada then closes out the group stage against France on June 30 in Bochum and Nigeria on July 5 in Dresden.
Canada has a 2011 record of 10 wins, one draw and two losses in 13 matches. Canada also enters the FIFA Women's World Cup as the reigning CONCACAF champions, having won the confederation title back in November in Cancún, Mexico.
