BALTIMORE - US Lacrosse has selected 98 players from around the country to participate in the final tryouts for the United States Women's Developmental and Elite teams.

The 98 players were selected from a pool of approximately 180 players that competed during the first round of tryouts in the Stars and Stripes Division at the US Lacrosse Women's Division National Tournament held at Lehigh University on May 26-27. The final tryouts for the 2007-08 U.S. Developmental and Elite team will be held from August 3-5, 2007 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Serving as the head coach for the 2007-08 U.S. Elite team is Sue Heether (Baltimore, MD).  Her assistants are Ricky Fried (Washington. D.C.), Jennifer Ulehla (Pennington, NJ), and Mac Ford (Baltimore, MD).  Elizabeth Kittleman (Philadelphia, PA) is the team's general manager.  Michael Cantele (Gettysburg, Pa.) is the team's athletic trainer. 

Serving as the head coach for the 2007-08 U.S. Developmental team is Amy Patton (Hanover, N.H.).  Her assistants are Kerri Whitaker (Columbia University), Jen Larson (University of Oregon), and Missy Foote (Middlebury, Vt.).  Kimberly Simons (Baltimore, MD) is the team's general manager.  Sandy Worth (Beltsville, Md.) is the team's athletic trainer. 

deBeer is the official exclusive equipment and apparel supplier to the US Lacrosse Women's National Teams Program. Learn more about the company by visiting its Web site at www.debeerlacrosse.com. US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) corporation, is the national governing body for men's and women's lacrosse.

To learn more about the organization, please visit the Web site at www.uslacrosse.org.

Further information about the U.S. Elite and Developmental team selections can be accessed online by clicking here.

• The full list of players selected for the final tryout can be accessed online. Please click here. (pdf format)