CHICAGO – Anna Heilferty of the Boston University women's soccer team has been named to the U.S. U-18 National Team and will travel to Spain from Feb. 24-March 7 to play three games in the Women's U-19 La Manga 12 Nations Tournament. The friendly competition is for players born on or after January 1, 1999.

Heilferty is one of three college players to be named to the roster and is the lone student-athlete from a non-power five conference to represent the U-18 National Team.

The USA will face England first on March 2, followed by the Netherlands on March 4 and finish against Norway on March 6.

U.S. U-18 WNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Claudia Dickey (Charlotte SA; Charlotte, N.C.), Meagan McClelland (Sky Blue-PDA; Kearny, N.J.)                                 

DEFENDERS (8): Maycee Bell (Sporting Blue Valley; Overland Park, Kan.), Hannah Cardenas (Colorado; Boulder, Colo.), Sydney Dawson (Internationals SC; Akron, Ohio), Madelyn Desiano (UCLA; San Clemente; Calif.), Anna Heilferty (Boston University; Falls Church, Va.), Brianna Martinez (New Mexico Rush; Albuquerque, N.M.), Ella Shamburger (NTH Tophat; Atlanta, Ga.), Emily Smith (California; Los Gatos, Calif.)                                                                          

MIDFIELDERS (6): Giovanna DeMarco (Match Fit; Gwynedd Valley, Pa.), Coriana Dyke (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Emily Gray (Penn Fusion SA; Sewell, N.J.), Jenna Nighswonger (LAFC Slammers; Huntington Beach, Calif.), Allison Schlegel (Real Colorado; Parker, Colo.), Sydney Zandi (Virginia; West Chester, Pa.)

FORWARDS (6): Hannah Betfort (Wake Forest; Charleston, S.C.), Rachel Jones (NTH Tophat; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Maliah Morris (Bethesda SC; Germantown, Md.), Loren Sefcik (Internationals SC; Medina, Ohio), Alexa Spaanstra (Michigan Hawks; Brighton, Mich.), Summer Yates (Pacific Northwest SC; Pasco, Wash.)