ALAJUELA, Costa Rica (Aug. 5, 2024) – The U.S. Under-15 Women’s Youth National Team rolled past Jamaica 11-0 to open the 2024 Concacaf Girls’ U-15 Championship.
he matches are being played with 35-minute halves and the USA wasted no time, scoring in the fifth and sixth minutes before rolling to nine first half goals. Midfielder Dues Stanislaus scored twice in the first half and once in the second while midfielder Kendall Conway, forwards Maddie DiMaria and Amari Manning and defender Melia Brewer added single scores.
The USA outshot the overmatched Jamaicans 51-2 and the goal deluge started in the fifth minute when Reyna tapped in a close range shot after a goalkeeper error. The second goal came off another error in the back as Manning pounced on the ball and finished from close range.
The third goal, which came in the 9th minute, was a beautiful header by Stanislaus off a cross from team captain Caroline Swann that hit the underside of the cross bar and bounced down into the goal.
The USA’s made it 4-0 after another poor clearance by Jamaica fell to Conway and she took a touch and slotted home. Reyna then scored in the 25th and 27th minutes as the USA’s defensive pressure led to two more goal chances.
Stanislaus added her second goal in the 33rd minute on a driven shot to make it 7-0 and DiMaria made it eight with a nice dribbling run and finish. Reyna added her fourth and the USA’s ninth in the first minute of first half stoppage time.
The USA’s two second half goals came in the 45th and 70th minutes when Stanislaus tallied after a goal mouth scramble and Brewer headed home off a corner kick.
The USA will continue Group A of League A play against host Costa Rica on Tuesday, Aug. 6 (9 a.m. local time / 11 a.m. ET) and wrap up the group stage vs. Haiti on Thursday, Aug. 8 (11 a.m. local time / 1 p.m. ET). All matches of the 2024 Concacaf Girls U-15 Championship will be streamed through the Concacaf YouTube platform and Concacaf Go.
This year marks the fifth Concacaf tournament for this age group and the League A competition is being held in Costa Rica from Aug. 5-11. The U.S. has won all three Concacaf Girls’ U-15 Championships in which it has participated (2016, 2018 and 2022).
Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, are age-eligible this tournament. U.S. head coach Ciara Crinion selected 16 players born in 2009, one born in 2010 -- forward Mak Whitham -- and one in 2011, midfielder Loradana Paletta, who came off the bench vs. Jamaica.
The 2024 Concacaf Girls’ U-15 Championship is the largest ever, featuring 36 Concacaf nations divided into League A (eight teams competing in Costa Rica), League B (16 teams competing in Trinidad & Tobago) and League C (12 teams competing in Aruba).
In the other Group A League A match, Costa Rica downed Haiti, 9-0. In the Group B League A matches, Canada beat Puerto Rico, 1-0, and Mexico downed El Salvador 2-0.
The top two finishers in each group cross over for the semifinals on Aug. 9, with those winners meeting on Aug. 11 for the championship.
-- U.S. Under-15 Women’s Youth National Team Match Report –
Match: United States U-15 Women's Youth National Team vs. Jamaica U-15 Women’s National Team
Date: August 5, 2024
Competition: Concacaf Girl’s U-15 Championship
Venue: Proyecto Gol Ruta Nacional Secundaria – Field 3; Alajuela, Costa Rica
Attendance: 150
Weather: 82, sunny
| Scoring Summary |
1 |
2 |
F |
| USA |
9 |
2 |
11 |
| JAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| USA – Carolina Reyna |
5th minute |
| USA – Amari Manning |
6 |
| USA – Deus Stanislaus (Caroline Swann) |
9 |
| USA – Kendall Conway |
23 |
| USA – Carolina Reyna |
25 |
| USA – Carolina Reyna |
27 |
| USA – Deus Stanislaus |
33 |
| USA – Maddie DiMaria |
34 |
| USA – Carolina Reyna (Maddie DiMaria) |
35+1 |
| USA – Deus Stanislaus |
45 |
| USA – Meila Brewer (Amari Manning) |
70 |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Anne Fowler (12-Ella McNeal, 36); 13-Bristol Kersh (5-Elena Vera, 47), 18-Meila Brewer, 15-Chloe Miller, 3-Taylor Morrell (2-Alex Han, 36); 6-Kendall Conway, 16-Caroline Swann (Capt.) (4-Loradana Paletta, 36), 10-Deus Stanislaus (8-Mia Corona, 56); 14-Carolina Reyna (11-KK Ream, 47), 7-Maddie DiMaria, 17-Amari Manning
Subs not used: None
Absent: 9-Mak Whitham
Head Coach: Ciara Crinion
JAM: 1-Shevinique Barnes (13-London Cathey, 36); 2-Telesia Anderson (9-Amora Rowe, 47), 3-Briannah Edwards, 5-Nycolette Prendegas, 7-Tianna Grant (16-Tianna Mclean, 63), 8-Elizabeth Miller (Capt.) (12-Bradlie Davis, 63), 10-Jamara Jones, 11-Ricquanna Richards (18-Danielle Douglass, 61), 14-Shennel Walters, 15-Tassiann Dacies, 17-Phyllicia Brown
Subs not used: 4-Tiarra Vidal, 6-Sara Needham
Head Coach: Marlon Hylton
Stats Summary: USA / JAM
Shots: 51 / 2
Shots on Goal: 23 / 2
Saves: 2 / 12
Corner Kicks: 12 / 0
Fouls: 0 / 4
Offside: 5 / 0
Misconduct Summary:
None
Officials:
Referee: James Ramprashad (GUY)
Assistant Referee 1: Natasha Trott (BER)
Assistant Referee 2: Nikesha Gage (ATG)
Fourth Official: McManaman Bedeau (GRN)
