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Re: Soca Princesses begin qualifying preparation.
« Reply #30 on: January 22, 2014, 08:36:51 PM »
Take a read here.

The 2015 Women’s World Cup will be held in Canada, and local experts believe that Trinidad and Tobago have their best chance of qualifying for their first World Cup this time around. Expansion of the Women’s World Cup from 16 to 24 teams, has seen CONCACAF being given an additional automatic qualifying spot.

CONCACAF is guaranteed to have at least four representatives for the World Cup, hosts Canada and three automatic qualifiers. A fifth CONCACAF team will also qualify for a playoff against the third-placed team in the South America region.


Well considering how we have had very positive results versus Costa Rica in the past year & even with Mexico as far back as the Pan American games IMHO I see no reason why we should not capture at least one spot. However Mexico has been playing top world ranked teams to ensure they continue to be a worthy opposition in any tournament they play in. These extra spots by no means are a given as we still have to go through CFU's in April & May. We need to trounce everyone we play in CFU to make a statement that we are ready to make the leap to the coveted WWC.

The ministry of sport TTFA needs to ensure that the best players available are brought into Trinidad right away to start to have the team begin to gel. I hope to god that every player is working out over and above the training on their fitness. Good luck ladies as April is just around the corner.


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Meant to say that the MOS needs to open their wallets to the TTFA ...... to ensure the TTFA can then ensure the best players where ever they live are made available to the program.

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« Reply #31 on: January 22, 2014, 08:45:54 PM »
Take a read here.

The 2015 Women’s World Cup will be held in Canada, and local experts believe that Trinidad and Tobago have their best chance of qualifying for their first World Cup this time around. Expansion of the Women’s World Cup from 16 to 24 teams, has seen CONCACAF being given an additional automatic qualifying spot.

CONCACAF is guaranteed to have at least four representatives for the World Cup, hosts Canada and three automatic qualifiers. A fifth CONCACAF team will also qualify for a playoff against the third-placed team in the South America region.


Well considering how we have had very positive results versus Costa Rica in the past year & even with Mexico as far back as the Pan American games IMHO I see no reason why we should not capture at least one spot. However Mexico has been playing top world ranked teams to ensure they continue to be a worthy opposition in any tournament they play in. These extra spots by no means are a given as we still have to go through CFU's in April & May. We need to trounce everyone we play in CFU to make a statement that we are ready to make the leap to the coveted WWC.

The ministry of sport TTFA needs to ensure that the best players available are brought into Trinidad right away to start to have the team begin to gel. I hope to god that every player is working out over and above the training on their fitness. Good luck ladies as April is just around the corner.


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« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2014, 02:48:35 AM »
Senior women getting ready for World Cup qualifiers
By Ian Prescott (Express).


Has a lesson been learnt?

The Trinidad and Tobago senior national women’s football team are preparing for World Cup qualification and need international warm-up matches.

Will the senior Soca Princesses receive the support needed for a successful World Cup run, or go a similar route to the national Under-20 team, which fell at the final hurdle, within grasp of achieving their goal?

It is just over 70 days and counting to the start of what may be an historic run by the Trinidad and Tobago senior national women’s team to their first-ever qualification for a FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The expansion of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup to 24 teams has given the region an extra automatic qualifying spot. And as hosts, top-10 world-ranked Canada does not have to qualify. It gives teams like T&T a unique opportunity to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.

“We are due to open Caribbean qualifying in the week of April 7-14,” said head coach Marlon Charles. “We were hoping to make a bid to host the CONCACAF leg of the qualifiers, but Mexico beat us to it. Hosting would have given us home advantage and also let people get to see the progress of these girls, and get behind the team.”

The only Caribbean team ranked top-50 in the world, T&T will be favoured to advance past the two early Caribbean rounds wherever they are played, before meeting the CONCACAF contenders, who will battle for three automatic World Cup spots, and an additional playoff spot against a third-placed South American finisher.

“USA will qualify automatically. But then, it’s a toss-up between Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and the rest, for two and a half spots. The team that finishes fourth in CONCACAF still gets a chance of a playoff.

This is a fantastic opportunity for teams in the region,” Charles said.

Over the Christmas holidays, much of the T&T team assembled, including the foreign-based players from college in the United States. Right back Ria Belgrave, and Tobago sisters Karen “Baby” Forbes and goalie Kamika Forbes are among those that have since returned to school, leaving the home-based players to work hard at getting fit, under the guidance of trainer Dexter Thomas, a seaman in the Coast Guard.

Among those regularly present at sessions are Tasha St Louis, Maylee Attin-Johnson, Tamar Watson, Anastasia Prescott, Ayanna Russell, Janine Superville, Kennya Cordner, Afiyah Mathias, Patrice Superville, Dernell Mascall, and prolific scorer Jo-Marie Lewis.

Anique Walker, the Debesette twins, Khadisha and Khadidra, and other members of the Under-20 squad may also be given the chance to vie for selection. Solid Canadian defender Arin King and USA-based Danielle Blair will likely hook up with the team prior to the CONCACAF leg. But missing are former professional Ahkeela Mollon, hard-running Tobago striker Candice Edwards, and solid right back Katrina Meyer. Striker Mariah Shade, meanwhile, is doing well at college in the USA.

The status of 26-year-old Edwards is uncertain despite team efforts to contact her, and Meyer hasn’t played since being injured a couple years ago. Meanwhile, the very gifted Mollon has had past issues with team management.

“She promise to join us in January...and it’s January now,” Charles said of Mollon’s status. “As far as I am concerned, past issues are past. I am about putting the best Trinidad and Tobago national team together. My only concern is a player’s willingness to contribute to the team.”

Over the past few weeks, the Soca Princesses have been hard at work on the training ground of the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain.

Coaches have split the duties. Sometimes, Charles is in charge, while former Joe Public coach Rajesh Lachoo and T&T technical director Anton Corneal have also done work with the team. They played the national Under-20 women in a couple of scrimmages, and a couple weeks ago veteran playmaker Tasha St Louis was seen smashing a bullet against an over-40 men’s team.

Charles said the next step would be to re-assemble the entire team and get them playing together, possibly in international matches.

“We would like to have a camp somewhere in North or South Carolina (USA). That way we can get all our players together,” Charles said. “We can train together and have some matches.

Although we may know the girls we think will be involved in the campaign, such a camp will also give other players, and maybe those with Trinidad and Tobago roots, a final chance for selection. We might just spot someone we might not have considered.”

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Re: Soca Princesses begin qualifying preparation.
« Reply #33 on: February 03, 2014, 05:17:32 PM »
Danielle Blair is not USA Based , she is a Canadian. Danielle graduated UAB University of Alabama at Birmingham. Blair plays on a Provincial Women's Soccer team (Provincial is the highest level for women in Ontario).
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Arin King is in from the start to finish. Arin was supposed arrive Saturday morning to begin training with the team in their CFU quest & ultimately 2015 WWC. So another boost for the team


The team may go to Portugal in March.  With the success of the 20's & this being our best chance to secure a WWC spot maybe the MoS will come to assist sooner rather than later.

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« Reply #34 on: February 03, 2014, 05:44:59 PM »
Ah wonder whatever happen tuh Lauren Schmidt, de captain of we U-17 team at de World Cup? Ah know she going Stanford, but ah wonder if de TTFA has been in contact with she?

Ah hear de Mohammed twins might attend de camp.
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« Reply #35 on: February 07, 2014, 06:18:30 AM »
Ah wonder whatever happen tuh Lauren Schmidt, de captain of we U-17 team at de World Cup? Ah know she going Stanford, but ah wonder if de TTFA has been in contact with she?
Ah hear de Mohammed twins might attend de camp.


 Yuh think she go come back after they made a big stink about her being captain.

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« Reply #36 on: February 07, 2014, 11:49:44 AM »
Ah wonder whatever happen tuh Lauren Schmidt, de captain of we U-17 team at de World Cup? Ah know she going Stanford, but ah wonder if de TTFA has been in contact with she?
Ah hear de Mohammed twins might attend de camp.


 Yuh think she go come back after they made a big stink about her being captain.




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« Reply #37 on: February 18, 2014, 07:16:58 AM »
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The team may go to Portugal in March.  With the success of the 20's & this being our best chance to secure a WWC spot maybe the MoS will come to assist sooner rather than later.


Unfortunately the team will not be going to Portugal in March as the last open spot in the Algarve Cup was filled by Korea DPR. There is talk of a camp in the States at some point in the near future.


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« Reply #38 on: February 18, 2014, 12:20:51 PM »
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The team may go to Portugal in March.  With the success of the 20's & this being our best chance to secure a WWC spot maybe the MoS will come to assist sooner rather than later.


Unfortunately the team will not be going to Portugal in March as the last open spot in the Algarve Cup was filled by Korea DPR. There is talk of a camp in the States at some point in the near future.


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« Reply #39 on: March 18, 2014, 02:29:05 PM »
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SENIOR WOMEN'S TEAM OFF TO CHARLESTON FOR 4-MATCH CAMP

Issued on March 18th, 2014

A Trinidad and Tobago senior women’s football team left Port of Spain on Tuesday for a four-match training camp in Charleston.

The squad, under technical director Anton Corneal and coach Marlon Charles, are in preparations for the Caribbean Football Union leg of 2015 World Cup qualification and have been in training for the past few months. Vernetta Flanders is the team manager with Rajeesh Latchoo serving as assistant coach.

Following their tour of England last year, the local ladies will get another opportunity for some much needed match practice.

They will kick off their match schedule tomorrow (Wednesday) against Charleston Southern University at the Patriots Point Athletic Complex in Mt Pleasant, SC. That game is scheduled for a 7pm local time kick off.

The next day T&T will face College of Charleston at the same venue from 7:30pm.

T&T will continue their tour with another fixture against University of South Carolina at USC Stone Stadium from 6pm on March 22nd. They then close off the their slate of matches against Coastal Carolina University on March 23rd from 6pm at 540 University Blvd. Conway, SC.

Corneal, who has been overseeing the team’s preparations, said the games will go a long way in the team’s build up to the qualifiers for Canada 2015.

“It’s just that opportunity to have the players together in a camp atmosphere and to get some valuable match practice before the qualifiers begin. These College teams are of a decent standard and will offer a good challenge to our players,” said Corneal.

“A lot of our opponents in the Concacaf are well into their preparations and we cannot afford to slip far behind if we intend to challenge for a spot at the World Cup. If we are to be serious about this then we have got to try our best to get the team ready and this trip will help our efforts.”

The 20-player squad includes Maylee Attin Johnson, former national under 17 and US-based goalkeeper Linfah Jones, Tasha St Louis, prolific goalscorer and TTFA Women’s Player of the year for 2013 Kennya Cordner, Jo-Marie Lewis and Arin King among others.

The Ministry of Sport and the SporTT Company are supporters of this training camp.


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« Reply #41 on: March 18, 2014, 04:02:08 PM »
Gamecocks Host Trinidad & Tobago National Team Saturday
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina women's soccer team will host the Trinidad & Tobago women's national team on Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m., ET at Stone Stadium with free admission.

"This is a great opportunity for us to play an international opponent, someone who is preparing for the world cup qualifying stage so we're glad to help them out and give them a good game," head coach Shelley Smith said. "For our players, it's an opportunity to see another style of play, different from what we face a lot of times in the U.S. and in the college game. There will be a lot of things that we're not normally faced with and how we deal with that will just make us better."

The game will be part of the Gamecocks' spring season, which began last month, while Trinidad & Tobago is currently preparing for the CONCACAF group stages as they attempt to qualify for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

South Carolina has ties to Caribbean nation, as former Gamecock Darcel Mollon has been a staple on its national team since the mid-2000s. She will not be making the trip though as she is currently playing professionally in Sweden with Kvarnsvedens IK.

Carolina will use this opportunity to help prepare for the fall as they look to improve on one of the best seasons in program history. The Gamecocks were ranked in the Top 20 the majority of the year and rose to as high as No. 7 (Oct. 15, 2013) in the NSCAA rankings before finishing the year at No. 15. Carolina's final record of 17-4-2 was the second-best mark in school history, while the team put together the program's only undefeated season at home at 11-0-0.

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« Reply #42 on: March 19, 2014, 10:10:05 AM »
The ladies arrived late last evening from a looooooooooong layover in Miami & a looooooooong day overall to boot. I can't understand why they don't fly direct whenever possible. Here's hoping that the ladies shake the jet lag & are able to rebound quickly for this evening's match. Good luck ladies  :wavetowel: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:


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« Reply #43 on: March 20, 2014, 07:45:25 AM »
Match report?

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« Reply #44 on: March 20, 2014, 08:01:24 AM »
Match report?
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« Reply #45 on: March 20, 2014, 08:10:23 AM »
Match report LOL :)

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WNT SENIOR TEAM ANNIHILATES UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON 7-0.
GOALSCORERS: TASHA ST. LOUIS, MAYLEE ATTIN-JOHNSON, KENNYA CORDNER, LAUREN HUTCHINSON.

GAME 2 TONITE VS COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (7:30PM)



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« Reply #46 on: March 20, 2014, 08:23:16 AM »
Thx, TM & 19!  :beermug:

BTW, who is in the travelling party? I eh see no mention of squad etc.

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« Reply #47 on: March 20, 2014, 08:37:35 AM »
Thx, TM & 19!  :beermug:

BTW, who is in the travelling party? I eh see no mention of squad etc.

T&T squad for Charleston: Maylee Attin-Johnson, Rhea Belgrave, Kennya Cordner, Karyn Forbes, Kimika Forbes, Janine Francois, Dernelle Mascall, Anastasia Prescott, Tasha St Louis, Patrice Superville, Arin King, Afiyah Mathias, Kenya Charles, Jonelle Warrick, Camille Borneo, Lauryn Hutchinson, Linfah Jones, Annalis Cummings, Jo-Marie Lewis and Shenelle Henry.

Technical staff: Anton Corneal (technical director), Marlon Charles (coach), Rajesh Latchoo (assistant coach), Vernetta Flanders (manager)
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« Reply #48 on: March 20, 2014, 08:59:47 AM »
Thx, TM & 19!  :beermug:

BTW, who is in the travelling party? I eh see no mention of squad etc.

T&T squad for Charleston: Maylee Attin-Johnson, Rhea Belgrave, Kennya Cordner, Karyn Forbes, Kimika Forbes, Janine Francois, Dernelle Mascall, Anastasia Prescott, Tasha St Louis, Patrice Superville, Arin King, Afiyah Mathias, Kenya Charles, Jonelle Warrick, Camille Borneo, Lauryn Hutchinson, Linfah Jones, Annalis Cummings, Jo-Marie Lewis and Shenelle Henry.

Technical staff: Anton Corneal (technical director), Marlon Charles (coach), Rajesh Latchoo (assistant coach), Vernetta Flanders (manager)

Solid. :beermug:

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« Reply #49 on: March 20, 2014, 12:25:42 PM »
Thx, TM & 19!  :beermug:

BTW, who is in the travelling party? I eh see no mention of squad etc.

T&T squad for Charleston: Maylee Attin-Johnson, Rhea Belgrave, Kennya Cordner, Karyn Forbes, Kimika Forbes, Janine Francois, Dernelle Mascall, Anastasia Prescott, Tasha St Louis, Patrice Superville, Arin King, Afiyah Mathias, Kenya Charles, Jonelle Warrick, Camille Borneo, Lauryn Hutchinson, Linfah Jones, Annalis Cummings, Jo-Marie Lewis and Shenelle Henry.

Technical staff: Anton Corneal (technical director), Marlon Charles (coach), Rajesh Latchoo (assistant coach), Vernetta Flanders (manager)

Solid. :beermug:

(Fari, yuh coulda be seeing this ting live).

I know for a fact the Corneal has asked each school to video each game so he has a copy for further breakdown of play when he gets home however a live stream may be a stretch. I know somebody who knows somebody at USC & will see if they are going to live stream. They have a pretty good set up at USC so here is hoping they can. Will update you all ASAP.


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« Reply #50 on: March 20, 2014, 02:13:50 PM »
Match report LOL :)

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WNT SENIOR TEAM ANNIHILATES UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON 7-0.
GOALSCORERS: TASHA ST. LOUIS, MAYLEE ATTIN-JOHNSON, KENNYA CORDNER, LAUREN HUTCHINSON.

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That is Charleston Southern University...weak opponent. Apart from USC, these other schools aren't quality enough to give them a true preparation test. Should have scheduled USC, Clemson and Furman for the best quality games (IMO)
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« Reply #51 on: March 20, 2014, 02:44:16 PM »
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« Reply #52 on: March 20, 2014, 05:49:22 PM »
Soca Princesses continue preparations in USA camp
Published: Thursday, March 20, 2014 (T&T Guardian)


A 20-member T&T senior women’s football and four officials team left Piarco on Tuesday for a four-match training camp in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, which kicked off against Charleston Southern University at the Patriots Point Athletic Complex in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina from 7 pm (local time), yesterday.
 
Today, the T&T women’s team under technical director Anton Corneal and coach Marlon Charles, will continue their preparations for the Caribbean Football Union leg of 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification versus the College of Charleston at the same venue from 7.30 pm.
 
The squad which has been in training for the past few months following their tour of England last August during which they won all matches played, will continue their tour with another fixture against University of South Carolina at USC Stone Stadium from 6 pm on Saturday before closing out their tour against Coastal Carolina University on Sunday from 6 pm in Conway, South Carolina.
 
A former senior men’s team World Cup as Under-17 and U-20 assistant coach, Corneal, has been overseeing the team’s preparations and says the games will go a long way in the team’s build up to the qualifiers for the FIFA World in Canada 2015.
 
“It’s just that opportunity to have the players together in a camp atmosphere and to get some valuable match practice before the qualifiers begin. These College teams are of a decent standard and will offer a good challenge to our players,” said Corneal.
 
“A lot of our opponents in the CONCACAF are well into their preparations and we cannot afford to slip far behind if we intend to challenge for a spot at the World Cup. If we are to be serious about this then we have got to try our best to get the team ready and this trip will help our efforts.”
 
The 20-player squad includes Maylee Attin-Johnson, former national U-17 and US-based goalkeeper Linfah Jones, Tasha St Louis, prolific goalscorer and T&T Football Association Women’s Player of the year for 2013 Kennya Cordner, Jo-Marie Lewis and Canadian-based defender Arin King among others. Vernetta Flanders is the team manager with Rajesh Latchoo serving as assistant coach.
 
The CFU qualifiers are expected to kick off in just under a month (April 7-14) and the local women’s team has their eyes set on a historic first ever qualification.
 
T&T squad for Charleston:
Maylee Attin-Johnson, Rhea Belgrave, Kennya Cordner, Karyn Forbes, Kimika Forbes, Janine Francois, Dernelle Mascall, Anastasia Prescott, Tasha St Louis, Patrice Superville, Arin King, Afiyah Mathias, Kenya Charles, Jonelle Warrick, Camille Borneo, Lauryn Hutchinson, Linfah Jones, Annalis Cummings, Jo-Marie Lewis and Shenelle Henry.
Technical staff: Anton Corneal (technical director), Marlon Charles (coach), Rajesh Latchoo (assistant coach), Vernetta Flanders (manager)
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« Reply #53 on: March 20, 2014, 09:07:39 PM »
The ladies won their match tonight over Charleston College one nil. The goal was scored by YaYa Kordner. No other match details are known at this time.


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« Reply #55 on: March 21, 2014, 09:39:16 AM »
The ladies won their match tonight over Charleston College one nil. The goal was scored by YaYa Kordner. No other match details are known at this time.


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At this stage in preparation we should be dismissing a college team like this easily and maybe even handily.
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« Reply #56 on: March 21, 2014, 11:07:34 AM »
The ladies won their match tonight over Charleston College one nil. The goal was scored by YaYa Kordner. No other match details are known at this time.


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At this stage in preparation we should be dismissing a college team like this easily and maybe even handily.


This score was not indicative of what the play was. It should've been a lot higher for Trinidad however give-a-ways in the attacking 3rd were the story of this match.



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« Reply #57 on: March 22, 2014, 04:17:04 AM »
‘Ya Ya’ gives Soca Princesses 2nd win
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Striker Kennya “Ya Ya” Cordner scored the only goal as Trinidad and Tobago National Women Football team won for the second time on a four-match tour of Clarleston, South Carolina, USA.

Trinidad and Tobago beat the College of Charleston 1-0 on Thursday night, following a 7-0 win over the Charlestown Southern University the night before.

Preparing for the Caribbean leg first round of the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers to be held from April 7-14, T&T will play probably their toughest match tonight against University of South Carolina (USC) from 6pm at Stone Stadium, before closing out their tour against Coastal Carolina University on Sunday, from 6 p.m. in Conway, South Carolina. Trinidad and Tobago are seeking to qualify for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada, the first in the country’s history.

T&T had previously met the College of Charleston “Cougars” in 2012, when the Americans spent 10 days training and playing matches at the University of the West Indies ground, where T&T won the opener 2-1 and the College of Charleston took the return match 4-1. Meanwhile, Cordner, Tasha St Louis, Maylee Attin Johnson and Lauren Hutchinson all scored in T&T’s opening win over Charlestown Southern University.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO:
Maylee Attin-Johnson, Rhea Belgrave, Kennya Cordner, Karyn Forbes, Kimika Forbes, Janine Francois, Dernelle Mascall, Anastasia Prescott, Tasha St Louis, Patrice Superville, Arin King, Afiyah Mathias, Kenya Charles, Jonelle Warrick, Camille Borneo, Lauryn Hutchinson, Linfah Jones, Annalis Cummings, Jo-Marie Lewis and Shenelle Henry.

Technical staff: Anton Corneal (technical director), Marlon Charles (coach), Rajesh Latchoo (assistant coach), Vernetta Flanders (manager)

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Re: Soca Princesses begin qualifying preparation.
« Reply #58 on: March 22, 2014, 01:48:50 PM »
10 minutes in ... Very slow, plodding game in progress. 0-0.

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USC 1 TT 0 @ 16'

 

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