Hokie ClubBALTIMORE - Virginia Tech midfielder Rachel Culp qualified for the second round of tryouts for the U.S. Women's National Team, US Lacrosse has announced.
The junior from Kent, Ohio was one of 83 players selected from an original pool of 220 who have been asked to return August 1-3 at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County for the next round of tryouts. The first round was held over Memorial Day weekend during the US Lacrosse Women's Division National Tournament at St. Paul's School.
Culp has 65 goals and 14 assists during her first three seasons to total 79 points, and has won 56 draw controls and scooped up 55 ground balls. Culp was second on the team and tied for the 10th-most for a single season in the school record books with 34 goals and ranked third on the squad with four assists last season. She dished out a career season-high seven assists in 2007.
Players are trying out for a spot on the U.S. women's elite and developmental teams. From those two teams, the final roster for the U.S. women's national team that will compete in the 2009 World Cup will picked. The 2009 International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Association's World Cup takes place in Prague, Czech Republic, June 18-27, 2009.