On Wednesday morning, United States Women’s National Team head coach Vlatko Andonovsky announced the 18-player roster and four alternates for the 2020 Olympic team.
As expected, the Red Stars will send goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, defender Tierna Davidson and midfielder Julie Ertz (despite her continuing recovery from a knee injury) to Tokyo. The surprise came when defender Casey Krueger was named as the alternate defender despite not having playing for the USWNT since the SheBelievesCup earlier this year.
As for why Krueger got the nod over Gotham FC’s Margaret Purce, my guess is because of Krueger’s ability to play anywhere along a backline.