MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Rising West Virginia University seniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence were nominated today to represent Canada in women’s soccer at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games from Aug. 5-21.
The duo, two of 18 named to the nomination list, are the first Mountaineer women’s soccer student-athletes named to an Olympic roster.
“This is an incredible feat for Ashley and Kadeisha, and I’m happy they again have the opportunity to play soccer on an elite stage,” Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. “With only 18 spots available, the Canadian Olympic roster was not an easy roster to make, but both worked so hard and earned this honor.