Labbe, Julien back in Canadian national-team fold ahead of Cyprus Cup By Steven Sandor Posted on February 22, 2013 Comments Off on Labbe, Julien back in Canadian national-team fold ahead of Cyprus Cup 0 693 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Stephanie Labbe PHOTO: CANADA SOCCER Coach John Herdman has announced the national women’s team roster for the pre-camp ahead of the 2013 Cyprus Cup. Twenty-five players were named to the roster. Regular goalies Karina LeBlanc and Erin McLeod are, of course, there. But this announcement also marks the return of former Edmonton Aviator Stephanie Labbe to the team, the first time she’s been back in the fold since the last Cyprus Cup. Christina Julien, the former Ottawa Fury star, is back in the fold after she was the heartbreaking final cut for Herdman ahead of the 2012 Olympics. The team will gather for camp Feb. 25 in Larnaka, Cyprus. The women kick off the Cyprus Cup with a March 6 match against Switzerland. Christine Sinclair, Canada’s all-time leading scorer, has one match left to go on her post-Olympic match suspension and will be eligible to return for the March 8 match against Finland. Sinclair served three of the matches during the Yongchuan Cup in China. CANADA ROSTER: GK- Stephanie Labbé | SWE / KIF Örebro DFF GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Portland Thorns FC GK- Erin McLeod | USA / Chicago Red Stars CB- Kadeisha Buchanan | CAN / Erin Mills Mighty Eagles U-16 CB- Carmelina Moscato | USA / Chicago Red Stars CB- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / FC Kansas City CB- Emily Zurrer | USA / Seattle Reign FC FB- Melanie Booth | USA / Sky Blue FC FB- Robyn Gayle | USA / Washington Spirit FB- Ashley Lawrence | CAN / Erin Mills Mighty Eagles FB- Bryanna McCarthy | USA / Western New York Flash FB- Chelsea Stewart | USA / UCLA FB- Rhian Wilkinson | USA / Boston Breakers M- Tiffany Cameron | USA / Seattle Reign FC M- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Rutgers University M- Kaylyn Kyle | USA / Seattle Reign FC M- Diana Matheson | USA / Washington Spirit M- Christabel Oduro | M- Jodi-Ann Robinson | USA / Western New York Flash M- Sophie Schmidt | USA / Sky Blue FC M- Desiree Scott | USA / FC Kansas City M- Brittany Timko | F- Christina Julien | F- Adriana Leon | USA / Boston Breakers F- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC
