Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) already has a gold medal from the Pan American
Games.
Now she and her teammates on the Canadian women's national soccer team have their eyes on the
Olympics.
Sesselmann is one of 23 players called in for a 10-day training camp that started Tuesday in
Fullerton, Calif.
Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) set up Robyn Gayle's 88th-minute winner
as the Canadian women's national team slipped past Colombia 2-1 on Tuesday night in Guadalajara,
Mexico, to advance to the championship game of the Pan American Games.
Sesselmann served a free kick into the box that Gayle chested down and finished to send the
Canadians to a rematch with Brazil in Thursday's final at Omnilife Stadium.
Three players with state ties are headed to Mexico with the Canadian women's national team for
the Pan American Games next month.
Atlanta Beat defender Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame), Marquette
sophomore Vanessa Legault-Cordisco and University of Wisconsin recruit
Diamond Simpson were among the 17 players selected by new coach John
Herdman.
Atlanta Beat defender Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) started at left
back as the Canadian women's national team lost to the U.S. 3-0 in a friendly watched by a crowd of
18,570 on Thursday night at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, Ore.
Sesselmann, 28, played 75 minutes in her second career cap, having made her international debut
in Saturday's 1-1 draw with the Americans in Kansas City.
U.S. WNT and former Portland Pilot stars Stephanie Cox visited Town Hall on Wednesday to give a few
gifts to local politicians and receive a proclamation (see below) from the Mayor and the city of
Portland proclaiming a Day of Recognition for the U.S. WNT. That's one of many things we love about
Portland.
Another Wisconsinite is poised to play international soccer – but not for the U.S.
Atlanta Beat defender Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) was named to the
22-player training camp roster for the Canadian women's national team ahead of two matches against
the U.
