The Expansion Philadelphia Independence Officially Open Training Camp

The expansion Philadelphia Independence officially opened training camp this week and I had a chance to talk with their head coach Paul Riley to get a feel for what  Independence fans can expect from his team this year. Check out his response in the following video essay.

Starting Monday, March 8, there will be 27 players battling to secure 22 roster spots; 18 on the active roster plus four optional development players. Below is the preseason roster of players currently in camp for Philadelphia.

Name	Position	College/Country
LeBlanc, Karina	Goalkeeper	Canada
Henderson, Val	Goalkeeper	UCLA
Jones, Robyn	Goalkeeper	Franklin Marshall
Lofton-Malachi, Malorie	Goalkeeper	Univ. of So. Florida
Mitts, Heather	Defender	University of Florida
Falk, Allison	Defender	Stanford
Senty, Sarah	Defender	UVA
Krzysik, Nikki	Defender	UVA
Larsson, Sara	Defender	Sweden
Collins, Dani	Defender	William & Mary
Hammond-Anderson, Jen	Defender	Clemson
Johnson, Estelle	Defender	University of Kansas
Valentine, Vanessa	Defender	Cal State Fullerton
Seger, Caroline	Midfielder	Sweden
Lindsey, Lori	Midfielder	UVA
Capuano, Natalie	Midfielder	UPENN
Lohman, Joanna	Midfielder	Penn State
Buczkowski, Jennifer	Midfielder	Notre Dame
Boulous, Kim	Midfielder	Fordham
Magnusdottir, Holmfridur	Forward	Iceland
Rutledge, Malorie	Forward	LSU
Rodriguez, Amy	Forward	USC
Sanderson, Lianne	Forward	England
Adams, Danesha	Forward	UCLA
Patterson, Lyndsey	Forward	Univ of Tennessee
Francis, Kimi	Forward	Univ of Maryland
Patterson, Carrie	Forward	Georgia