Team USA has returned home from their European Tour. They played a total of 19 games against several club teams and the Israeli National Team. Their overall record was 5-12-2.

I had the opportunity to watch two of those matches while the team played in the Arc-de-Seine tournament near Paris. The US beat a London club team 24-22 and lost to a Paris selection team 27-21. After the match, I had a short interview with head coach Christian Latulippe. Listen:
[file=request.php?12]John Ryan interviews Christian Latulippe[/file]

More information on their European tour is available here
– Press Release: http://www.usateamhandballwomen.com/News/June21_06.html
– Europe Trip Blog: http://www.wnteuropetour2006.blogspot.com/

The Women’s team is now gearing up for the USA Cup (26 June – 2 July) in Cortland, NY. They will play matches against Canada and a top club team from the Netherlands. For more information check out their dedicated website: http://www.usacup.us/

Finally, we have posted an interesting interview that Bogdan Pasat had with Women’s National Team Player Jennifer Farrell this past April. The interview covers several topics such as marketing, player recruiting, and what their expectations were heading into the European Tour and USA Cup. Listen:
[file=request.php?13]Bogdan Pasat interviews Jennifer Farrell[/file]
See Bogdan interview Jennifer:
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