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Williams Called Up By USWNT - TCU Athletics
CHICAGO – Former TCU women's soccer standout Ryan Williams has been selected for the U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) training camp. Williams is among 26 players
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CHICAGO – Former TCU women's soccer standout Ryan Williams has been selected for the U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) training camp. Williams is among 26 players named to the roster by head coach Emma Hayes, marking her first national team call-up at any level.
Williams has played professionally for five seasons after being drafted by the North Carolina Courage in 2018. She had a breakout season in 2024, leading all NWSL defenders with 55 tackles and 54 interceptions. Widely regarded as one of the top defensive players in the league, Williams has lifted seven trophies with the Courage, including two NWSL Shields, two NWSL Championships, two NWSL Challenge Cups, and the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup.
"I'm extremely proud of Ryan and her journey,." said head coach Eric Bell. It goes to her work ethic and how much it mattered to her. She is the embodiment of discipline and doing extra work.
It's a pretty cool time to be involved in our program. Right now we're seeing alumns have success at the professional and National team level, which goes to show that TCU is developing the next generation of players."
During her collegiate career at TCU, Williams earned Big 12 Conference All-Newcomer honors as a freshman and was named First Team All-Midwest Region. As a senior, she helped lead the Horned Frogs to a conference championship appearance and was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. She concluded her TCU career with one goal and 15 assists in 80 appearances.
The U.S. will open tournament play against Colombia on Thursday, Feb. 20, at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston (7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET on TBS, Max, and in Spanish on Universo and Peacock). Japan will face Australia at 4 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. ET (Max, Universo, and Peacock).
The teams will then head to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where the USA will take on Australia on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. MT / 5 p.m. ET (TBS, Max, and in Spanish on Universo and Peacock), while Colombia faces Japan at noon MT / 2 p.m. ET (Max, Universo, and Peacock).
The final two games will be played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Feb. 26, with the USA facing Japan at 7:30 p.m. PT / 10:30 p.m. ET (TBS, Max, and in Spanish on Universo and Peacock), and Australia playing Colombia at 4:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. ET (Max, Universo, and Peacock).
