FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (Oct. 9, 2026) – The U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team secured a dominant 5-0 victory over the Dominican Republic Women’s National Team in an international friendly held at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center.
The two teams are scheduled to face each other again on October 13 at noon ET in the same venue.
The U.S. team, composed entirely of National Women’s Soccer League players, outshot their opponents by a significant margin, finishing with 20 shots compared to just 2 for the Dominican Republic. The U.S. scored twice in the first half and added three more goals in the second half.
Mia Fishel, a forward for Seattle Reign FC, opened the scoring in the 13th minute and netted her second goal just before halftime, making it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. Ally Sentnor, who serves as captain and plays for Angel City FC, scored in the 51st minute, while Gia Corley of San Diego Wave FC extended the lead to 4-0 in the 56th minute. Karlie Lema from Bay FC capped the scoring with a goal in the 83rd minute.
U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Emma Hayes has indicated that players eligible for the U-23 roster may also play for the senior team, and this match featured several players with experience at the national level. Among those, Sentnor has 23 caps and seven goals for the U.S. senior team, while Fishel has three caps and one goal.
Sentnor’s goal in this match marked her third for the U-23 side, while Fishel, Corley, and Lema all recorded their first U-23 goals. Sentnor has a history of scoring for various levels of USA’s Women’s and Girls’ National Teams, having tallied goals at the U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-20, U-23, and senior levels.
The roster included several “overage” players, defined as those born prior to January 1, 2003. This year’s overage players are Angelina Anderson (goalkeeper, born in 2001), Corley, Jameese Joseph, and Fishel (both born in 2002).
This match also marked the return of Savy King, who had previously participated in the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. King had been sidelined after a cardiac event in May 2025 that required surgery for a heart abnormality. She returned to play for Angel City FC earlier this NWSL season, appearing in four matches before a foot injury limited her participation.
-U.S. UNDER-23 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team vs. Dominican Republic Women’s National Team
Date: October 9, 2026
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center – Super Pitch No. 3; Fayetteville, Ga.
Attendance: 120
Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| DOM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA – Mia Fishel (Ally Lemos) | 13th minute |
| USA – Mia Fishel (Ally Sentnor) | 45+1 |
| USA – Ally Sentnor (Gia Corley) | 51 |
| USA – Gia Corley (Leah Klenke) | 56 |
| USA – Karlie Lema (Jameese Joseph) | 83 |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Angelina Anderson; 2-Ayo Oke (23-Laney Rouse, 72), 3-Leah Klenke (16-Carolyn Calzada, 76), 4-Jordyn Bugg, 5-Jayden Perry (13-Savy King, 61); 6-Riley Jackson (21-Kimmi Ascanio, 72), 8-Ally Lemos (14-Carina Lageyre, 76); 9-Ally Sentnor (Capt.) (15-Jameese Joseph, 72); Kat Rader (Gia Corley, 46), 10-Mia Fishel (7-Karlie Lema, 46), 11-Maddie Dahlien (24-Caiya Hanks, 61)
Substitutes Not Used: 12-Teagan Wy, 18-Melanie Barcenas, 22-Heather Gilchrist
Head Coach: Heather Dyche
DOM: 1-Odaliana Gomez; 2-Gabriella Marte, 4-Giovanna Dionicio, 5-Nadia Neve Colon, 7-Jazmyn G. Diaz Vega, 8-Jazlyn Oviedo (Capt.), 10-Samantha Van Daimen, 11-Alyssa Oviedo, 13-Stella Tapia (20-Isabelle Isern, 46), 15-Kathryn Gonzalez, 19-Gabriella Cuevas
Substitutes Not Used: 3-Yuleinis Brito, 6-Felicia Linder, 9-Mia Asenjo, 12-Isabella Slump, 14-Isabella Ventura, 16-Josefin Slump, 17-Alexa Castro, 18-Yomerci Brito, 21-Lia Rivera, 22-Megan Velazquez
Head Coach: Betzaida Ubri
Stats Summary: USA / DOM
Shots: 20 / 2
Shots on Goal: 10 / 1
Saves: 1 / 5
Corner Kicks: 6 / 2
Fouls: 3 / 7
| Misconduct Summary | |
| USA – Ally Lemos (Caution) | 6th minute |
| DOM – Isabelle Isern (Caution) | 47 |
| DOM – Isabelle Isern (Caution) | 90+1 |
| DOM – Isabelle Isern (Ejection) | 90+1 |
Officials:
Referee: Daniel Emeri (USA)
1st Assistant Referee: Paige Bell (USA)
2nd Assistant Referee: Gunwan Park (USA)
4th Official: Andru Ghiuta-Florea (USA)
