SAN JOSE, Calif. (Feb. 18, 2026)\u00a0\u2013 U.S. Soccer announced today that Bay FC forward Karlie Lema has been selected to join the U.S. U-23 Women\u2019s National Team\u00a0for training and friendlies\u00a0in\u00a0Miami, Fla.\u00a0from Feb. 27 to March 7.\u00a0Lema will join the U.S. U-23\u2019s for the first time in 2026\u00a0as it hosts Mexico\u2019s U-23 WNT for a pair of friendly\u00a0matches and\u00a0is one of six Bay FC players\u00a0set\u00a0to join a national team program\u00a0in the upcoming window.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Bay Area native\u00a0was selected to the U-23 roster twice in 2025, joining the squad for its October training camp<\/a> in Philadelphia and trip to Europe in November and December<\/a>.\u00a0She appeared in both matches in the latter window, coming off the bench in her squad\u2019s\u00a01-0\u00a0defeat of Slovakia\u2019s senior national team Nov. 29 and 4-2 defeat of England Dec. 2.\u00a0Her October invite marked her first to a national team program since she joined the U.S. U-17 Women\u2019s National Team in 2020.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Lema is one of six Bay FC players selected to join their respective national teams for the February\/March international window. Forwards Onyeka Gamero and Alex Pfeiffer will each join the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0U-20<\/a> squad as it prepares for the 2026 U-20 World Cup. Midfielder Claire Hutton<\/a> and defenders Sydney Collins<\/a> and Brooklyn Courtnall<\/a> will\u00a0each compete\u00a0at the\u00a02026 SheBelieves Cup, with Hutton to join the U.S. senior squad and Collins and Courtnall set to\u00a0represent\u00a0Canada in the tournament\u2019s eleventh edition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Lema and the U-23 WNT will close its camp with two matches against Mexico\u2019s\u00a0U-23 Women\u2019s National Team March 3 at\u00a09am PT\u00a0and March 6 at\u00a011\u00a0a.m.\u00a0PT, both at the FIU Soccer Stadium in Miami. The matches are open and free to the public.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Bay FC opens the 2026 season with the club\u2019s Home Opene<\/a>r, presented by Sutter Health,\u00a0March 14 against expansion side Denver Summit FC at PayPal Park. Single-match tickets for all 2026 Bay FC home matches are on sale now at BayFC.com\/tickets<\/a>, giving all fans the opportunity to lock in their spot at PayPal Park for the season\u2019s most\u00a0anticipated\u00a0contests.\u00a0Visa is Bay FC\u2019s preferred way to pay for tickets.\u00a0<\/p>\n U.S. U-23 WNT Roster by Position, Domestic Training Camp and Matches \u2014 Miami, Fla.\u00a0<\/p>\n Goalkeepers (2): Liz Beardsley (Tampa Bay Sun FC; Lakeland, Fla.),\u00a0Neeku\u00a0Purcell (Seattle Reign FC; Seattle, Wash.)\u00a0<\/p>\n Defenders (8): Macy Blackburn (Racing Louisville FC; Fort Worth, Texas), Carolyn Calzada (Portland Thorns FC; Sugar Hill, Ga.), Sydney Cheesman (Louisiana State; Lafayette, Colo.), Leah Klenke (Houston Dash; Houston, Texas), Ayo Oke (Denver Summit FC; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns FC; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Evelyn Shores (Angel City FC; Atlanta, Ga.), Sierra\u00a0Sythe\u00a0(Wake Forest; Long Beach, Calif.)\u00a0<\/p>\n Midfielders (7): Sofia Cook (Gotham FC; Huntington Beach, Calif.), Shae Harvey (Portland Thorns FC; Hermosa Beach, Calif.), Ally Lemos (Orlando Pride; Glendora, Calif.), Yuna McCormack (Denver Summit FC; Mill Valley, Calif.), Lexi\u00a0Missimo\u00a0(Dallas Trinity FC; Southlake, Texas), Sarah\u00a0Schupansky\u00a0(Gotham FC; Pittsburgh, Pa.), Taylor Suarez (Angel City FC; Charlote, N.C.)\u00a0<\/p>\n Forwards (7): Jasmine Aikey (Denver Summit FC; Palo Alto, Calif.), Andrea\u00a0Kitahata\u00a0(Gotham FC; Hillsborough, Calif.), Karlie Lema (Bay FC; Morgan Hill, Calif.), Hope Leyba (Colorado; Phoenix, Ariz.), Kat Rader (Houston Dash; Stuart, Fla.), Pietra\u00a0Tordin\u00a0(Portland Thorns FC; Miami, Fla.), Sarah Weber (Racing Louisville FC; Gretna, Neb.)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN JOSE, Calif. 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