SB Nation Atlanta - 2011 USWNT Women's World Cup Roster: Heather Mitts, Carli Lloyd Represent Atlanta Beathttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46601/atlanta-fave.png2011-06-26T08:00:34-04:00http://atlanta.sbnation.com/rss/stream/19920332011-06-26T08:00:34-04:002011-06-26T08:00:34-04:002011 USWNT Women's World Cup Roster: Heather Mitts, Carli Lloyd Represent Atlanta Beat
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<p>The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup is underway in Germany this weekend, and <a href="http://">the United States roster</a> includes a pair of Atlanta Beat players: defender <a href="http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/WNT/M/Heather-Mitts.aspx">Heather Mitts</a> and midfielder <a href="http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/WNT/L/Carli-Lloyd.aspx">Carli Lloyd</a>. With a combined 223 caps, they're among the USWNT's most experienced players, and Lloyd compares favorably with the goal-scoring total of everybody not named Abby Wambach. </p>
<p>Mitts is playing her first season with the Beat, having appeared in four games for the home team after seasons with the Philadelphia Independence and Boston Breakers. 2008 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year Lloyd also joined the Beat for 2011, having suffered an ankle injury during her 2010 season with Sky Blue FC. </p>
<p>Elsewhere on the 2011 roster, Breakers forward <a href="http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/WNT/O/Kelley-Ohara.aspx">Kelley O'Hara</a> hails from Fayetteville, Georgia, earning various 2006 all-state honors before going to play for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/stanford-cardinal">Stanford Cardinal</a>. And <a href="http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/WNT/O/Heather-Oreilly.aspx">Heather O'Reilly</a> scored the winning goal for the U.S. team against China last year at the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/kennesaw-st-owls">Kennesaw St. Owls</a> Soccer Stadium, home of the Beat.</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2011/6/26/2336670/2011-uswnt-womens-world-cup-roster-heather-mitts-carli-lloydJason Kirk