High school athletes Katelyn Falgowski and Katie O'Donnell have been added to the USA World Cup training squad following intra-squad competition at the USA Field Hockey National Training Center in Virginia Beach.

The addition of Falgowski and O'Donnell raises the number of athletes in the U.S. camp to 24 with Bodimeade to trim the roster to a final 18 players for the Samsung Hockey World Cup, from 27 September to 0 October in Madrid, Spain.

Prior to the World Cup, the USA will host No. 1 ranked the Netherlands, No. 2 Argentina and No. 3 Australia in the AstroTurf March on Madrid Four Nation Tournament.

All 24 USA squad members are expected to see action during the tournament with the final 18-member USA World Cup team announced 28 August.

Tickets for the AstroTurf  March on Madrid are available at the gate on each day of the tournament. Admission is free for USA Field Hockey members with proof of membership and $5 for adults and $3 for youth 12-18 and free for children under 12.

Although both Falgowski and O'Donnell still have a year of high school remaining, the two new additions bring international experience to the squad.

O'Donnell has competed in 20 international matches and was a member of the USA Rabobank Champions Challenge team in 2005. Falgowski, a three-time high school All-American, has appeared in 10 international matches including the 2005 Argentina three-nation tournament in Buenos Aires.

Both Falgowski and O'Donnell were members of the 2005 USA Junior World Cup team that earned a USA-best seventh place finish in Santiago, Chile.

The first 22 members of the U.S. squad announced following the USA Women's National Championships in early July with the additional two athletes completing the squad following a four-game intra-squad series in Virginia Beach.

With their performances during the series, Falgowski and O'Donnell were elevated to the World Cup training squad from the USA developmental squad.

"All players have kicked off the World Cup preparation at a high level," said Bodimeade following the intra-squad series.

"The games provided the opportunity for players to push for selection in the squad of 24 and also to develop new players that will press for selection in the future and provide greater depth to the playing ranks in the national program."