SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 13 SELENSKI Continued from Page 1 “My goal at the Olympics came at a pretty rough time for our whole team,” she said. “It was our last game and, obvious- ly, the outcome was not what we wanted at all. “A lot of it was that we were ®- in the beginning. It was good for me to end the Olym- pics on a good note.” The way the Olympics as a whole turned out is fresh in the minds of Selenski and the rest of Team USA. “That drives us every day, every practice,” Selenski said, “especially for those of us who competed at the Olympics and the outcome was not anywhere near what we wanted it to be. “That fuels our fire. We know we're better than what we did at the Olympics.” That disappointment, com- bined with a new head coach, could have added uncertainty to those trying to maintain spots on the national team. The latest roster was selected, as it is each season, following the Women’s National Champi- onships. A dozen players with Olym- pic experience are part of the O-player roster. “Especially with a new coach, you don’t know what he wants; you don’t know what he’s look- ing for,” Selenski said. “There’s a bunch of us who have the title of Olympian, but you still have to show what you're capable of and how skillful you are on the field. “There are people always fighting to take your spot. You really have to be on top of your game at all times.” The national tournament is the yearly highlight of a process in which Selenski and others now on the Women’s National Squad alternately compete against and then alongside each other. Not long after being named to the team, they were back to that battle again. During training, they were Last summer ended with Selenski scoring a goal in the Olympics. She had the only score for the United States in a 2-1 loss to Belgium in the final game, which igh School Player of the Year. determined 11th and 12th place in the 12-team field. trying to convince Craig Parn- ham that they were worthy of being among the 18 players se- lected to compete at the World League Semifinal. Selenski again made the cut. She was with the team that was scheduled to leave for London yesterday to get ready for Satur- day’s opener against Argentina, the silver medalist at the Lon- don Olympics. For Selenski to have a chance to be on a US. roster in the World Cup, she will first have to assist the team in the process of qualifying. The World League Semifinal is the first step in qualifying for the World Cup. The United States finished sixth in the 2006 World Cup, but missed qualify- ing in 2010 when it fell a game Special Rates and Times Available for Group Events short. China and Italy are also in Pool A with the United States and Argentina. The quarterfinals in the eight- team event begin June 27 with the top four teams advancing to the World League Final. “We will aim to finish as high as possible, with the immediate challenge of qualifying for the World Cup,” Parnham said in a press release. “ ... The crucial game will be the quarterfinal which will determine whether a team progresses through to the top four places.” When the World Cup Semi- final is over, Selenski will be back to National Squad train- ing where she will be joined by Wyoming Seminary graduates Kelsey Kolojejchick and Kat Sharkey, who made the 30-play- and Fundraisers - Great Fun, Great Opportunities. er team, but not the 18-player group that is in action this week. “It’s good to have players who are familiar to me also playing on the national level,” said Sel- enski, the 2007 Pennsylvania s | Incentive Heating & Cooling The energy efficient choice in comfort. Sc Bate he we A ici FOR THE WAY IT'S MADE” Kingston ¢ 287-9631 C. W. SCHULTZ & SON INC. 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