North Carolina Courage defender Abby Erceg has been named to the New Zealand Women’s National Team roster ahead of the 2017 Cyrpus Cup. The 27-year-old captain has made over 100 appearances for New Zealand since 2006, making her 50th appearance on March 2, 2011 vs. Netherlands. She has scored six goals as a defender in 130 appearances with the first team. New Zealand is currently ranked No. 19 in the FIFA Women’s Rankings. Six other NWSL players join Erceg in the 2017 Cyprus Cup including Rachel Corsie (Seattle Reign, Scotland), Rebekah Scott (Seattle Reign, New Zealand), Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign, Wales), Rosie White (Boston Breakers, New Zealand), Katie Bowen (FC Kansas City, New Zealand), and Denise O’Sullilvan (Houston Dash, Republic of Ireland). Teams participating in the Cyprus Cup include Beligium, Italy, Korea DPR, Switzerland, Austria, Korea Republic, New Zealand, Scotland, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, Hungary and Wales. The Cyprus Cup kicks off on Wednesday, March 1 and ends on Wednesday, March 8. Click here for the complete Cyprus Cup Schedule.

Erceg and the North Carolina Courage will begin NWSL regular season play in April 2017 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. For ticket information, please call our box office at 919-459-8144 or go online to NorthCarolinaFC.com/Tickets.

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The North Carolina Courage is a professional women’s soccer team that plays in the NWSL (Women’s First Division). NC Courage, the reigning NWSL champion, plays their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. For more information, please visit www.www.nccourage.com or follow them on Twitter and Facebook.