Palo Alto 00G Blue Player Competes for Women’s World Cup Qualifiers

Josephine Cotto, a forward on the Palo Alto 00G Blue (U16) team, played on the U20 Puerto Rico National Team at a World Cup qualifier tournament in Haiti in October. She started in three of the four games, where the team won over Haiti, but lost to Bermuda, Jamaica, and Turks & Caicos. She returned to Puerto Rico in November to play on the U17 Puerto Rico National Team in their World Cup qualifier tournament. Josephine attends Menlo Atherton High School and also plays on the ODP Regional team.

Palo Alto 00G Blue finished the California Regional League in third place this fall and is currently ranked 17th nationally. The team is coached by Chris Fitzpatrick.