Gutierrez named To Mexico’s U-20 World Cup roster

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ATHENS, Ga. (UGA ATHLETICS RELEASE) – Georgia soccer incoming freshman Mariel Gutierrez has been named to the 21-player roster for the upcoming 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, it was announced this week by the Mexican Football Federation.

The World Cup will be played in Canada Aug. 5-24, with Gutierrez’s squad making its fifth straight trip and sixth overall.

The defender from Mexico City in January was named to the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship Best XI team for her play in helping Mexico to a runner-up finish.

Mexico will take on Nigeria in its opening game of Group C action on Aug. 6, before meeting England on Aug. 9 and Korea Republic on Aug. 13.

The Bulldogs open preseason camp on Wed., Aug. 6 and will play an exhibition scrimmage on the road at Clemson on Sun., Aug. 10. The season officially begins for Georgia with a meeting at Ole Miss on Aug. 22 in Oxford – one of the first events to be carried live on the brand new SEC Network.

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(478) 745-4141 ext. 310 Tucker Sargent joined the 41NBC news team in April 2012. He's from Alabama, but you won't catch him saying "Roll Tide!" Tucker grew up near Auburn before moving to north Alabama. He graduated from Danville High School in 2007 and loves to return to the Tennessee Valley any chance he gets. He moved back south to Troy, Alabama after high school, where he graduated from Troy University in 2011 with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. He interned in Huntsville at WAAY-TV before joining 41NBC. His passion is sports, and his favorite teams are the Auburn Tigers and Troy Trojans. On the weekends you can catch Tucker watching college football on Saturdays and NASCAR on Sundays! He's proud to call middle Georgia home for now and could always use a story idea from you, so don't hesitate to get in touch with him!