MURCIA, Spain – Sophomore forward
Nyah Rose made her official Canada Women's National Team debut on Thursday in the team's international friendly match against the Korea Republic.
Rose entered the match in the 74
th minute, helping Canada secure a 4-1 victory over Korea Republic. She was called up to the team on Nov. 23 but did not play in the team's first friendly against Iceland on Nov. 30.
This was Rose's second call-up to play for a Canadian national team this year, as she was named to Canada's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 roster in September. Rose started in two of the team's three group play matches (France and Brazil) and helped team Canada reach the round of 16 in the tournament for the first time since 2014.
The Markham, Ontario native appeared in 11 games with nine starts this past season at SMU and was second on the team in goals scored with five. She scored the team's lone goal against No. 2 Florida State, helping the team secure a 1-1 draw. The striker scored three of her five goals in conference play including on the road at Miami and Virginia.
She earned Third Team All-ACC honors for her play this past and was a Hermann Trophy Watch List Honoree prior to the start of the season.
