April Fronzoni (born February 18, 1982 in

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) is a

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striker from the

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, who earned her first international senior cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 at

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. Fronzoni attended the

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, where she played for the

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. Fronzoni has been a mainstay in the U.S. system since competing on the junior national team in the late 1990s, and is prone to scoring decisive goals. She gave the senior national team a 1-0 win over New Zealand in the ATA Holdings Champions' Challenge on a penalty corner goal taken after the expiration of the second half.

International senior competitions

* 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Auckland, New Zealand (6th) * 2004 – Pan American Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados (2nd) * 2006 – World Cup Qualifier, Rome, Italy (4th) * 2006 –

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, Madrid (6th) * 2007 – Champions' Challenge, Baku, Azerbaijan

References

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