An intimate crowd should we say here at the HDC this evening.

U.S. lineup:
goalkeeper Hope Solo; defenders Heather Mitts, Christie Rampone, Rachel Buehler; Lori Chalupny; midfielders Heather O’Reilly, Shannon Boxx, Carli Lloyd, Angela Hucles; strikers Lindsay Tarpley, Tina Ellertson.

Options off the bench include Bruin Lauren Cheney, Trojan Amy Rodriguez and veteran Kristine Lilly.

China starts L.A. Sol allocation Han Duan up front.

The burning question (as was pointed out to me just now): can Torrance’s Boxx score her fifth goal in five U.S. games tonight in front of family and friends at the HDC. She has one previous goal this year – a header against China in January, which won the Four Nations Tournament for the U.S..