A surprise inclusion on the roster was 25-year-old Savannah DeMelo, who has yet to appear in a match for the United States.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/soccer/2023/6/21/23768708/world-cup-veterans-alex-morgan-and-megan-rapinoe-will-lead-us-womens-national-team

Coach and player kept up a regular exchange of text messages and critiques through the winter, the first sign for DeMelo that she might have a shot to win a place on the World Cup team despite her relative inexperience.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/sports/soccer/savannah-demelo-uswnt-world-cup.html

DeMelo has spent the most time next to Morrissey this season as the latter has reached new heights, offensively.

Source: https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/winnipeg-jets/jets-steady-defenceman-dylan-demelo-slated-for-return-vs-kraken

It became glaringly obvious in the group stage that Andonovski only trusted half of his squad when potential contributors Ashley Sanchez, Lynn Williams, Alyssa Thompson, Savannah DeMelo and Alana Cook in high-leverage moments.

Source: https://nesn.com/2023/11/emma-hayes-exactly-coach-uswnt-needs-after-world-cup-failure/

Kings left wing Kevin Fiala, left, and Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan DeMelo vie for the puck during the second period on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.

Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/12/13/gabe-vilardi-leads-jets-past-kings-in-impressive-return-to-l-a/

Nino Niederreiter and Dylan DeMelo each had two assists.

Source: https://s24526.pcdn.co/sports/1605459/islanders-lose-to-capitals-no-longer-control-playoff-future

U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski started DeMelo in the both of the American’s World Cup matches.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/national/story/2023-07-28/savannah-demelos-ability-to-speak-portuguese-may-help-us-in-critical-womens-world-cup-match