The University of Dayton’s women’s soccer team has announced the addition of five new players to its 2011 recruiting class.
Melissa DeWitt (Cincinnati, Ohio), Lacey Engle (Dayton, Ohio), Jenna Gerstle (Louisville, Ky.), Chelsea Rose (Cincinnati, Ohio), and Lindsay Silva (Cincinnati, Ohio) will be a part of the Flyer women’s soccer program while they continue their education.
“Our first priority in this class was goal scorers, and we think we have a couple of great ones. Beyond that, what we’re trying to do is to find people that can make us better and who fit into the way that we’re trying to do things,” said Tucker. “Overall we think this is going to be a really special class. I think we have our goal scorers and we have our other special players, so we’re really happy about that. They’re all really good students and really competitive, and I think their character and the quality of people that they are is what we’re looking for.”
The Flyers finished their 2010 season posting a record of 19-3-1 overall and an Atlantic 10 record of 8-1-0. UD shared the A-10 regular season title and won its second A-10 tournament title in as many years. The Flyers earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the Second Round.
Information about the recruits is listed below containing facts from their playing careers:
Melissa DeWitt | Bio Page
Outside Back / Midfielder• 5’5’’
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
High School: Mt. Notre Dame High School
Soccer Club: Hammer FC
HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
-Varsity Starting Defender (2009 and 2010)
-Academic All Southwest, Southwest Ohio HS Soccer Coaches Association (2009 and 2010)
- Defender of the Year (2008)
CLUB ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Play in the Midwest Regional League Premier Division (2010-2011)
- Midwest Regional League First Division Champions (2009)
Lacey Engle | Bio Page
Midfielder/ Forward • 5’3’’
Hometown: Dayton, OH
High School: Carroll High School
Soccer Club: Cincinnati United Premier Gold 92
HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Carroll High School Varsity Soccer Team Starter (2007-2010)
- 1st Team Girls Greater Cincinnati League (GGCL) (2008-2010)
- 1st Team All Dayton (2008-2010)
- 1st Team All District (2010)
- GGCL League Champions
- Carroll Swim Team (2007-2010) Varsity Captain (2010)
- Honor Roll Student
- Fairborn Council 3724, K of C, Youth of the Year (2008)
- Ohio State Council, K of C, Youth of the Year (2009)
CLUB ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Ohio-South State Champions (2009)
- Adidas Blue Chip Champions
- Jefferson Cup Champions
- PDA Champions
ODP ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- ODP State Team (2004-2010)
- ODP Regional Camp (2005-2010)
- ODP Showcase Player (2009)
Jenna Gerstle | Bio Page
Midfielder • 5’8’’
Hometown: Louisville, KY
High School: Assumption High School
Soccer Club: Javanon ‘93
HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Four time varsity member
- Sportsmanship award senior year
- All-State Honorable Mention senior year
CLUB ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- State runner-up (Lexington FC ’93)
- State runner-up (Javanon ’92)
ODP ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Three year state team member
Chelsea Rose | Bio page
Defender • 5’1’’
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
High School: Walnut Hills
Soccer Club: Tri-State Futbol Alliance
HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Four year Varsity player and starter
- Team captain and MVP
- FAVC 1st Team All League 2009 and 2010
- FAVC All-Conference Academic Award 2010
- Selected for the 2010 Senior All-Star Game
- Honorable mention 2010 division I All-Southwest team
CLUB ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Captain
- MVP
Lindsay Silva | Bio Page
Defender / Midfielder • 5’4’’
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
High School: St. Ursula Academy
Soccer Club: Classics Hammer FC
HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Varsity team captain senior year
- GGCL Champs two years in a row
- District Champs two years in a row
- Team Ranked Number 1 in the nation
- Team Ranked Number 1 in final state Ohio polls 2 years in a row
- 2nd Team All Star
- Member of National Honors Society
- First Honors all 4 years
- Physical Education Award
CLUB ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Play in MRL Premier Division 2010-2011
- MRL First Division Champions 2009
