DAYTON – University of Dayton women's soccer coach
Eric Golz and his staff announced the 2019 recruiting class today.
"We are thrilled to officially add these seven young women to our program. While they are a diverse group, they have some important characteristics in common: they are women of high character, all are driven to pursue individual excellence, all are accomplished students, and all have the desire and talent to help our program compete for championships," said Golz. "The class is versatile and dynamic, all are good two-way players that will provide quality and competition within all three lines of our team. They all have been developed by and competed for some of the best clubs in the country, and we expect them to transition well into our environment while making contributions right away."
Below is a list of the newest Flyers, with comments on each by Coach Golz. Also, click on each players' link to learn more about each.
"Madelyn is a very well-rounded goalkeeper that plays the game with a chip on her shoulder.She displays great leadership qualities in her communication and organization, she is very technically sound and well positioned in her shot stopping, and has good range and variety in her distribution.She is coming from a great developmental environment at Richmond United, and has played within a playing model that will translate well into our style of play."
"Alexis is a competitor and a winner.She is a dynamic attacking midfielder with the versatility to play within multiple positions within midfield as well as at the forward position.She has good vision in her distribution, has playmaking ability via the pass and the dribble, creates opportunities with her penetrating passes, and can finish from the ground or in the air.She is a fantastic two-way player that will help provide some edge to our midfield.Alexis is a highly-decorated youth player at Fairfield High School and with Ohio Elite, and she has been a catalyst for their team successes while serving as a great leader, she has a bright future ahead of her."
"Laney is dangerous winger with explosive pace and will help to improve our ability to create and finish more goal scoring opportunities.She can help to stretch opposing defenses with her ability to play vertically in 1v1 situations and getting behind a back line with her movement and pace. She has been very successful at the youth level at both Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy and with Ohio Elite, and we are excited to see how that translates to the collegiate level."
"Mackenzie is a blue-collar defender that plays with hunger, desperation, and bite.She is versatile in that she can play as a center back or an outside back.She is good in her 1v1 defending and tackling, and has great technical range in her passing out of the back line. She started her development at Pacesetter Soccer Club, and has really taken off in her last two years in the elite environment playing year-round with the Michigan Hawks. She has a high capacity for continued growth and we look forward to her contributions here at Dayton."
"Landy is a leader and competitor that comes from a great soccer family.She is dynamic, dangerous, and versatile in her ability to create and finish goal scoring opportunities.She can play in wide or central areas in both the midfield and forward lines and will add some dangerous pace to our attack.She has accumulated a number of individual awards and has been a catalyst to leading her teams to many championships with Upper St. Claire High School and Century V United; she has the potential to do the same in her time here at Dayton."
"Audrey is extremely driven, competitive, and influential. She is a workhorse of a central midfielder that is capable of playing box to box, while being impactful and effective on both sides of the ball. She will help us improve our possession as well as our ability to break teams down with her technical range, ability to finish from distance and vision.Audrey will be the valedictorian at Linden High School, while earning all-state honors in multiple sports and excelling on the club level with Vardar. She is versatile and talented and we can't wait to have her on campus."
"Marlee comes to Dayton with a ton of personality and a genuine want to become great.She is a versatile central midfielder who is very comfortable on the ball under pressure, has great range and texture in her passing ability, and can play box to box on both sides of the ball. She has continued to challenge herself within her developmental environment, and has really taken off the last two years playing with the Michigan Hawks."
