Newcomers

2022-23 NEWCOMERS

9 Isabel Loza

5-2, Jr. • Midfielder La Mirada, Calif. @isabel.loza

2020-21 (UCLA)

• Played in three games during her freshman campaign • earned a career-high 11 minutes against lMU on sept . 5, 2021

HIGH SCHOOL

• Played for coach Dave Christenson at la Mirada High • at the club level, she played for the lafC slammers • Earned Top Drawer Soccer first-team all-america honors and was selected to the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s

Dream Player of the year in 2020 • Participated in U .s . youth National Team training camps at the U-14, U-16, U-18 and U-20 levels • led la Mirada to the league title and to the state championship game • Member of the 2019 eCNl southwest

Conference championship team and named to the all-conference team

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Rosaneli and fernando loza • Has one brother and one sister • Birthday is april 29 • Majoring in psychology and interior design • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett ford academic Honor Roll

16 Reagan Malia

5-6, Fr. • Midfielder Severna Park, Md. @reagan.mallia

HIGH SCHOOL

• Played for coach ashly Kennedy at archbishop spalding High • in the club ranks, she played for

Maryland United fC in the eCNl • Three-year starter on the varsity team for archbishop spalding • Helped high school team earn a No . 4 national ranking • selected as a team captain during her senior year • Has a 2021 eCNl all-Conference selection

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Joe and amy Malia • Has two sisters • Birthday is June 11 • Majoring in psychology

23 Maddie Moreau

5-1, Sr. • Midfielder/Defender Youngsville, La. @maddiemmoreau

2019-21 (LSU)

• 2020 fall seC academic Honor Roll • 2019 all-seC second Team • 2019 seC all-freshman Team • 2019 seC first-year academic Honor Roll • served as team captain during her sophomore and junior seasons • started 46 of the 56 matches in which she played as a Tiger • Tallied the game winner in the 90th minute to help lsU earn a 2-1 win over

No . 15 Usf on aug . 26, 2021 • first career assist came at Mississippi state on oct . 11, 2020 • logged 1,683 minutes on the pitch out of a possible 1,690 during her freshman campaign • Scored her first career goal at

Georgia on sept . 26, 2019 • Registered first career start at

Villanova on aug . 22, 2019

HIGH SCHOOL

• Played for coach Daniel Underwood at st . Thomas More Catholic school • at the club level, she played for coach Dave lapeyrouse at the Cajun soccer Club • 2018-19 louisiana Gatorade Girls Player of the year • 2017-18 Daily advertiser all-acadiana MVP • four-time all-state honoree • Three-time district MVP • led st . Thomas More to back-to-back state titles in 2018 and 2019 • all-state runner on the st . Thomas More track team 4x400 meter state champion relay team

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Danielle and Blaine Moreau • Has one sister and two brothers • Birthday is December 5 • Majoring in biology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett ford academic Honor Roll

17 Iman Mustafa

5-4, Fr. • Midfielder El Dorado Hills, Calif. @_imanmustafa_

HIGH SCHOOL

• Played for coach Rino Chimienti at oak Ridge High • served as a team captain • Voted as the team’s MVP during her senior season • Played in the sierra foothill youth soccer league • Earned first team all-league and co-

MVP honors with sierra foothill • Two-year member of the eCNl PDP

Northwest Bay-area Team • also played for the san Juan soccer Club and was selected as a team captain . • also during her time in the youth ranks, she played for the Pipeline soccer Club in Maryland • Helped Pipeline to a Maryland state

Cup championship in 2016 .

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Zishan and Huda • Has two brothers and one sister • Birthday is December 14 • enrolled in general studies • Mustafa and her family lived in Kuwait for a year when she was a child and while there, she played for everton football academy

28 mackenzie smith

5-8, Fr. • Goalkeeper Apex, N.C. @Mackenzie_smith13

HIGH SCHOOL

• attended Crossroads flex High school • in the club ranks, she played for NC Courage in the eCNl under coach sean Nahas • Played on the Courage Academy’s

U-13 through U-19 teams • also had the opportunity to train with the NWSL’s NC Courage for a year • on the national level, she was invited to attend the U.S. Women’s National Team U-19

Virtual Camp and the Girls youth National

Team Regional Identification Camp in

Columbia, south Carolina, in april 2021 .

PERSONAL

• Daughter of lee and Brianne smith • Has two sisters • Birthday is November 25 • Majoring in general business • Her cousin plays for the New york Red Bulls in the Mls

24 Ruby Teixeira

5-4, Fr. • Forward Franklin, Tenn. @ruby.tex

HIGH SCHOOL

• attended leland High school in san Jose,

Calif ., for three years before transferring to independence High school in franklin,

Tenn ., for her senior season • Played for coach stephanie Bloom at leland High for three seasons • in the club ranks, she played for

Tennessee soccer Club in franklin, as well as Mountain View los altos soccer

Club in the eCNl in san Jose • a three-star prospect by TopDrawersoccer .com • Named the all-league MVP as a freshman and junior • led leland in goals and assists during her freshman and junior years • During her sophomore season, she was named the league’s sophomore of the year • also led the team in goals as a sophomore • at independence High, she led the team in goals during her senior year • Named the all-league offensive player of the year as a senior

PERSONAL

• Daughter of edward and Jennifer Teixeira • Has three brothers • Birthday is November 11 • Majoring in criminology

2022-23 NEWCOMERS

7 Emily Thompson

5-7, Fr. • Forward Broward County, Fla.

HIGH SCHOOL

• Played for coach Todd Goodman at american Heritage High • Helped lead american Heritage to a state championship • Named a first-team honoree during the state championship • at the club level she played for sunrise soccer Club • earned a spot in the eCNl all-star Game • Guided sunrise soccer to back-toback florida state championships

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Carl and shelly Thompson • Has one brother • Birthday is february 9 • enrolled in general studies

20 Taylor White

5-6, Fr. • Forward Cincinnati, Ohio @tay.michele @__taytay10

HIGH SCHOOL

• Played for coach Kurt fischer at

Winton Woods High • in the club ranks, she played for Cincinnati

United in the Girls academy level • Holds the mid-america region record for goals scored in a single season with 47 • also played high school basketball for Winton Woods

PERSONAL

• Daughter of anthony and Nancy White • father, anthony, played football at

Morehead state, and mother, Nancy, played basketball at Chattanooga • Has one brother and one sister • Brother, Michael, plays soccer at shepherd and sister, Morgan, plays soccer at Marshall • Birthday is april 23 • Majoring in sports and exercise psychology

27 Natalie Zibinskas

5-6, Fr. • Forward/Midfielder Duxbury, Mass. @nataliezibinskas7

HIGH SCHOOL

• attended Thayer academy • Played at the club level for south shore select • Member of South Shore Select’s advanced Placement Program from the

U12-U15 levels, before moving up to the

Development Academy’s U16 team • also played for the Massachusetts U .s . youth soccer olympic Development

Program from 2016-17 • advanced to the east Region oDP

Player Pool in 2017-18 • earned a Player Development Program participation invitation in both the fall of 2017 and spring of 2018 • also in the east Region oDP, she earned a spot on the international team, traveling iceland in 2018 • Helped her club team to a Massachusetts

Club soccer state championship in 2018 • Earned a spot on South Shore Select’s

Girls academy U19 team

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Dan and emily Zibinskas • Has one brother • Birthday is august 8 • enrolled in general studies

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