Head Coach Carr's recruits are ranked 30th in the West

May 27, 2008

San Francisco Women's Soccer recruiting class has been ranked 30th in the West Region in pre-season rankings released by Soccerbuzz.com this week. The top 30 West ranking puts the recruiting class among the top 150 in the nation.

"I am very excited about the quality, athleticism and talent level of this class," Head Coach Mark Carr said. "I'm extremely pleased with the experience and competitiveness of this group of players. They have collectively proven themselves at the Youth level and they are just the type of players who will come in and make an immediate impact on our program. I am looking forward to this group arriving in the Fall and adding them all to an already talented returning group."

USF also landed a recruit who is ranked 147th in the Nation. Kelli Woodard, a Glendale AZ, high school senior (Deer Valley HS) is a two-time Arizona All-State selection, a High School Regional Player of the Year, a member of the Region 4 ODP Team, and a five-time Club State Champion. Woodard signed a National Letter of Intent in February.

"Woody is one of the top players coming out of Arizona. As a forward she has all the necessary tools to be successful at this level. She is a dynamic, competitive, great back to pressure forward who is a proven finisher. Her natural athleticism will be a handful for defenses," Carr said.

Other members of the recruiting class include forwards, Megan Bucci (Redondo Beach, CA/Redondo HS), Nicole Moore (Clearfield, UT/Clearfield HS), and Molly Hall (Santa Clarita, CA/Canyon High School), midfielders Joan Piasta (Santa Rosa, CA/Ursuline HS), Anna Calderon (San Jose, CA/Valley Christian HS), Alyssa Simbahon, Fr., Midfielder (Honolulu, HI/'Iolani School), and Meritt Peterson, Fr., Midfielder (Seattle, WA/Roosevelt High School), defenders Abbey Kaufman (Tuscon, AZ/Catalina Foothill HS), Angela Vuona (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Rancho Santa Margarita HS), Kallie Caldwell (Coronado CA/Coronado HS), Afiya Roberts, So.-Tr., Defender (Fremont, CA/UC Davis), Jane Shook, Fr., Defender (Santa Cruz, CA/Santa Cruz High School), Lauren Abarca, Fr., Defender (Orange, CA/El Dorado High School), and goalkeeper Sarah Garland (San Diego, CA/WestView HS).