Updated at 9:18 p.m., Monday, April 16, 2007
UH women's soccer signs five
Advertiser Staff
Midfielder Mari Punzal, named the Advertiser Girls Soccer State Player of the Year earlier this month, highlights a list of five signees for the University of Hawai'i women's soccer program.Defender/midfielder Chelsea Deptula out of Punahou joins Punzal, from Kamehameha, as the two Hawai'i recruits.
The three out-of-state recruits are midfielder/forward Laura Euers of Australia, goalkeeper Nicole McClure of New York and midfielder/forward Nicole Mikula of Pennsylvania.
Tabbed a Top 150 recruit by Soccer Buzz, Mikula is the first player from Pennsylvania to sign with UH.
"This is perhaps our best recruiting class we've ever had," Hawai'i coach Pinsoom Tenzing said in a release. "We've added size, quickness and soccer savvy to the program. We've picked up a Top 150 recruit, a superb goalkeeper, an exceptional international player and two local kids we really wanted. We expect them all to make an immediate impact, depending on how hard they train this summer."
The Rainbow Wahine return 17 letterwinners and 10 starters from last season's squad that finished 8-11-2 overall and 2-5 in the Western Athletic Conference.
