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Moynihan Inks Five Wildcats on National Signing Day
11/10/2021 3:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Evanston, Ill. - Northwestern's head women's soccer coach, Michael Moynihan, announced five new Wildcats on Wednesday who will join the program in 2022.
The incoming first-years include Charis Toney, Reiley Fitzpatrick, Hayley Newman, Ramira Ambrose, and Brooke Miller.
"This is a very athletic group that already has a wealth of experience at high levels of soccer, so they are well equipped to come in and compete in some key positions that have been depleted by graduation" Moynihan said. "The positive energy coming from this group is palpable and we are eager to get them into our environment and start working with them. We feel they will complement our returning group of players very well as we strive to improve on our finish in the Big Ten and make a return to the NCAA Tournament."
Full information on the five can be found below:
Charis Toney // 5-4 // Mountain View, California // MVLA Barcelona Blue ECNL 04
High School: Mountain View High School
Personal: No. 15-ranked defender in the class of 2022 (IMG Academy 150) and No. 65 overall...High School Varsity CIF All-League First Team...ECNL U17 National Champions with MVLA Barcelona Blue 04...Chose Northwestern over Arizona State, Oregon, Cal, Harvard, University of Portland and Stanford...Daughter of Chris Toney and Carrie Lee...Anticipated major is Biology
Reiley Fitzpatrick // 5-10 // Ashburn, Virginia // Loudoun 04G ECNL
High School: Independence High School (Ashburn)
Personal: Three-year team captain...All 3B Regional Player of the Year 2021...ECNL 1st Team Mid-Atlantic Conference 2021...Made 24 saves in state championship against Western Albemarle...National Honor Society...Anticipated major is undecided...Mother played soccer at National University of Ireland, Galway…Sister of four ten-year old quadruplets Quinn, Rhyan, Collin, and Jack...Daughter of Sonja and Tom Fitzpatrick
Hayley Newman // 5-2 // Old Tappan, New Jersey // STA Girls Academy
High School: Northern Valley Regional Highschool (Old Tappan)
Personal: Team captain at STA...Four year honor roll student...Sister runs track at Providence College …Anticipated major is Communications...Daughter of Kerri Newman and Michael Newman...Father played soccer at Georgetown
Ramira Ambrose // 5-4 // Plymouth, Minnesota // Minnesota Thunder Academy
High School: Wayzata High School (Plymouth)
Personal: Captained the soccer and track team at Wayzata in 2021...Minnesota All-State team in 2021...Section 6AAA Champions...Top-five in school history for assists by a defender...Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association Academic Excellence Award (Highest GPA) in 2020 & 2021...High school teammate with Wildcats Maddie Lo and Lily Gilbertson...Anticipated major is Biomedical Engineering...Daughter of Ruban and Vino Ambrose
Brooke Miller // 5-7 // Naperville, Illinois // Team Chicago 04 Elite
High School: Neuqua Valley High School (Naperville)
Personal: Captained the soccer team at Neuqua Valley...DuPage Valley All Conference in 2019 and 2021...Led Wildcats to regional championship in 2021...Three-time State Cup finalist with Team Chicago 04 Elite...Same high as Brittany Bock and Megan Oyster of the NWSL...Chose Northwestern over Michigan State, Illinois, Iowa, Loyola Chicago and UIC...Anticipated major is Journalism...Daughter of Joy Miller and Louis Miller
The incoming first-years include Charis Toney, Reiley Fitzpatrick, Hayley Newman, Ramira Ambrose, and Brooke Miller.
"This is a very athletic group that already has a wealth of experience at high levels of soccer, so they are well equipped to come in and compete in some key positions that have been depleted by graduation" Moynihan said. "The positive energy coming from this group is palpable and we are eager to get them into our environment and start working with them. We feel they will complement our returning group of players very well as we strive to improve on our finish in the Big Ten and make a return to the NCAA Tournament."
Full information on the five can be found below:
Charis Toney // 5-4 // Mountain View, California // MVLA Barcelona Blue ECNL 04
High School: Mountain View High School
Personal: No. 15-ranked defender in the class of 2022 (IMG Academy 150) and No. 65 overall...High School Varsity CIF All-League First Team...ECNL U17 National Champions with MVLA Barcelona Blue 04...Chose Northwestern over Arizona State, Oregon, Cal, Harvard, University of Portland and Stanford...Daughter of Chris Toney and Carrie Lee...Anticipated major is Biology
Reiley Fitzpatrick // 5-10 // Ashburn, Virginia // Loudoun 04G ECNL
High School: Independence High School (Ashburn)
Personal: Three-year team captain...All 3B Regional Player of the Year 2021...ECNL 1st Team Mid-Atlantic Conference 2021...Made 24 saves in state championship against Western Albemarle...National Honor Society...Anticipated major is undecided...Mother played soccer at National University of Ireland, Galway…Sister of four ten-year old quadruplets Quinn, Rhyan, Collin, and Jack...Daughter of Sonja and Tom Fitzpatrick
Hayley Newman // 5-2 // Old Tappan, New Jersey // STA Girls Academy
High School: Northern Valley Regional Highschool (Old Tappan)
Personal: Team captain at STA...Four year honor roll student...Sister runs track at Providence College …Anticipated major is Communications...Daughter of Kerri Newman and Michael Newman...Father played soccer at Georgetown
Ramira Ambrose // 5-4 // Plymouth, Minnesota // Minnesota Thunder Academy
High School: Wayzata High School (Plymouth)
Personal: Captained the soccer and track team at Wayzata in 2021...Minnesota All-State team in 2021...Section 6AAA Champions...Top-five in school history for assists by a defender...Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association Academic Excellence Award (Highest GPA) in 2020 & 2021...High school teammate with Wildcats Maddie Lo and Lily Gilbertson...Anticipated major is Biomedical Engineering...Daughter of Ruban and Vino Ambrose
Brooke Miller // 5-7 // Naperville, Illinois // Team Chicago 04 Elite
High School: Neuqua Valley High School (Naperville)
Personal: Captained the soccer team at Neuqua Valley...DuPage Valley All Conference in 2019 and 2021...Led Wildcats to regional championship in 2021...Three-time State Cup finalist with Team Chicago 04 Elite...Same high as Brittany Bock and Megan Oyster of the NWSL...Chose Northwestern over Michigan State, Illinois, Iowa, Loyola Chicago and UIC...Anticipated major is Journalism...Daughter of Joy Miller and Louis Miller
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