WSOC Announces 2022 Recruiting Class

The Marquette University women's soccer team welcomes 10 players to the program for the 2022 campaign, third-year head coach Frank Pelaez announced Wednesday afternoon.

The 2022 class consists of five NCAA Division I transfers and five prep standouts, providing the squad with experienced veterans and talented newcomers. Three players are already on campus and training with the team. Aislinn Boyle (Nebraska), Molly Keiper (Villanova) and Isabella Cook (Tennessee) arrived on campus in time for the start of the spring semester at Marquette.

"I am extremely excited to add these talented young women to our Marquette soccer family," Pelaez said. "Each one of them embody what Marquette stands for, both on and off the field. Each is focused on academic success, strives to make a difference in the community and will be a tremendous ambassador for the program.

"This group brings a wide range of skill and ability to our roster and gives the team multiple options at a variety of positions," Pelaez added. "We are excited about the three newcomers who are already here and can't wait to get the entire group together in the fall."

The Golden Eagles finished 9-8-0 overall in 2021 in Pelaez's second season as head coach, including a 5-5-0 mark in BIG EAST Conference action. MU opens its spring season March 26 at Valley Fields against Loyola Chicago.

2022 SIGNING CLASS
Adrianna Alberts | Fr. | MF | 5-9 | Brookfield, Wis. | Brookfield East
Josie Bieda | Fr. | F | 5-9 | Downers Grove, Ill. | Downers Grove North
Aislinn Boyle | R-Fr. | MF | 5-6 | Burlington, Ontario, Canada | Frank J. Hayden/Nebraska
Elizabeth Bueckers | G-Sr. | MF | 5-7 | Milwaukee, Wis. | Wauwatosa East/IUPUI
Isabella Cook | R-Jr. | MF | 5-3 | Elmhurst, Ill. | York/Tennessee
Cate Downs | Fr. | MF | 5-7 | Geneva, Ill. | St. Francis
Molly Keiper | So. | MF | 5-5 | Whitefish Bay, Wis | Whitefish Bay/Villanova
Katie Koker | Sr. | D | 5-5 | Racine, Wis. | The Prairie School/Minnesota
Erin O'Keefe | Fr. | D | 5-3 | Shrewsbury, Mass. | St. Mark's School
Abby Ruhland | Fr. | F | 5-10 | Lakeville, Minn. | Lakeville

ADRIANNA ALBERTS

High School: Attended Brookfield East High School … Played soccer for FC Wisconsin under Christian Lavers … Earned First Team All-Conference Midwest honors in 2021 and was a Player to Watch in 2018 … Also played basketball in high school and was Second Team All-Conference in 2018.

JOSIE BIEDA

High School: Attended Downers Grove North High School … Played club soccer year-round with Sockers FC alongside teammate Cate Downs … Named GA Mid-America Top Talent ID Player in 2021 … ODP team made State and Regional Pools in 2018 and 2019 … Was in National Honor Society and an Illinois State Scholar.

AISLINN BOYLE

2021 (Fr. - Nebraska): Did not see action in her freshman season.

High School: Played for Tom Van at Frank J. Hayden Secondary School … Part of a team that took silver at the 2018 Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Championships … Ranked third in league scoring in 2018 with her club team, the Burlington Bayhawks.

ELIZABETH BUECKERS

Honors & Awards
2021
First Team All-Horizon League honoree
Horizon League All-Academic Team
Horizon League Academic Honor Roll honoree
IUPUI Academic Advisor's List
2020
First Team All-Horizon League honoree
United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-North Region honoree
Horizon League All-Academic Team
Horizon League Academic Honor Roll
IUPUI Academic Advisor's List
Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week (3/5)
2019
Horizon League Academic Honor Roll
IUPUI Academic Advisor's List
2018
Horizon League All-Freshman Team
IUPUI Academic Advisor's List
Nike Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week (10/1)

2021 (Sr. - IUPUI): First Team All-Horizon League honoree for the second straight year … Voted to the Horizon League's All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives … Led the Jaguars in goals (7), points (15), shots (43) and shots on goal (24) … Ranked third in the Horizon League in shots (2.76/game) and shots on goal (1.47/game) … Tallied a hat trick in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky (8/19) … Tallied a goal and an assist against Marian (8/23) … Scored the lone goal in a 1-1 draw with Dayton (9/5) … Netted the game-winning goal against Purdue Fort Wayne (9/19) … Played a season-high 95 minutes against Green Bay (10/14) … Found the back of the net against UIC (10/27) in the final regular season match of the season … Horizon League Academic Honor Roll honoree for the fall semester … Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or above) for the fall semester.

2020 (Jr. - IUPUI): First Team All-Horizon League and United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-North Region honoree … Voted to the Horizon League's All-Academic Team … Started seven matches before missing the rest of the season due to an injury … Finished the season with 19 shot attempts and seven shots on goal … Scored her only goal of the season against Milwaukee (3/3) … Awarded Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week (3/5) … Attempted a season-high five shots against Wright State (3/10) … Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters … Named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List both semesters.

2019 (So. - IUPUI): Scored five goals and notched 11 points through 20 matches … Netted game-winners against Belmont (9/13) and Evansville (9/22) … Also found the back of the net against Valparaiso (9/15) and Youngstown State (9/28) … Recorded an assist in win over UIC (10/2) … Scored her fifth goal of the campaign in a 3-0 win over Wright State (10/27) … Had a season-high three shots in five matches … Recorded a season-high 81 minutes in the Horizon League Tournament match against Oakland (11/4) … Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll both semesters … Elected to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List both semesters.

2018 (Fr. - IUPUI): Voted to the Horizon League's All-Freshman Team by the league's head coaches … Named the team's Offensive MVP … Finished with a team-high 14 points, which also ranked eighth in the Horizon League … Netted a team-high six goals … Appeared in 19 games, making 13 starts … Registered the first assist and point of her career against Eastern Kentucky (8/26) … Scored first collegiate goal against Taylor University (9/5) … Scored the game-winner at UIC (9/26) … Recorded an assist in win over Youngstown State (9/29) … Found the back of the net twice in her first career multi-goal performance against Illinois State (10/1) … Was then named the Nike Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week (10/1) … Posted another two goals in win over Green Bay (10/20), one of which was the game-winner … Named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List both semesters.

High School: Was a 2017 First Team All-State honors at Wauwatosa East High School … Tallied 30 goals and 12 assists as a junior to help Wauwatosa East to a state runner-up finish … Finished her high school career with 86 goals and 34 assists … Was a two-time First Team All-Conference honoree and Team MVP … Finished as Wauwatosa East's top scorer in each of her final three seasons … One of 18 players from Wisconsin to be named to Top Drawer Soccer's list of Girls State Stars for the 2018 spring season … Made the honor roll every semester of her high school career … Played club soccer for Elmbrook United U19.

ISABELLA COOK

Honors & Awards
2019
2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Freshman of the Week (10/7/19)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Best XI (Freshman Team)

2021 (Jr. - Tennessee): Saw action in 14 matches, recording eight shots in 373 minutes … Tallied a season-high three shots in 39 minutes against High Point (9/5) … Finished with one shot on goal through 34 minutes in the season opener against Florida Gulf Coast (8/19).

2020-21 (So. - Tennessee): Made 13 starts in 15 appearances … Recorded first assist of the season on match-winning goal against Gardner-Webb (2/14/21) … Started seven of nine matches in SEC play … Made team saves against No. 9 South Carolina (11/6/20) and Florida (10/30/20).

2019 (Fr. – Tennessee): Finished with three goals in 18 matches … Named SEC Freshman of the Week after a three-point outing vs. Kentucky (10/6), UT's first to receive that accolade since 2014 … Scored the go-ahead goal in the 20th minute against Kentucky … Found the back of the net in 3-1 win over Cincinnati (9/18) … Netted first collegiate goal against Columbia (9/1) … Notched an assist in collegiate debut against Fordham (8/22).

High School: Ranked as the No. 24 midfielder and No. 49 overall player on the IMG Academy 150 for the Class of 2019 … Ranked by IMG Academy as the No. 1 midfielder in her age group in the Midwest … Competed at the U-18, U-19 and U-20 levels of the U.S. youth national team … Scored the game-winning goal against China at the U-20 Nike Friendlies in December 2018 … Participated in the U.S. U-19 Women's National Team training camp in the Netherlands … Played club soccer for Eclipse Elite ECNL SC and was an id2 National Training Camp Invitee in 2017.

CATE DOWNS

High School: Attended St. Francis High School … Played for Sockers FC Chicago alongside Marquette teammate Josie Bieda under David Richardson and Bret Hall … DA team qualified for national playoffs … Member of ODP State Team … Was in National Honor Society and was also named an Illinois State Scholar.

MOLLY KEIPER

2021 (Fr. - Villanova): Appeared in 15 matches for the Wildcats, making four starts … Notched three shots on goal … Finished with a season-high two shots against Rider (8/29) … Logged 688 minutes of action in her first collegiate season.

High School: Attended Whitefish Bay High School … Finished her high school career with 51 goals and 31 assists … Was a state champion her senior year while earning First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference honors … Nominated for Girls Soccer Player of the Year in 2019 … Earned First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-State honors her sophomore season … Was an All-Conference Honorable Mention in her first season … Named to the Generation Adidas International Team in Lyon, France.

KATIE KOKER

Honors & Awards
2018
BIG EAST All-Academic (2018-19)

2020-21 (Jr. - Minnesota): Appeared in 12 games, making nine starts … Scored her first goal as a Gopher against Northwestern (3/4/21) while recording a season-high four shots … Tallied a shot on goal against Iowa (3/14/21) … Logged 890 minutes of action.

2019 (So. - Minnesota): Started two games and saw playing time in 12 in her first season with the Gophers … Started Minnesota's season opener against UC Santa Barbara (8/4) … Notched one shot against Ohio State (9/29).

2018 (Fr. - Marquette): Started her collegiate career with the Golden Eagles and played in all 18 matches, starting 14 of them … Played a total of 1,136 minutes and posted a goal and assist ... Made NCAA debut in season opener at Cal Poly (8/16) ... Made first career start at Michigan (8/23) and played 50 minutes ... Posted first career point with the primary assist of Kylie Sprecher's goal against No. 4 Georgetown (10/18) ... Scored her lone goal of the season on Senior Day in a 4-0 victory over Seton Hall (10/25).

High School: Koker earned a varsity letter in soccer as a junior at The Prairie School, her only high school season … Led the squad to a Wisconsin Division 4 State Championship that season (2016) … Three-year member of the Olympic Development Regional teams (2014-16) … Played for the Chicago Eclipse Select Soccer Club with fellow signee Alyssa Bombacino under head coach Rory Dames … Led SC Waukesha to four consecutive state championships (2013-16).

ERIN O'KEEFE

High School: Attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts … Lettered in soccer all four years of high school under head coach Lauren Ames … Scored eight goals and notched three assists as team captain in her senior season … Earned All-NEPSAC First Team honors in her senior season in addition to making the All-ISL team, All-State Team and was named MVP … Was an All-ISL Honorable Mention her sophomore season and earned All-NEPSAC First Team honors … Played club soccer for FC Stars 04 ECNL White from 2018-21 and FC Stars 04 ECNL Blue in 2021-22 under head coach Graeme Blackman … Her club team was ranked No. 2 in the New England ECNL Conference and 18th nationally during the 2020-21 season and was a North American Cup Finalist in 2018-19 … Also lettered in basketball all four years of high school and was a two-year captain … Recipient of the Robb Basketball Coaches Award.

ABBY RUHLAND

High School: Attended Lakeville North High School in Lakeville, Minnesota … Lettered in soccer all four years of high school under head coach Brian Lehman and scored 12 goals and notched six assists in her senior season … Was team captain in 2021 and earned All-State honors … Helped her team to a Section Championship in 2018 and both a Section and Conference Championship in 2021 … Played club soccer for Salvo Soccer Club – 04G Navy under Stuart Trench … Her club team earned a US Club National Championship in 2019 in addition to a US Club Regional Championship and PDT Championship … Was part of a team that was a US Club National Finalist and a Surf Club Finalist in 2021 … Also was a four-year letterwinner in basketball … Named team captain for the 2021-22 season … Earned All-Conference honors in 2020 and 2021 … Won the Academic Gold Award from 2019-21.

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