Women’s Soccer Adds 14 Freshmen For Its 2023 Season

Women's Soccer 8/15/2023 5:27:00 PM

FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's soccer team has added 14 new freshmen to its team for this season. The freshman come from different parts of the country, as well as Canada. Mason's newest players hail from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Missouri, Florida, Connecticut, Colorado and Ontario.

"Our 2023 recruiting class has made a big statement so far in preseason, and we are so excited that they are finally here," said head coach Manya Puppione. "Coming from the nation's top leagues and clubs, our freshmen fit our game model and team culture. We have national champions, state champions and players with high level playing experience. They have the good character we are looking for, the talent and the competitiveness to add value to our team on and off the field. I can't wait to see them in Mason Green and Gold this Thursday for our home opener!"

The incoming freshmen are the following:

#00 Aliyah Morgan | Goalkeeper
Hometown: Cape Coral, Fla.
High School: North Fort Myers
Club: GA West Florida Flames
Major: Business – Accounting

School record holder. For most career shutouts with 26
School record holder for most career goalkeeper wins with 42

#5 Eliana Davin | Defender
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
High School: Montour
Club: Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Major: Biology

MVP senior year
All-section junior year

#8 Aria Hicks | Defender
Hometown: Clark, N.J.
High School: Union Catholic
Club: Cedar Stars Academy
Major: Sports Management

All-Conference 2019-23
All-state 2020-23

#9 Mia Martin | Defender
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
High School: St. Joseph's Academy
Club: Lou Fusz
Major: Sports Management

All-conference, all-district & all-region
Second team all-state

#13 Olivia Bradley | Forward
Hometown: West Chester, Pa.
High School: Henderson B. Reed
Club: Penn Fusion
Major: Elementary Education

Two-time second team all-Chestmont & honorable mention
Captain of the team

#14 Madyson Taylor | Defender
Hometown: Pembroke Pines, Fla.
High School: Broward Virtual/Broward College
Club: Florida United
Major: Nursing

#24 Maria Franjicic | Midfielder
Hometown: Carlisle, Pa.
High School: Carlisle Area
Club: Keystone F.C.
Major: Kinesiology

All-conference first team

#26 Carly Passaro | Defender
Hometown: Farmington, Conn.
High School: Farmington
Club: Oakwood Soccer Club
Major: Government & Policy

National Championship GA in the summer of 2022

#29 Molly Starner | Midfielder
Hometown: Boiling Springs, Pa.
High School: Boiling Springs
Club: Keystone F.C.
Major: Psychology

MidPenn Colonial first team grades 10-12
School record for most goals in a single season with 32

#33 Ariana Bliven | Defender
Hometown: Parker, Colo.
High School: Legend
Club: Colorado Rapids ECNL
Major: Kinesiology

Second team all-conference, MVP
Captain junior & senior year

#34 Jazmine Bennett | Forward
Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa.
High School: Bishop McDevitt
Club: Keystone F.C.
Major: Kinesiology

Senior year captain; scored 100 points during her junior season
Three-time first-team conference all-star

#44 Julia Bike | Defender
Hometown: Trumbull, Conn.
High School: Saint Joseph
Club: Connecticut Football Club
Major: Business

All-FCIAC
All-state junior & senior year

#76 Kiyomi McCausland | Forward
Hometown: Bolton, Ontario
High School: Humberview Secondary
Club: North Toronto Soccer Club
Major: Education

Varsity captain & MVP
League1 Premier team leading scorer & League1 Fall Season champion

#99 Ginny Fronk | Goalkeeper
Hometown: Cranberry Township, Penn.
High School: Seneca Valley
Club: Beadling S.C.
Major: Environmental Science