SAN ANTONIO — UTSA head soccer coach Greg Sheen announced Thursday that eight student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to join his program for the upcoming 2016 season.
The group, which features six individuals from Texas along with standouts from Florida and New Mexico, consists of Sarah Bayhi (Houston, Texas/Taylor HS), Marianne Hernandez (Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson HS), Camrynne Hoover (Keller, Texas/Timber Creek HS), Jordyn Lacy (Albuquerque, N.M./La Cueva HS), Lindsey Leatherwood (Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood HS), Katieann Lochte (Seguin, Texas/Home Schooled), Christine Modrall (Plano, Texas/West HS) and Hannah Weisse (Port Saint Lucie, Fla./Jensen Beach HS).
“I'm extremely excited about our 2016 recruiting class,” Sheen said. “With these eight, very talented student-athletes, we've addressed each and every on-field need we might possibly have. They are an athletic, very skilled, and competitively-driven group, and they are fired up about joining our UTSA soccer family. I can hardly wait for our next season to start.”
Below is a breakdown of this year's signing class.
Sarah Bayhi
Defender/Midfielder · 5-7 · Fr.-HS
Houston, Texas (Taylor HS)
· Four-year varsity team member
· 2015 first-team All-District 19-6A
· 2014 second-team All-District 19-5A
· Member of the National Honor Society
· Member of the Albion Hurricanes Soccer Club
Sheen on Bayhi …
“Sarah combines tremendous athleticism with a fiery desire to win. She can play both centrally and wide, and she’s going to be a great addition to our midfield and backline.”
Marianne Hernandez
Midfield/Forward · 5-6 · Fr.-HS
Pflugerville, Texas (Hendrickson HS)
· 2015 first-team Texas Association of Soccer Coaches All-Region II-6A
· 2015 first-team All-District 13-6A
· Academic all-district selection
· Member of the Austin Texans Soccer Club
Sheen on Hernandez …
“Marianne is another player that is very capable of playing anywhere on the field. She’s got great skill, a great ability to read the game and very good athleticism.”
Camrynne Hoover
Midfield/Defender · 5-7 · Fr.-HS
Keller, Texas (Timber Creek HS)
· 2015 first-team All-District 5-6A
· 2013-14 second-team All-District 4-5A
· Four-year varsity team member
· Earned Team MVP honors
· Member of the Sting Soccer Club
Sheen on Hoover …
“Camrynne comes to us from the highly regarded Dallas Sting Soccer Club. She is a very skilled midfielder who also has some experience as a defender. She will offer us some much needed depth in several areas of the field.”
Jordyn Lacy
Forward · 5-5 · Fr.-HS
Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva HS)
· Participated in the High School All-American Game as a member of the West Squad
· 2015 first-team all-state
· 2015 first-team All-Metro (Albuquerque Journal)
· Tallied 28 goals and led Class 6A in points as a senior
· Owns the school’s career record for goals
· Led La Cueva to two state championships
· Member of the Rio Rapids Soccer Club
· Led Rio Rapids SC to four state titles
Sheen on Lacy …
“Jordyn is a difference-maker in every sense of the word. She is a competitively-driven athlete who can and will do whatever it takes to win a game. Further, she has the uncanny ability to make those around her better.”
Lindsey Leatherwood
Defender · 5-3 · Fr.-HS
Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS)
· 2015 second-team All-District 16-6A
· Member of the Albion Hurricanes Soccer Club
Sheen on Leatherwood …
“Lindsey is a natural left-footer who is capable of playing in defense or midfield. She should be a valuable asset in terms of re-starts with her ability to strike a ball with pace and accuracy.”
Katieann Lochte
Midfield · 5-9 · Fr.-HS
Seguin, Texas (Home Schooled)
· Member of the Region III Olympic Development Program Team
· Member of the Classics Elite Soccer Club
Sheen on Lochte …
“Katieann was actually my first verbal commitment when I arrived at UTSA a couple of years ago. I could tell then that she was going to be a special player, and she’s continued to get taller, stronger and even more skilled. In my opinion, she’s the most talented player coming out of the San Antonio area in 2016.”
Christine Modrall
Forward/Midfield · 5-2 · Fr.-HS
Plano, Texas (West HS)
· Member of the D’Feeters Soccer Club, which also produced current Roadrunners Channing Machen and Olivia Nicholls
Sheen on Modrall …
“Two words to describe Christine are blazing fast. Christine will provide our team with the ability to stretch opposing teams vertically with her pace and quickness as both a forward and wide midfielder.”
Hannah Weisse
Goalkeeepr · 5-11 · Fr.-HS
Port Saint Lucie, Fla. (Jensen Beach HS)
· Four-year varsity team member and team captain
· Earned Team MVP honors
· Member of Team Boca Soccer Club
Sheen on Weisse …
“Hannah has all of the tools physically to be a dominant college-level goalkeeper. She’s a great shot-stopper and she can strike a ball as far as any goalkeeper I’ve seen in a long time.