BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M soccer team received certification of National Letters of Intent and appropriate paperwork for seven of the most coveted high school players in the nation, head coach G Guerrieri announced Wednesday.
“I’m excited to welcome this talented group of student-soccer players into the Aggie soccer family,” Guerrieri said. “We have been able to add a signing class that is filled with intelligent, athletic and skillful players who can immediately help our program compete for championships. This is a group of young women who we have been following for many years, and we have been impressed with their development by some of the very best coaches and youth soccer clubs in America.”
Guerrieri and his staff mined the mother lode of talent in the Lone Star State with six signees, including midfielder/defender Adysen Armenta (Spring/Klein Collins HS/Challenge SC), midfielder Ella Goodwin (College Station/A&M Consolidated HS/Challenge SC), midfielder Bella James (Frisco/Wakeland/FC Dallas), forward Taylor Jernigan (San Antonio/Ronald Reagan HS/Classics Elite), defender Margo Matula (Houston/St. Piux X HS/Albion Hurricanes FC) and midfielder Reese Rupe (Spring/Grand Oaks HS/Challenge SC)
The Aggies went out of the state to land the 2022 Gatorade Florida High School Player of the Year Grace Ivey, a midfielder from greater Jacksonville.
Five players are early enrollees with Armenta, James, Jernigan, Matula and Rupe beginning coursework at Texas A&M in January 2023.
The recruiting class shines on the field, including players with a wealth of national team experience, as well as in the classroom where they have all picked up academic accolades in their prep careers.
“We look for young women who possess high character as well as soccer abilities,” Guerrieri said. “We believe we can develop to an even higher level as they matriculate through their college experience in Aggieland.”
Two players have direct family ties to Texas A&M soccer. Rupe’s mother, Bryn (Blalack) Rupe was a two-time All-American during her time in Aggieland in the late 1990s. Matula’s sister, Macy, is a sophomore with 33 Aggie caps during her career, including action in all 20 matches this season. Rupe’s father, Ryan Rupe, was an All-American on the Aggie baseball team and played five seasons in Major League Baseball. Goodwin’s father,…
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