SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Doug and Lisa Jones Family Notre Dame head women’s soccer coach Nate Norman signed 12 future Irish for the Class of 2024 during the early signing period. In fact, Coach Norman signed his highest ranked class during his six-year tenure with the program with Top Drawer Soccer rating this group as the No. 4 signing class in the nation.
Joining the Irish for the Fall 2024 season are:
- Annabelle Chukwu (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada // National Development Centre Ontario)
- Riley DeMartino (Potomac, Maryland // Bethesda Soccer Club)
- Izzy Engle (Edina, Minnesota // Minnesota Thunder Academy)
- Randie Foor (Fenton, Michigan // Michigan Hawks)
- Abigail Gemma (Flemington, New Jersey // IMG Academy)
- Melinda Hathaway (Birmingham, Michigan // Nationals Soccer Club)
- Ellie Hodsden (Dripping Springs, Texas // Lonestar Red Club)
- Lily Joseph (Hamden, Connecticut // South Central Premier; Connecticut Rush Select)
- Sonoma Kasica (St. Petersburg, Florida // Florida Premier FC)
- Rowan Pearl (Indianapolis, Indiana // Indiana Fire Academy)
- Ally Pinto (Flower Mound, Texas // Sting Back 05/06)
- Grace Restovich (St. Louis, Missouri // Saint Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL Navy)
“We couldn’t be more excited about this class, Coach Norman said. “It is an extremely talented and balanced class. This group will help us immediately and continue to give us chances to reach our ultimate goal, which is to win a national championship. They are also great fits at Notre Dame and great people that will add character to our team. This group will help our team in every facet on and off the field.”
Annabelle Chukwu
5-7 Forward from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Bill Crothers Secondary School | Ottawa South United; National Development Centre Ontario
- Played for Ottawa South United before becoming a member of the National Development Centre Ontario.
- Has won the following tournaments:
- 2023 League 1 Ontario
- 2022 U15 OPDL League title
- 2022 U15 Ontario Summer Games
- 2021 U14 OPDL league title
- 2021 U14 Gary Miller Charity Shield championship
- She was the top goal scorer in back-to-back years in the OPDL with 46 goals in 15 games in 2021 and 39 goals in 17 matches in 2022
- Has worked her way up through the Canadian National Team system:
- 2022 U15 WNT – CONCACAF second place
- 2022 U17 WNT World Cup roster
- 2022 Senior Canadian National Team…