UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women’s soccer program and head coach Erica Dambach announced the addition of three transfer student-athletes to the team’s 2024 roster on Wednesday afternoon.
The Nittany Lions welcomed Ginger Fontenot, Jordan Fusco and Kayleigh Herr to the program with all three immediately eligible to compete at PSU this fall. Fusco and Herr have already arrived on campus and will participate in Penn State’s spring soccer activities, while Fontenot will arrive in University Park this fall ahead of the 2024 season.
“I am very excited to announce the addition of Ginger, Jordan and Kayleigh to our program this spring,” Dambach said. “Each of these players provides us with a wealth of experience and quality at practically every position. With the incredible success our program had in the NWSL Draft this year, the significance of reloading our roster with athletes and individuals of this caliber cannot be understated. I am extremely happy that these three have chosen to join us this season, and I look forward to helping develop their talents alongside our amazing group of returners.”
GINGER FONTENOT | DEFENDER | CAMARILLO, CALIF. | PENN
One of the most dominant defensive performers in the Ivy League over the past three seasons, Fontenot will transfer to Happy Valley after earning her degree from the University of Pennsylvania. A two-time All-Ivy League selection while at Penn, Fontenot appeared and started in all 44 of her matches played in Philadelphia. Tasked as Penn’s primary lockdown defender, Fontenot was a First Team All-Ivy choice in the 2023 campaign after playing the sixth-most minutes on the roster while leading a defense that limited opponents to one-or-fewer goals in 14-of-16 matches. Fontenot was a Second Team All-Ivy choice in 2022, playing the fourth-most minutes on the squad, and was one of just four players to start and play all 16 matches during the 2021 season, booking three points via a goal and assist that year. Arriving on the Penn campus in the fall of 2020, Fontenot picked up an extra year of eligibility due to the Ivy League canceling all athletic events in the 2020-21 academic year.
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