Wake Forest Athletics
Five Sign with Wake Forest Women's Soccer
2/4/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWSoccer)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest head women's soccer coach Tony da Luz announced the signing of five student-athletes on Thursday.
The Demon Deacons bring in four attacking players and a defender.
"Wake Forest is a place where our incoming freshmen are expected to make an immediate impact. Our 2016 class is no different," da Luz said. "We had a big class in 2015 that played a ton of minutes for us in every position. We're excited to integrate these 5 outstanding student-athletes into our program and the Wake Forest community. Our team has already been hard at work to reestablish the winning tradition our program has had for nearly 20 years. I think the fans will be excited about the new faces they will see at Spry Stadium this fall."
Madison Hammond | 5-8 | Midfielder | Albuquerque, N.M. | Hayfield Secondary School | McLean ECNL Extreme Green
Background:
Was an ECNL U16 national finalist in 2014 ... Four-year team captain ... Finalist at the USYS Region 1 Championship Series Tournament in 2013 ... Claimed the Virginia U15 and U16 State Cup Championships in 2012 and 2013 ... Was a U.S. National Training Center invitee in 2011 ... With the Olympic Development Program, was twice selected to the Region I ODP Team ... Competed internationally in Croatia, Italy and Germany ... Earned two varsity letters in volleyball at Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria, Virginia.
Personal:
Daughter of Carol Lincoln ... Born Nov. 15, 1997 ... Member of the National Honor Society, as well as honor societies in Spanish, Science and History ... Was on the All-A honor roll every year ... Uncle, Notah Begay III played golf at Stanford and on the PGA Tour for 20 years ... Another uncle, Clint Begay, played golf at the University of Hawai'i-Hilo ... Older sister, Michaela, played volleyball at New York University.
Da Luz's take:
"As soon as we met Madison we knew she was a perfect fit for Wake Forest. She covers a lot of ground on the field and is a really composed distributor of the ball. She can play multiple positions in the midfield and along the backline. Clyde Watson and the McLean staff have done an excellent job developing Madison and we look forward to big things from her."
Haley Jordahl | 5-9 | Forward | Loveland, Ohio | Saint Ursula Academy | Kings Hammer Academy
Background:
In 2015, named all-conference, first team all-city and second team all-Ohio as she helped the team finish as runner-up in the conference and district ... Serves as a team captain ... Named a 2015 Southwest Ohio All-Star ... Team claimed conference, district and regional championships in 2013 ... With Kings Hammer Academy, claimed three straight Ohio South State Cup titles ... Finished as semifinalists at the 2015 USYSA National Championship ... Earned Ohio Academic Excellence Award and Academic All-Southwest honors in 2015.
Personal:
Daughter of Scott and Pamela Jordahl ... Born March 19, 1998 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Several relatives played collegiate sports, including soccer at Wilmington College (father) and Xavier (uncle), football at Dayton (grandfather), Louisville (uncle), Cincinnati (uncle) and South Florida (cousin), and lacrosse at Holy Cross (cousin) ... Cousin, Austin Reiter, was a member of Washington Redskins practice squad in 2015.
Da Luz's take:
"Haley has flown under the radar and we're really happy she landed at Wake Forest. She's one of the leading scorers in the USYS National League and we expect her to continue to score goals in the ACC. She has the speed and size to make her dangerous both on the dribble and in the air. We've had some great recruits from Kings Hammer (Aubrey Bledsoe, Madison Baumgardner, Bayley Feist) and Haley will continue that tradition."
Lily Schneider | 5-3 | Midfield | Raleigh, N.C. | Broughton HS | '97 CASL ECNL
Background:
Earned four varsity soccer letters ... Three-time all-conference honoree, and two-time all-region recipient ... Team won the 2015 Cap-8 Conference title ... Served as a tewo-year captain with her club team ... Attended the U.S Soccer U14 Girls National Team camp in 2012.
Personal:
Daughter of Kevin and Martha Schneider ... Born January 18, 1998 ... Served as a representative on high school Executive Cabinet all four years ... Honor roll recipient each year, as well ... Member of the BHS Service Club since 2014.
Da Luz's take:
"Lily is a versatile attacking player who will add a different skill set to our midfield. She's smart on the ball and has a really good engine. She competes with and against ACC talent everyday with her club team CASL. Her club coach, Paul Forster, is a former Wake Forest assistant so he knows how to prepare Lily to compete when she gets to campus. "
Brooke Smith | 5-7 | Midfielder | Greenville, N.C. | The Oakwood School | Greenville Soccer Association
Background:
Will be four-year letterwinner in both soccer and basketball ... In soccer, received all-state honors her sophomore and junior seasons ... Three-year team captain ... Recorded 26 goals and 20 assists her junior season ... Member of the ODP NC State Team and Region III Camp from 2011-13 ... Spent time with NC Fusion ECNL U16 team ... Also a basketball standout, twice earning all-conference honors and winning three straight conference titles ... As a two-year basketball team captain, helped team to NCISAA 1A State runner-up finish her junior year.
Personal:
Daughter of Harry and Tammy Smith ... Born Sept. 17, 1998 ... Planning to major in Business and Enterprise Management ... Member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta in high school.
Da Luz's take:
"Even though she's from Greenville, we actually discovered Brooke while she was playing in our back yard for NC Fusion ECNL. She came to a few of our ID camps and really impressed our staff. Brooke is a very strong, athletic player and we're looking forward to seeing her develop in our training environment every day."
Addie Wright | 5-9 | Defender | Richmond, Va. | St. Catherine's School | Richmond Kickers
Background:
Earned eight total varsity letters - five in soccer and three in basketball ... Served as a two-year soccer captain ... Two-time all-state and all-conference honoree ... Won conference titles all four years, claiming state championships in 2013 and 2015 ... Received IMPACT Award for multisport contributions to St. Catherine's athletic programs.
Personal:
Daughter of Harriet and Cary Wright ... Born July 14, 1997 ... Two-year honor roll member ... Grandfather, Will Middleton, swam at South Carolina ... High school teammates have gone on to play soccer at Davidson and Richmond.
Da Luz's take:
"Addie is another discovery from our ID camp. She's an athletic 5-9 defender who can play anywhere in the back. She is a really good 1v1 defender and has a great presence in the air. The core of our defense is really experienced and I'm looking forward to seeing Addie learn from and challenge that group."
