Women's Soccer Program Adds 10 Top Local Recruits

The St. Clair College Department of Athletics and women's soccer program are pleased to announce the commitment of ten top local recruits for the 2023-24 season. The women that will be joining the program are Layla Hutson, Abby Redmond, Talia Liburdi, Jessica Doll, Alessia Olivito, Ellie Voakes, Scotlyn Fick, Leah Burrell, Lily Jas, and Alexis Costantin.

Hutson is from Windsor and is graduating from Holy Names High School. Layla is a 5'8" midfielder who will be taking the Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Social Justice & Legal Studies four year program at St. Clair.  Hutson has a significant amount of top level club experience including most recently playing for the Tecumseh OPDL

Redmond is from Tecumseh and attended L'Essor High School where she was a SWOSSA Champion and OFSAA finalist. Abby is a 5'2" striker who will be enrolled in the Fitness and Health Promotion program. Redmond has played for Windsor TFC where they were the WRSL league champions.

Liburdi hails from Tecumseh where she attends St. Anne's High School. The 5'2 forward will be taking the Pre-Health Science program with plans to move on to Dental Hygiene Program. Talia has played for the Caboto program along with the Tecumseh OPDL where she was the season leading goal scorer.

Doll comes from Lasalle and is graduating from St. Thomas of Villanova. Jessica is a  5'7 midfielder that will be enrolled in the Pre-Health Science program with plans to take the Respiratory Therapy program. Doll has most recently played for the Windsor TFC program.

Olivito is from Windsor and is another Holy Names graduate. Alessia is a 5'3 midfielder that will be taking the Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Social Justice & Legal Studies program at St. Clair. Alessia has a significant amount of club experience playing for Vardar, Liverpool Academy and Force FC.

Voakes is also from Windsor and attends Holy Names. The 5'3 fullback is enrolled in the Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Social Justice & Legal Studies program as well. Ellie's club experience includes time at Caboto, Tecumseh Nationals, Tecumseh OPDL and Tecumseh League 1.

Fick come from Belle River and is graduating from Belle River High School. The 5'8 goalkeeper is taking the Pre-Health Science program then moving on to take the Bachelor of Nursing Degree. Scotlyn has played for Tecumseh and Belle River.

Burrell is from Windsor and will be graduating from F.J. Brennan High School. Leah is a 5'7 defender that will also be taking the Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Social Justice & Legal Studies program. Burrell has lots of high level club experience playing for Tecumseh OPDL and Windsor TFC.

Jas is a Windsor native and attends FJ Brennan. The 5'9 midfielder will be studying Pre-Health Science at St. Clair followed by the Bachelor of Nursing program. Lily has played club soccer for Vardar Michigan, Tecumseh OPDL and Windsor TFC.

Costantin is also from Windsor and is graduating from FJ Brennan.  Alexis is a 5'6 forward who will be taking the Early Childhood Education program. Constantin is also joining the Saints after playing for Windsor TFC.

Head coach Steve Vagnini is extremely pleased with this incoming group of local talent. "You have to recruit locally to be successful. You have to have the best kids stay home and realize they can win staying home and get a great education. I have always said the best way to build a championship program is to build around your locals and add top talent from out of town and out of country. These kids are excited and that's fuel for me. I am more excited than them to get a chance to coach these young developing players

For the Windsor Star story click HERE