Michigan State women’s soccer program unveils Top 10 ranked signing class for 2025

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State women’s soccer head coach Jeff Hosler has announced the signing of 12 incoming student-athletes – 10 freshmen and a pair of transfers – to the Spartans’ 2025 roster.

The Spartans welcome one of the top recruiting classes in the nation, earning recognition from TopDrawerSoccer as the No. 11-ranked class with additional top-10 recognition in the Prep Soccer recruiting class rankings.

“We are thrilled to welcome a really strong class to East Lansing,” said Hosler. “There is a great depth of experiences, including four different players with Youth National Team appearances for the US and Canada, a National Champion and many more at the highest platforms in youth soccer. Beyond the incredible talents they each possess, their competitiveness, mental approach and commitment to the game also really shine through.  We have big plans and this group will be a great addition to what we continue to build.”

Kennedy Bell | Jr. | Defender | Charlotte, N.C. | Charlotte Soccer Academy | Maryland 

Prior to MSU (at Maryland): Spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Maryland … As a sophomore, played and started all 18 matches, tallying eight points from three goals and two assists … Played and started in all 18 matches as a freshman in 2023, playing the third-most minutes on the team with 1,545 … Became Maryland’s first Big Ten All-Freshman selection since the program moved to the conference in 2014 … Had one assist on the season … Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Sept. 5, 2023.

High School/Club: Top Drawer Ranked #34 prospect in the nation … 2019 Youth National Team Training Camp Participant … Captain of her team at Charlotte Soccer Academy … Two-time ECNL Conference Champion … Named ECNL Mid-Atlantic Co-Conference Player of the year … 2021-2022 ECNL All American … Two-year varsity member at Hough High School … Tallied 25 goals and 20 assists for the Huskies … Queen City 3A/4A Conference Player of the Year … Also made All-Conference, All-Mid Atlantic, All-State, and All-American teams.

Personal: Daughter of Myron and Kimberly Bell … Father played football at Michigan State and in the the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 90s … Father played in Super Bowl XXIX in 1995 … Has two siblings, Corey and Major Bell … Intends to major in kinesiology.

Kayla Briggs | Jr. | Midfielder | Toronto, Ontario | North Toronto Nitro’s | Providence

Prior to MSU (at Providence): Spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Providence … As a sophomore, started in all 12 games she played in for the Friars, tallying eight points from three goals and two assists in 1,063 minutes … Received Preseason All-BIG EAST Team honors … Named Second Team All-BIG EAST … Played for the in the U-20 FIFA World Cup for Team Canada, scoring two goals and recording one assist … Played in 14 games and made 13 starts for Providence as a freshman … Scored nine points on two goals and five assists in 999 minutes … Named Second Team All-BIG EAST … Earned a spot twice on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll and named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 16, 2023.

High School/Club: Attended Monarch Park Collegiate Institute … Played for the North Toronto Nitro’s, Team Canada’s Youth Program and the National Development Centre-Ontario … Recorded twenty-nine goals for the North Toronto Nitro’s in 2020 … Had nine goals in 19 games for the National Development Centre … Played in the CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship and Qualification Tournaments, where she recorded seven goals and three assist in nine games … Played in the U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup … Helped lead her team a Gold Medal in the 2022 Canada Summer Games.

Personal: Daughter of Angie and Bo … Has one brother, Tyler … Biology major.

Addison Baldus | Defender | O’Fallon, Ill. | Lou Fusz Athletic Girls Academy 

Prior to MSU: Plays club soccer for Lou Fusz Athletic Soccer Club Girls Academy in St. Louis, Missouri, under coach Lindsey Bryant … Three-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer … Ranked No. 171 in the class of 2025 by TopDrawerSoccer and tabbed as the 44th-ranked defender in the country…  2023 Girls Academy national champion … Girls Academy National Championship finalist in 2021 and third place in 2022 … Three-time Girls Academy Frontier Conference champion (2021-23) … 2023 Girls Academy U-16 Most Valuable Player … Four-time Girls Academy National Talent ID Event invitee (2021-24) … Attended USWNT Regional ID Camp in 2021 … Four-year varsity soccer starter at O’Fallon Township High School … Named All-State and All-North Region in 2024 … Class 3A IHSA State Champion in 2023, also named the Most Valuable Player in the state semifinal game … Also plays basketball at O’Fallon Township, winning an IHSA Class 4A state championship in 2023 … National Honor Society and High Honor Roll member at O’Fallon Township … Earned the Scholar Athlete, Saturday Scholar, Southwest Conference Charter Team, People’s Choice Art and Math Student awards at O’Fallon Township.

Personal: Daughter of Jason and Judy Baldus … Has three sisters, Grace, Cecilia and Lola, and one brother, Joseph … Intends to major in supply chain management at Michigan State and plans to become an executive at a Fortune 500 company.

Aubree Ciampa | Midfielder | Warren, Mich. | Nationals Girls Academy

Prior to MSU: Plays club soccer for coach David Robertson at Nationals Soccer Club Girls Academy in Auburn Hills, Michigan … Four-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer … Ranked No. 33 by Prep Soccer and No. 41 by TopDrawerSoccer in the class of 2025 … 2024 Girls Academy National Championship finalist … 2023 Girls Academy Champions Cup finalist and 2023 Girls Academy National Championship semifinalist … Two-time Girls Academy National Talent ID Event invitee (2022-23) … Four-time Girls Academy Mid-America Talent ID Event invitee (2021-24) … Attended 2024 US Soccer U-17  Youth National Team Camp … 2022 and 2023 US Talent ID Center participant … 2022 US Soccer Youth National Team ID event participant … Called up for US Soccer Indianapolis Youth National Team Regional ID Event in 2021 … 2020 US Soccer Olympic Development Program Midwest Regional team member … 2019-20 Michigan State 2007 Girls Olympic Development Program team member … Attends Warren Woods Tower High School.

Personal: Daughter of Nate and Jennifer Ciampa … Has one brother, Aiden … Cousin, Ashley Wenson, was a cheerleader at Michigan State and graduated in 2019 … Intends to major in criminal justice at MSU and plans to be a professional soccer player and FBI agent.

Abbey Dalton | Midfielder/Forward | Coweta, Okla. | Tulsa SC ECNL 

Prior to MSU: Plays club soccer for Tulsa Soccer Club ECNL under coach Cyprian Hendrick in Tulsa, Oklahoma … Ranked as a three-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer … ECNL Texas All-Conference First Team in 2022 … ECNL National Showcase champion in 2021 … Invited to US Soccer Player Program event in 2020 … Four-time Samba Elite VIP participant (2021-24) … Attends Epic Charter School in Tulsa … Lettered in soccer, track & field and basketball as a freshman at Rejoice Christian School … Varsity soccer starter as a freshman, where she scored a team-leading 23 goals and was named all-district in 2022 … Has posted a 4.0 GPA all four years of high school and is a National Honor Society member.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Lori Dalton … Has a brother, Dayton … Intends to major in marketing at Michigan State and plans to pursue a career in sports marketing and social media management.

Emily Graham | Forward | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Indy Premier Girls Academy 

Prior to MSU: Plays club soccer for Indy Premier Soccer Club Girls Academy under coach Kendrick Ramirez and Fort Wayne United under coach Claire Ward … Ranked as a three-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer … Three-time Indiana State Cup champion with Fort Wayne United (2021-24) … 2024 US Youth Soccer National Finalist with Fort Wayne United … Four-time Girls Academy National Talent ID Event selection (2020-23) …  Attends Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana … Played 42 matches of high school soccer at Homestead, scoring 23 goals and nine assists … Freshman of the Year and state champion in 2021.

Personal: Daughter of Matt and Amy Graham … Has one brother, Ben … Father, Matt, played soccer at DePauw University … Plans to major in business at Michigan State.

Noelle Henning | Goalkeeper | Milton, Ontario | National Development Centre of Ontario 

Prior to MSU: Plays soccer at the National Development Centre of Ontario under coaches Joey Lombardi, Tania Singfield and Melissa Briggs in Ontario, Canada … Two-time League 1 Women’s Ontario Champion (2023-24) … 2022 League 1 Women’s Ontario Playoff Champion … Has extensive experience on the Canada Soccer Women’s National Team … Played in the U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup for Team Canada in Colombia, advancing to the Round of 16 alongside current Spartan Renee Watson … Made her first FIFA World Cup appearance in 2022 as a member of Canada’s U-17 Team … Played for CANWNT at the 2024 U-20 Friendlies in Germany … Finished third at the U-20 Women’s CONCACAF Championship in 2023 … Also played for Team Canada in the U-15 and U-17 Women’s CONCACAF Championships in 2022 … U-17 MIMA Cup and U-17 Revelations Cup participant in 2022 … Attends Craig Kielburger Secondary School in Milton, Ontario … Earned the Junior Girls Basketball Most Valuable Player Award in 2022 … Four-year honor roll member.

Personal: Daughter of Dirk and Angelika Henning … Has two brothers, Niklas and Max, and one sister, Mariela … Brother, Niklas, plays football at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario … Plans to major in communications at Michigan State and intends to pursue a professional soccer career and become a sports broadcaster.

Mackenzie Kruer | Defender | Franklin, Ind. | Indy Eleven ECNL 

Prior to MSU: Plays club soccer for Indy Eleven Academy ECNL under coaches Paul Dolinsky and Joe Sochacki in Indianapolis, Indiana … Ranked as a three-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer and as the No. 15 player in the Great Lakes region … Two-time ECNL Ohio Valley First Team All-Conference selection … Advanced to the Final Four of the 2024 Champions League ECNL National Playoffs and played in the 2022 and 2023 Champions League ECNL National Playoffs … Invited to US Soccer Talent ID Center in 2022 and 2023 … Member of 2023 Olympic Development Program National Select Team … Three-time ODP Midwest Regional Camp invitee (2021-23) … Five-time Indiana State ODP Team member (2019-23) … 2022 ODP Midwest Team member … Attends Roncalli High School in Indianapolis … Played one season of varsity soccer as a freshman at Roncalli and was named to the All-County first team … Three-year varsity volleyball player at Roncalli … 2024 3A state champion and two-time sectional, regional, county and regional champion in volleyball … 2023 First Team All-Conference in volleyball … National Honor Society member at Roncalli … Academic All-State … Earned AP World History and AP Chemistry Student of the Year honors.

Personal: Daughter of Justin and Anne Kruer … Has one younger sister, Jillian … Father, Justin, played volleyball at Indiana State from 1992-95, while her mother, Anne, was a four-time Division III champion in volleyball at Washington University in Saint Louis from 1991-94 … Intends to major in engineering at Michigan State and plans to become a doctor.

Ava Lutke | Defender | Allendale, Mich. | Michigan Rangers 

Prior to MSU: Plays club soccer for coaches Dean Muckle and Stuart Collins at Michigan Rangers FC in Hudsonville, Michigan … Ranked as a three-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer … 2024 USYS National Championships Golden Boot and Golden Ball recipient in 2024 … Named to USYS National Championships Best XI Team in 2023, while earning honorable mention honors in 2024 … USYS U19 national champion in 2024 … Three-time MSYSA State Cup finalist (2019, 2020, 2023) … Three-time MSYSA state champion (2021-22, 2024) … Attends Unity Christian High School in Hudsonville … Four-year varsity starter and three-year captain on the soccer team at Unity Christian … Three-time MIHSSCA All-Conference, All-District, All-Region and First Team All-State honoree, two-time MIHSSCA Dream Team honoree … Named the 2023 MIHSSCA Offensive Player of the Year … Three-time conference, district and regional team champion … Two-time MIHSSCA state champion … Named All-Conference Honorable Mention as a junior in volleyball … Four-year honor roll member at Unity Christian.

Personal: Daughter of Lance and April Lutke … Has four younger brothers, Logan, Wyatt, Nolan and Ryker … Cousin, Angela Dean, graduated from Michigan State in 2024 … Intends to major in kinesiology at Michigan State and plans to become a physical therapist or athletic trainer.

Maleeya Martin | Defender/Midfielder | Leesburg, Va. | Northern Virginia Alliance ECNL 

Prior to MSU: Plays club soccer for Northern Virginia Alliance in Leesburg, Virginia, under coach Phil Liversedge and for DC Power FC in the USL Super League in Washington, D.C. for coaches Frederic Brillant and Zaneta Wyne … Ranked as a four-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer and as the No. 20 defender and No. 88 overall in the class of 2025 … Three-time ECNL First Team All-Conference (2022-24) … 2022 ECNL National Training Camp selection in 2022 and was named to the National Training Camp Best XI … Played in the 2022 ECNL Selection Game in Nashville … Invited to US Soccer Talent ID Center in 2021 and 2022 … Attends Loudoun County High School … Played two years of varsity soccer at Loudoun County, where she was named First Team All-District and Second Team All-Region in 2021 and 2022 … All-A Honor Roll member at Loudoun County, graduating with an Advanced Studies Diploma.

Personal: Daughter of Justin and Rachel Martin … Has a younger sister, Mariana, and two younger brothers, Makkai and Ryder … Intends to major in public policy at Michigan State and plans to become a lobbyist or lawyer.

Julia Molnar | Midfielder | San Clemente, Calif. | Slammers HB Køge ECNL 

Prior to MSU: Plays club soccer for coaches Ziad Khoury and Craig Bull at Slammers HB Køge FC ECNL in Costa Mesa, California … Ranked as a three-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer … Played four seasons for Philadelphia Ukranian Nationals Girls Academy in Whales, Pennsylvania, where she was a 2023 Girls Academy National ID Event selection in 2024 and three-time Girls Academy Mid-Atlantic Talent ID Event selection (2022-24) … Three-time Girls Academy Mid-Atlantic undefeated league champion (2022-24) … Invited to US Soccer Talent ID Center in 2022 … Attends Edgenuity Virtual Academy … Played varsity soccer at Central Bucks South High School in Warrington, Pennsylvnia, scoring 10 goals as a freshman to lead the team … Honor Roll member.

Personal: Daughter of Ryan and Charity Molnar … Has three siblings, Connelly, Trevor and Dane … Intends to major in criminal justice at Michigan State and plans to become a professional soccer player and pursue a career in the FBI.

Kennedy Zorn | Goalkeeper | Peoria, Ariz. | SC del Sol Girls Academy 

Prior to MSU: Plays club soccer at SC del Sol Girls Academy in Phoenix, Arizona, under coaches Ally Maxwell and Tommy McNaughton … Ranked as a four-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer and the 39th overall prospect in the nation… Has experience on the US Soccer Youth National Team, having attended nine different training camps and competitions for her country … CONCACAF U-17 Championship champion in 2024 … U-15 CONCACAF U-15 Championship champion in 2022 … U-16 Montaigu Cup champion in 2023 … Attends Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria.

Personal: Daughter of Thad and Anne Zorn … Has a brother, Drew, and sister, Taylor … Intends to major in neuroscience at Michigan State and plans to become a psychiatrist.