Top NCAA Women’s Soccer Defenders to Watch ahead of the 2024 season
KANSAS CITY, MO – United Soccer Coaches has announced the Defenders on its NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Players to Watch lists for the 2024 intercollegiate season.
The lists are compiled and released by the Division I All-America Committees to promote college soccer leading up to the official start date for the regular season later this month. The lists include United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and first or second-team All-Region players from 2023, who are scheduled to return for the 2024 season.
See below for the list of NCAA Defenders to Watch for 2024. To view the women’s Goalkeepers to Watch, click here.
2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch – Defenders
Name | Class | School | Hometown |
Camile Ashe | GR-5 | Florida State | Arlington, Va. |
Natale Bain | Jr. | Xavier | Alexandria, Ky. |
Mae Blackburn | Jr. | Texas Tech | Keller, Texas |
Clarae Broecker | Sr. | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Afton, Minn. |
Emma Brown | Sr. | Cal Poly | Clovis, Calif. |
Lauren Bruno | GR-5 | Monmouth | Manalapan, N.J. |
Elise Evans | Jr. | Stanford | Redwood City, Calif. |
Gracie Falla | Jr. | South Carolina | Hattiesburg, Miss. |
Jazmin Ferguson | Jr. | LSU | Conyers, Ga. |
Lyndsey Heckel | Sr. | Saint Louis | St.Louis, Mo. |
Sydney Jones | Jr. | Ohio State | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Alivia Kelly | GR-5 | North Carolina State | Pembroke, Mass. |
Emily Mason | Sr. | Rutgers | Flemington, N.J. |
Quincy McMahon | Sr. | UCLA | Carmel, Ind. |
Reese Mendenhall | Sr. | Florida Gulf Coast | Phoenix, Ariz. |
Kelsey Oyler | Sr. | Arkansas | Meridian, Idaho |
Alyssa Peters | GR-5 | Idaho | Bremerton, Wash. |
Ellie Podojil | Sr. | Arkansas | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Carly Raunig | GR-5 | Missouri State | Olathe, Kan. |
Lilly Reale | Sr | UCLA | Hingham, Mass. |
Jade Rose | Sr. | Harvard | Markham, Ont. |
Kelsey Salopek | Jr. | Kent State | Munhall, Pa. |
Myla Schneider | Sr. | Maine | Calgary, Alb. |
Lydia Self | Sr. | Northern Kentucky | Noblesville, Ind. |
Taylor Summit | Sr. | California Baptist | San Diego, Calif. |
Daviana Vaka | Sr. | Florida | Sandy, Utah |
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