University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer and Head Coach Eric Schoenstein officially announce the signees for 2021. USI has signed a total of 14 new Screaming Eagles for the 2021 season.
Regarding the class, Schoenstein said “We’re extremely excited about our 2021 class. We feel they will come in and make an immediate impact on our program. All 14 of our incoming student-athletes will come in and compete for a starting position. They will be a great addition to our already talented roster.”
Maddy Baum | D | 5’8″ | O’Fallon, Mo.
Baum signs with USI following a successful career at Fort Zumwalt High School (St. Peters, Missouri) with a 2018 District Championship, second-team all-conference award and being a three-time academic all-conference performer. Maddy spent four years playing varsity soccer and one season playing softball, earning five letters in her time at Fort Zumwalt South. She also played with St. Louis Scott Gallagher EC RL as a team captain since 2018 and earned the 2019 Parkway Showcase Player of the Match award.
Macy Broshears | F/MF | 5’6″ | Evansville, Ind. (Reitz)
The local Evansville product signs with USI following a record-high school career at Reitz High School (Evansville, Indiana). Broshears finished her Reitz career with school records of 104 goals and 55 assists along with numerous awards and honors. Macy earned All-State and All-District team honors in 2019 and 2020, as well as first-team All-City and All-SIAC from 2017-2020. She earned four letters in soccer and multiple All-Academic honors throughout her time at Reitz. Broshears played club for Sporting Southern Indiana since 2009.
Grace Christie | D/F | 5’10” | Ladue, Mo.
The defender/forward combo Christie signs with USI fresh off a club conference title with St. Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL this fall. She is a two-year captain for Ladue Horton Watkins High School (St. Louis, Missouri) and has played club since second grade. Prior to playing for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, she played for Missouri Rush, finishing as a state runner-up and regional finalist.
Brooke Coleman | MF | 5’1″ | Poseyville, Ind.
Coleman comes to USI following a seven-varsity letter career at North Posey High School (Poseyville, Indiana). She earned four letters in soccer and another three in track, while also playing basketball. Coleman received multiple awards for her performance as well, including 2019 All-PAC (soccer), 2020 All-PAC Honorable mention (soccer), and won the Mental Attitude award four straight years at North Posey. She played club soccer for Sporting Southern Indiana (Sporting KC Academy affiliate) for three years.
Maggie Duggan | MF | 5’2″ | Defiance, Mo.
Duggan, playing for Lou Fusz Athletic O’Rourke since 2015, won the NPL title in 2019 and back-to-back Missouri State Cup championships. She also earned three letters (soccer) in her career at Francis Howell High School (St. Charles, Missouri) with multiple All-Academic awards. Maggie helped her FHHS team to the 2019 district championship and the 2019 State quarter-finals.
Sophia Finol | D | 5’4″ | Thompson’s Station, Tenn.
Finol signs with USI women’s soccer following a successful career at Independence High School (Thompson’s Station, Tennessee). She earned three letters in soccer throughout high school, scoring 10 goals with eight assists whle being named All-District (2019). Finol played club soccer for Tennessee SC since 2012.
Savannah Grubbs | MF | 5’4″ | Hamilton, Ohio
The midfielder accumulated four All-Conference (GMC) selections (first 2020, second 2017-19) while helping her Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) team to multiple feats, including an undefeated 2019 season and a 2019 state title. The four-letter Grubbs also obtained multiple regional and district championships while at Lakota West and named first-team All-City (2020), along with a #2 ranking in the USA Today Super-25. Grubbs was part of the CUP NL 02 club team, based in Cincinnati, also was named a top-10 player in metro-Cincinnati.
Brenna Frommelt | F/MF | 5’5″ | Mt. Zion, Ill.
Frommelt amassed an impressive amount of awards through only two seasons of soccer at Mount Zion High School (Mt. Zion, Illinois), including 1st team All-Conference and All-Area in both her freshman and sophomore seasons. She recorded 29 goals and eight assists while scoring 28 times and assisting on five more during her sophomore year. The Mt. Zion product received five letters (3 tennis, 2 soccer) and was an Academic All-Conference performer as well, being named Summa Cum Laude. Frommelt played club soccer for the Illinois Fire Juniors for three seasons, which includes being 2019 State Cup Semifinalists.
Emme Kirn | D | 5’7″ | Perryville, Mo.
Kirn comes to USI with a state title to her name as well as a number of academic honors. Emme played soccer and basketball in her career at St. Vincent de Paul (Perryville, Missouri), as well as playing club for Missouri Rush ECNL.
Zoe Lintner | GK | 5’6″ | Wildwood, Mo.
Lintner, a four-year goalkeeper at Westminster Christian Academy (Town and Country, Missouri), earned four letters in soccer during her career. She collected multiple awards during her high school career, including two All-Region, two All-Conference, and was named to second team All-State as a freshman, while helping her team to two District titles. Lintner played club for St. Louis Scott Gallagher since 2010 and won a Midwest Conference title with the 2003 ECNL team and making a State Cup semifinal as well.
Shay Miedema | F | 5’11 | Plantation, Fla.
Miedema will migrate north to become a Screaming Eagle in the fall of 2021, coming from southern Florida and Saint Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). She was a three-sport athlete, earning four letters (soccer) and the Aquinas Offensive MVP, named first-team All-County (2018, 2019) and winning the 2018 Regional in soccer. Miedema gathered multiple other honors additionally, she was named 2019-2020 Max Preps Florida Player of the Year, 2020 Wendy’s High School Soccer Heisman winner, and was a finalist for 2020 Miss Florida Soccer and 2020 All-American.
Emma Peerman | D | 5’4″ | Evansville, Ind. (Mater Dei)
Peerman boasts a multitude of awards from her high school career at Mater Dei (Evansville, Indiana), where she plays soccer and swims. She has five letters between her sports and she also played club for Sporting Southern Indiana. Peerman won three state titles at Mater Dei and earned three All-SIAC, All-City, All-Metro, and all-State awards plus two All-District honors.
Peerman’s father, Mike, is a USI Athletics Hall of Fame honoree, playing baseball for the Screaming Eagles between 1997-2000.
Lexi Updike | MF | 5’9″ | St. Louis, Mo.
Updike collected seven letters at Oakville High School (St. Louis, Missouri), playing three sports (basketball, swim, soccer) and received multiple awards during her soccer career as well. Along with her four letters in soccer, she won the 2018 Rookie of the Year, 2019 Role Player of the Year and 2019 All-District honorable mention. With Lou Fusz O’Rourke, Updike won two State Cup titles, the 2019 MRL Division championship, 2017 US Club Soccer Midwest Regional Championship, and 2018 NPL National Championship.
Chloe Wilhite | F | 5’6″ | Newburgh, Ind.
Wilhite earned four letters in her Castle High School (Newburgh, Indiana) career and helped her team to two conference (SIAC) and two sectional titles, making the state final four in 2019. Wilhite totaled 19 goals and eight assists in three seasons (earning her three letters) while she earned one more in cross country. The three-sport athlete and Castle product played for Sporting Southern Indiana since 2009, helping lead Sporting SI to the 2016 Indiana state title.
Wilhite’s father, Wes, was a member of USI Men’s Soccer (1990-93), helping the Screaming Eagles to GLVC titles in 1990 and 1991 and into NCAA Divison I play in 1992 and 1993.
