 University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer announced two additions to its 2021 signing class this week, bringing the class total to 16 signees.
With the two midfield additions to the class, the Screaming Eagles and head coach Eric Schoenstein have signed six midfielders, five defenders, four forwards, and one goals keeper. The impressive class spans six states and one additional country with six recruits from Missouri, four from Indiana, two from Tennessee, one from Ohio, Illinois, and Florida, plus the staff’s first international signee from Sweden.
Schoenstein on the two additional signees: “We’re extremely excited to welcome Peyton and Sofie to the USI soccer family. Peyton is a high-level attacking midfielder, who can do it all. Peyton’s soccer IQ, overall vision, distribution skills, and finishing abilities make her a great addition. Sofie is your prototypical target forward. She is strong on the ball, quality distributor, and her powerful finishing ability from close range and distance will make her extremely dangerous.”
Sofie Andersson | MF | 5’8″ | Stockholm, Sweden
Andersson signs with USI as Schoenstein and staff’s first international recruit since the staff took over the program in early 2016. The midfielder attended PA Fogelstroms gymnasium, playing for the academy team Djurgarden IF, winning the U17 Swedish National Championship 2019, and being the runner-up in the Regional Division 1 serie 2020.
Peyton Wilkinson | MF | 5’6″ | Collierville, Tenn.
Wilkinson comes to USI following a very successful high school career (Collierville High School), including district championships in 2018 and 2019, state runner-up in 2017 and 2018, and a quarterfinal finish in 2020. Wilkinson played club for Lady Lobos Rush Premier winning the 2019 Tennessee State Soccer Association championship and the 2018 USYS NL Mid-South Conference championship and being the runner-up in the 2018 USYS Region III Championship. Individually, the signee amassed accolades being a two-time ODP Inter-Regional Showcase team selection, a two-time ODP Region III Camp selection, and a four-year varsity letter athlete.
