Defender Giovanna Starman signs with USI Women’s Soccer
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer announced the signing of transfer defender Giovanna Starman (O’Fallon, Missouri) for the 2023 season. Starman joins 12 other additions to the roster by USI Head Coach Eric Schoenstein ahead of the 2023 season.
“We’re excited to welcome Gia to the USI soccer family,” Schoenstein said. “We’re lucky to add Gia to our already talented group of incoming student-athletes.”
Starman, a 5’6″ defender, comes to USI after spending her freshman season at Missouri State University. The Missouri State Bears were the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference tournament champions. Starman played in 75 minutes at Missouri State last season.
“Gia brings great skill and athleticism to our backline,” Schoenstein added. “Gia is a quality distributor out of the back and a shutdown defender.”
The O’Fallon, Missouri native played for Fort Zumwalt North High School, where she was named all-conference and a four-time all-academic award winner. She tallied eight assists in her senior year in 2021-22. Starman also recorded three goals and four assists in her previous two high school seasons.
Starman played her club soccer for Sporting STL Red Devils GA 2004.
USI Women’s Soccer heads into its second season as an NCAA Division I program in 2023, coming off a postseason berth in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship Tournament. The 2023 schedule will be released at a later date.
