Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Welcomes Five Additional Newcomers to Fall Class
5/23/2023 4:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's soccer head coach Erwin van Bennekom has announced five additional newcomers for the Fall of 2023 with four true freshman and one transfer.
"We can't wait to welcome this group of student athletes to campus," van Bennekom said. "We look forward to integrating them within our team."
Paige Droner | Midfielder | Chatham, N.J. | Match Fit ECNL
Droner was nominated to the US Coaches All-American team and competed in the All-American game in Panama City. The Chatham, New Jersey native, was named team Captain, team MVP at Chatham High School and Morris County MVP. She was also voted Top 20 in the state. Droner earned First Team All-Conference, All-County and All-State awards.
Piper Coffield | Defender | Mars, Penn. | Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy ECNL
Coffield recorded 46 goals and 38 assists in her career at Mars High School. She earned High School All-American Game Selection and was on the All-American High School watch list. Coffield was also a Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of the Year Finalist in 2022. The Pennsylvania native is a two-time All-Selection and All-WPIAL Selection. She was named team Captain of her club team.
Kennedy Neighbors |Midfielder | Evansville, Ind. | Indiana Fire ECNL
Neighbors netted 57 goals along with 69 assists in her four-year career at Reitz Memorial High School. She helped lead her team to back-to-back state championships in 2021 and 2022, going undefeated in 2022. Neighbors is a three-time First Team All-Conference and First Team All-District. The Indiana native was named to the West All-American team and represented her high school in the All-American game.
Parker Scheele | Goalkeeper | St. Louis, Mo. | St. Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL Navy
Scheele has recorded 12 solo shutouts and made 132 saves achieving a .589 GAA and a .921 save percentage in 2022 at Mary Institute Country Day School. She helped her team win the Missouri State Class 2 Championship, winning the school's first championship in 2022. She earned girls class 2 All-State First Team and Goalkeeper of the Year and Region 2 Player of the Year in 2022. Scheele was named the 2019 ECNL Midwest Conference Champs and was a four-time ECNL National Playoff qualifier (2018, '19, '21, '22).
Hope Paredes | Midfielder | Irvine, Calif. | San Diego State | Portola High School
Paredes, a transfer from San Diego State, recorded 18 shots, nine on goal with one assist. She recorded 1988 minutes on the pitch for the Aztecs, making 38 appearances in the two seasons.
Paredes graduated from Portola High School where she was named the team's 2017 Offensive Player of the Year for the one season she competed. She played club soccer for San Diego Surf where she competed in the 2019 US Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) National Championship finals. Paredes won the 2018 Surf Cup championship and reached the finals of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) National Championship finals. In 2017, she was a member of the Manchester City U19 Gold Division championship team, Region IV Olympic Development Program (ODP) 2020 championship, and reached the quarterfinals of the ECNL playoff.
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"We can't wait to welcome this group of student athletes to campus," van Bennekom said. "We look forward to integrating them within our team."
Paige Droner | Midfielder | Chatham, N.J. | Match Fit ECNL
Droner was nominated to the US Coaches All-American team and competed in the All-American game in Panama City. The Chatham, New Jersey native, was named team Captain, team MVP at Chatham High School and Morris County MVP. She was also voted Top 20 in the state. Droner earned First Team All-Conference, All-County and All-State awards.
Piper Coffield | Defender | Mars, Penn. | Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy ECNL
Coffield recorded 46 goals and 38 assists in her career at Mars High School. She earned High School All-American Game Selection and was on the All-American High School watch list. Coffield was also a Moe Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of the Year Finalist in 2022. The Pennsylvania native is a two-time All-Selection and All-WPIAL Selection. She was named team Captain of her club team.
Kennedy Neighbors |Midfielder | Evansville, Ind. | Indiana Fire ECNL
Neighbors netted 57 goals along with 69 assists in her four-year career at Reitz Memorial High School. She helped lead her team to back-to-back state championships in 2021 and 2022, going undefeated in 2022. Neighbors is a three-time First Team All-Conference and First Team All-District. The Indiana native was named to the West All-American team and represented her high school in the All-American game.
Parker Scheele | Goalkeeper | St. Louis, Mo. | St. Louis Scott Gallagher ECNL Navy
Scheele has recorded 12 solo shutouts and made 132 saves achieving a .589 GAA and a .921 save percentage in 2022 at Mary Institute Country Day School. She helped her team win the Missouri State Class 2 Championship, winning the school's first championship in 2022. She earned girls class 2 All-State First Team and Goalkeeper of the Year and Region 2 Player of the Year in 2022. Scheele was named the 2019 ECNL Midwest Conference Champs and was a four-time ECNL National Playoff qualifier (2018, '19, '21, '22).
Hope Paredes | Midfielder | Irvine, Calif. | San Diego State | Portola High School
Paredes, a transfer from San Diego State, recorded 18 shots, nine on goal with one assist. She recorded 1988 minutes on the pitch for the Aztecs, making 38 appearances in the two seasons.
Paredes graduated from Portola High School where she was named the team's 2017 Offensive Player of the Year for the one season she competed. She played club soccer for San Diego Surf where she competed in the 2019 US Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) National Championship finals. Paredes won the 2018 Surf Cup championship and reached the finals of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) National Championship finals. In 2017, she was a member of the Manchester City U19 Gold Division championship team, Region IV Olympic Development Program (ODP) 2020 championship, and reached the quarterfinals of the ECNL playoff.
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