Auburn soccer adds nine

The Auburn soccer program received nine signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday on the first day of the signing period. Auburn’s incoming class includes three signees from the state of Alabama, three from Georgia, two from Texas and one from California.
                                                                        
“We have waited for this day for a long time,” Associate Head Coach and recruiting coordinator Amy Berbary said. “Our staff has watched this class mature athletically throughout the recruiting process and we are extremely pleased with the outcome.”

Signing with Auburn from within the state is Haley Gerken (Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain), Alicia Hereford (Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville) and Sophie Simantel (Orange Beach, Ala./Gulf Shores). The three signees from Georgia are Alexa Allen (Buford, Ga./Hebron Christian), Kala Faulkner (Alpharetta, Ga./Milton) and Alyse Scott (Marietta, Ga./The Walker School).

The two signees from Texas are Logan Beal (Plano, Texas/Plano West) and Antoinette Bennett (Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit) while Natalie Donaldson’s (Westminster, Calif./Los Alamitos)signing makes it two straight years Auburn has plucked a product out of California.

“This class has instant impact potential and gives us a large amount of depth after losing four seniors that contributed significant minutes to our NCAA Tournament team last year,” Berbary said. “These nine signees represent another great example of our efforts to continually recruit at a national level as well as sign the top kids in the southeast, which will help us maintain the tradition of being an elite team in the SEC.”
 
2012 Auburn Soccer Signing Class

 NAME                    POS         HT          HOMETOWN                    HIGH SCHOOL                        CLUB TEAM
 Alexa Allen         F           5-8         Buford, Ga.                       Hebron Christian                     UFA 94 Elite
 Logan Beal           F           5-3         Plano, Texas                    Plano West                Dallas Texans Red 94
Antoinette Bennett     MF    5-5    Arlington, Texas        Mansfield Summit      Dallas Texans Red 94
Natalie Donaldson   MF/F   5-3    Westminster, Calif.    Los Alamitos                        Slammers FC
Kala Faulkner    D          5-5           Alpharetta, Ga.                   Milton                                     UFA 94 Elite
Haley Gerken  MF/D    5-7         Birmingham, Ala.             Oak Mountain                    BUSA 94 ECNL
Alicia Hereford   D          5-7         Huntsville, Ala.                  Huntsville                          BUSA 94 ECNL
Alyse Scott          GK         5-6         Marietta, Ga.               The Walker School             NASA G12 Elite II
Sophie Simantel     MF/F       5-4     Orange Beach, Ala.      Gulf Shores                Mobile Soccer Club