SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — The Seton Hall women’s soccer team has signed 12
recruits who will join the team for the 2008 season.  The announcement was
made by head coach Kazbek Tambi.

Wiebke Balcke is a forward from Potsdam, Germany, where she currently plays
for FFC Turbine Potsdam in the highly competitive Bundesliga.  In addition
she has played five matches with the U17 German National Team.

Ashley Beamish, a native of Buffalo, N.Y. will be joining the Pirates next
season having played varsity for the Niagara Wheatfield Falcons for four
seasons.  For three of her four seasons, she captained the team while
leading them in scoring and assists.  She is a three-time First Team
All-Niagara Frontier League and First Team All-Western New York award
winner, as well as Niagara Gazette Female Soccer Player of the Year and
Niagara Falls Police Athletic League Female Athlete of the Year.  On top of
that, she played nine years with Buffalo United, a Premier Soccer Club, and
played for the U16 New York West State Champions.

Christina Cinelli is a forward from New Hyde Park, N.Y. where she attends
Sacred Heart Academy.  As a three-year varsity starter, she captained the
team her senior season, and also received All-League Honors. During her
junior season, Cinelli led Sacred Heart to the State Championship.  She is
also a member of the ENY ODP State Tea and the Rockville Centre Royals
Soccer Club.

Kiley Horne is a goalkeeper from Scitoute, Mass. and attends Thayer
Academy.  She has been a starter all four years and has received All-League
recognition, while also playing for the highly competitive Scorpions Soccer
Club and attending some of the top college showcases in the country.

Chelsea King will bring her goaltending experience from Fieldsboro, N.J.
where she captained the Notre Dame High School team during her junior and
senior seasons, and received All-State honors in her sophomore, junior, and
senior years.

Lauren Lehman is a West Caldwell, N.J. native and attends James Caldwell
High School where she was a four-year starter on defense and team captain
in her senior season.  Lehman has earned All-League, All-Conference, and
All-State honors, and was also named NJSIAA Scholar Athlete of the Year her
senior season.  Currently, she holds the James Caldwell High School records
for single season goals, single season assists, points in a game and career
goals and assists.  She has also led her World Class U18 club team to five
championships and a bronze medal finish at the 2007 U.S. Youth Soccer
National Championships.

Caitlyn Milazzo has been a three-year varsity and two-year captain player
for Barrington High School in Barrington, R.I. where she was named a
two-time First Team All-State award winner.  Milazzo also plays for the
highly competitive 2007 state champion Rhode Island Rays Club as well as
the Rhode Island State ODP Team.

Megan Milazzo will join her sister on the Pirates team in 2008.  She also
attended Barrington High School in Rhode Island and was a three-year
varsity starter as well as a two-year captain, while playing for the Rhode
Island Rays and the Rhode Island State ODP Team.

Haley Olsen is a defender/forward from Payallup, Wash. where she was a
three-year varsity starter at Rogers High School.  During her time in high
school, Olsen earned All-League Honors while being a two-year captain.

Nicole Peterson will make her way to Seton Hall from Federal Way, Wash.
where she attends Todd Beamer High School.  Peterson was named Defensive
MVP in 2005, 2006, and 2007, and earned First-Team All-State honors while
captaining the team her senior season.

Stephanie Soma is a forward from Franklin, Mass. where she was a four-year
varsity starter and four-year All-League selection while attending Franklin
High School.  Soma received Rookie of the Year honors her freshman year and
has been one of the league’s leading scorers all four years.  In her senior
season, she was named captain, team MVP, and First Team All-State.

Taylor Wilson, a Rahway, N.J. native, will bring international experience
to the Pirates.  In January 2008 she was selected for the U18 Women’s
National Team, and competed in three international matches in Argentina.
She also plays for the U18 Arsenal/World Class team where she was a 2007
state champion, 2007 regional champion, and 2007 national semifinalist.  In
addition, she helped her team win the 2007 Orange Classic while being named
the tournament MVP.