As the new year arrives, momentum can start turning towards the 2022 women’s DI college season.
It also means that the finishing touches will be put on recruiting classes for this fall. Whether that’s transfers, late signings or international additions, there is movement to come that will impact this year’s recruiting class rankings.
The latest update expands the field to the Top 30 programs, based on reported commitments, class announcements and more.
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1. UCLA
Commitments: D Kathryn Kelly (Bay Area Surf – No. 5), GK Neeku Purcell (Reign Academy – No. 11), M Ellie Walbruch (Real Colorado – No. 15), M Peyton Marcisz (Bay Area Surf – No. 17), F America Frias (Bay Area Surf – No. 20), M Ally Lemos (Legends FC – No. 23), M Sofia Cook (So Cal Blues – No. 25), F Julia Saunicheva (Bay Area Surf – No. 33), D Cori James (Lonestar SC – No. 59), F Bridgette Marin-Valencia (PSV Union – No. 129)
New head coach Margueritte Aozasa has the No. 1 recruiting class joining. There’s no word if any signees have flipped commitments to new programs, so that is something worth watching this year. Cook, Lemos and Walbruch have already enrolled for the winter quarter in January. All 10 were announced on UCLA social media channels in November.
