NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's soccer program welcomes ten players in the Class of 2029, as announced by head coach
Gabe Mejaíl. This is the second group recruited that will play entirely as members of the MAAC.
"I am certainly extremely happy with how this class came together, collectively and individually I think there is so much to be excited about," head coach
Gabe Mejaíl said. "While we will miss our ten graduating players tremendously, and what they accomplished, we have strong faith in our continuing success." "Each of these incoming new student-athletes was a marvelous performer in high school, excelling on the pitch and in the classroom – earning plenty of accolades through their playing careers. I think that these ten student-athletes are going to represent the Merrimack Community and the Athletic Department very well, and by the time their careers here are over I believe we can accomplish some special things as we progress into our second year through the MAAC."
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Kellianne Caldwell
Position: Forward
Height: 5'3"
Hometown: Plymouth, MA
High School: Plymouth South High School
Club Team: FC Stars ECNL
Major: Undeclared
About Kellianne: 2x NEPSAC New England Prep All-Star… 2x ISL Independent School All-Star… Born on May 27
th 2007…
Daughter to Sheila Caldwell & Frederick Caldwell… Sister to Frederick (27), Chris (25), Jonathon (23) and Brianna (19)… Started playing soccer with incoming classmates Hannah Carr & Fallon Ryan at the same U-8 club and will be playing soccer together again for the first time in 10 years at Merrimack.
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Hannah Carr
Position: Midfield/Forward
Height: 5'1"
Hometown: Braintree, MA
High School: Braintree High School
Club Team: South Shore Select ECNL
Major: Health Science
About Hannah: 2x Eastern Mass All State… All Scholastic First Team… Eastern Mass Team MVP… 2x Bay State All Star… Broke Braintree High's Single Season Record for assists with 21… led the entire Bay State Conference in assists with 21… Led Braintree High to first sweet 16 in 21 years… Selected Braintree High Most outstanding Player… Selected for Ireland's U-19 National Women's Team Summer Training Camp & Invited to an International assessment for the U-17 Ireland National women's team… Made Debut for the League of Ireland's Youth Professional team Finn Harps against Linfield and scored… Braintree High Perseverance Award… Braintree High Rookie of the Year… Track & Field…Gaelic Football (North American champion)…SoccerWire Top 15 players to watch for Girls Academy Cup Finals…TopDrawer Soccer Class of 2025 stand out Girls Academy Winter Showcase… Born on May 12
th, 2007… Daughter to Maria Carr & Edmund Carr… Sister to Lucy (17) and Eamon (14)… Started playing soccer with incoming classmates Kellianne Caldwell & Fallon Ryan at the same U-8 club and will be playing soccer together again for the first time in 10 years at Merrimack… twin sister will be running D1 Cross Country and Track at Iona University.
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Piper Crotty
Position: Defender
Height: 5'4"
Hometown: Scituate, MA
High School: Scituate High School
Club Team: NEFC GA / Scorpions ECNL
Major: Nursing
About Piper: 2x Patriot League All Star… 2x Varsity Captain… 4x Patriot League Playoffs,
Selected for A Shot For Life (ASFL) All Start Game… Played in Girls Academy League Playoffs &
Champions Cup… Selected 2x for Allison Foley Top 100 Camp… Scorpions 2007 ECNL Club Camp Freshman Player of the Year.… National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Seal of Bi-literacy (Spanish), Co-President of Morgan's Message (Scituate HS Branch), Student Council, Student Government, Participated in DECA and Model UN… Born on March 3
rd, 2007… Daughter to Taryn Crotty & Jason Crotty… Sister to Saxton (16) and Tristan (9).
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Kylie Fuller
Position: Forward/Midfield
Height: 5'4"
Hometown: West Bridgewater, MA
High School: West Bridgewater High School
Club Team: Scorpions ECNL
Major: Exercise Science/Kinesiology
About Kylie: 3x Eastern Mass All-State… Champions of South Coast Conference Gold Division… Mayflower Athletic Conference Champions… 2x South Coast Conference All Star… South Coast Conference MVP… 3x Patriot Ledger/Brockton Enterprise All Scholastic… Brockton Enterprise 2024 Girls Soccer Player of the Year… 2x Boston Herald and Boston Globe All Scholastic… Scored 139 career goals… 2x Mayflower Athletic Conference All Star… Mayflower Athletic Conference MVP… Born on October 24
th, 2006… Daughter to Christy Fuller & Tom Fuller… Sister to Ben (20)… Brother Ben is currently a sophomore at Merrimack studying criminal justice and playing on the club soccer team.
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Addison Israel
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 5'8"
Hometown: Guilford, CT
High School: Guilford High School
Club Team: CFC United ECNL
Major: Undeclared
About Addie: Connecticut All State… 2x Southern Connecticut Conference All-Star… 3x Southern Connecticut Conference Champions… 3X Division Champions… Received the Excellence in Modern World History & Excellence in Ceramic Art Awards… Born on March 5
th, 2007... Daughter to Nicole Israel & Jason Israel… Sister to Tyler (11)…Mother played soccer at Lafayette University… High School rival to teammate
Rory Parri.
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Skyler Ortega
Position: Defender
Height: 5'6"
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
High School: Notre Dame Preparatory High School
Club Team: Royals AZ ECNL / AZ Arsenal ECNL
Major: Chemistry
About Skyler: 3x Arizona All-State First Team… 3x Arizona 5A All-Region Defender… 4x All-Academic Soccer… 5A AZ State Champions Soccer 2024… Notre Dame Prep State Champions Lacrosse… National Stack Sports MVP Athlete of the Year… Pacific Southwest Ethical Athlete… Better Business Bureau and Arizona Interscholastic Association Awardee… 2x Gatorade Arizona Soccer Player of the Year Nominee… Notre Dame Prep Highest high school award given for physical education… 2x TopDrawer Soccer National Soccer Ranking.. Semi-Finalist. SoccerWire National "Players that impressed" at Phoenix ECNL and Florida ECNL Showcases with National article player feature. 2x PrepSoccer AZ Top Girl Rankings… Notre Dame Prep State Champions Lacrosse Offensive MVP… 2x Principal's Academic List & Principal's Academic List AP Scholar with Honors… National Hispanic Recognition Awardee College Board… US Congressional Award for Educational Achievement and Community Service… Choir Nationals Performer - performed at the Lincoln Theater in NYC at the Nationals event… National Honor Society… La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica member... National English Honor Society Member… Born on March 5
th, 2007... Daughter to Ashleigh Ortega & Gil Ortega… Sister to Tydan (19) and Ryan (12)… Gil Ortega, Father is Osborn Hospital Chief of Staff … Ashleigh Ortega, Mother is CEO at Injexts… Awarded the Hispanic Heritage Foundation Technology Award for my Provisional Patent device invention that helps prevent dehydration in athletes and day laborers.
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Lena Pilipski
Position: Midfield
Height: 5'6"
Hometown: Barrington, RI
High School: Barrington High School
Club Team: Scorpions ECNL / Bayside GA
Major: Interactive Design
About Lena: 3x RI Division All Star… Varsity Freshman year… Leading Scorer Sophomore year… Senior year - brought Barrington Varsity Soccer to the Semi-finals for the first time in 18 years… Won ECNL Playoffs… Named Top 5 Scorpions SC players to watch… 5x ODP Camp invitee… Barrington High Varsity Track & Field… 2021,2022,2024: high honors, 2023 highest honors… National Honor Society… Chinese Club… Co-facilitator for Girls Leadership Collaborative… Project Goal volunteer coach… Daughter to Karynn Pilipski & Ian Pilipski… Sister to Aiden (19)… Dad Ian Pilipski played D1 baseball at Seton Hall University.
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Kate Powers
Position: Forward/Midfield
Height: 5'4"
Hometown: Maple Grove, MN
High School: Maple Grove High School
Club Team: Tonka Fusion Elite
Major: Undeclared
About Kate: NWSC Northwest Suburban Conference All-Star… Section champions… Northwest Suburban Conference champions 2024… 4th place state 2023 season… State qualifier 2024 season… fastest female player in Maple Grove Girls Soccer… State Qualifier and 4th place in state… Varsity Captain… Best hype player award… Brother Jackson D1 football player at University of Minnesota… Cousin Max Robinson played football at Simpson College… Both parents were cheerleaders at some point in college and out, they have had tremendous success in coaching cheerleading teams around Minnesota together and won national titles and many championships… Production manager for a sports company called Potenza Sports! Working with athletes on film, photos, and highlighting their career at Potenza… Own Instagram page @kp3_flix with all creator content and other photography jobs... Interviewed by CCX Media on signing day with a couple of other athletes as the class of 2025 has the school record on D1 and D2 signees.
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Kat Regan
Position: Defender
Height: 5'8"
Hometown: Medfield, MA
High School: Bishop Feehan High School
Club Team: NEFC GA
Major: Nursing
About Kat: Sun-Chronicle All-Star… 3 Year Varsity Starter… 2x Division 1 State Finalist… 3x State Sectional Champion… 4x Catholic Central League Champion… NEFC 2023 National Champion-DPL Super Group… played Varsity Ice Hockey and ran Varsity Spring Track… 4-year Honor Roll Student… Junior Mentor… Special Olympics Club… Summer Volunteer- Newton Wellesley Hospital… Sister Kelley plays Lacrosse at St.Anselm.
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Fallon Ryan
Position: Midfield
Height: 5'6"
Hometown: Hull, MA
High School: Hull High School
Club Team: Mass City FC
Major: Undeclared
About Fallon: 2x Eastern Mass All Star… 4x South Shore League All Star… 2x Patriot Ledger All Scholastic… 100 Point Scorer Soccer… 2x Captain… South Shore League Champions… 2x Final Four… State Championship Finalist… 2x Needham Memorial Day Tournament Champions… 2x Captain Basketball and 3x South Shore League All Star… Bay State Games Soccer Gold Medalist… 2x Finalist… Lacrosse South Shore League All Star… National Honor Society… Key Club… MIAA Student Ambassador… Bay State Games Ambassador… Started playing soccer with incoming classmates Kellianne Caldwell & Hannah Carr at the same U-8 club and will be playing soccer together again for the first time in 10 years at Merrimack… Sister Caitlin played soccer at Franklin Pierce University and Suffolk University.
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