NEW YORK — The Columbia women's soccer program will add eight newcomers to its roster in 2019, head coach Tracey Bartholomew announced Monday.
 
The class includes players from six different states, stretching from coast to coast, in Jordan Beverina, Mackenzie Bryant, Ally Clark, Shira Cohen, Rylee Hanna, Liz Matei, Maddy McCaw and Blake Turner.
 
"We are thrilled to welcome this outstanding class to our program," said Bartholomew, who enters her sixth year at the helm. "These players bring a wealth of competitive experience from top-ranked DA, ECNL, and USYS club teams and high school teams that have competed for championships. These student-athletes possess the technical skills, versatility, speed and athleticism necessary to make meaningful contributions to our program. They each have the character we desire, along with the drive and competitive mindset to help complement our current team members and further our culture of excellence.
 
"I would like to thank Josh Osit and Amphone Keovongmanysar for their hard work and tireless efforts to identify such a talented group of student-athletes. The class of 2023 is also stellar in the classroom and they are committed to giving back to their communities. These players will work hard every day to make our alumnae proud. We cannot wait to welcome them into our Columbia soccer program."
 
More information on the incoming class can be found below, while fans can access the full 2019 roster here.

Jordan Beverina
Falls Church, Va. – Justice High School
Defender

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Justice to the Capitol Conference championship in 2017 ... Assisted on both goals to win the 2019 National District Championship ... 2017 and 2018 First Team All-Conference ... 2017, 2018 and 2019 First Team All-Region ... 2017 Second Team All-State ... 2018 and 2019 Washington Post All-Met honorable mention ... Played club soccer for McLean Youth Soccer ECNL, winning the 2017 and 2018 Mid-Atlantic Conference titles ... Member of National Honor Society ... Served seven years as member of National Charity League's Blossom chapter, serving as president and vice president ... Three-time JEB Stuart Scholar Athlete Award winner.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Anthony and Cecilia Beverina ... Has one sister, Chloe ... Plans to study economics.
 
Mackenzie Bryant
Greenwood Village, Colo. – Cherry Creek High School
Goalkeeper
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner for Cherry Creek under head coach Jim Schneider ... Helped the Bruins to the 2017 Centennial League championship, allowing just two goals against on the season ... 2019 All-State 5A honorable mention ... 2019 First Team All-Centennial ... 2018 and 2019 First Team Academic All-State ... Played club soccer with the ECNL Colorado Rapids ... Member of National Honor Society and Key Club.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Shane and Rosann Bryant ... Has one brother, Hunter ... Has completed five triathlons ... Plans to study biochemistry.
 
Ally Clark
Germantown Academy – Jamison, Pa.
Forward/Midfielder
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Germantown Academy to the 2015 PAISSA State Championship ... Four-year letter winner for the Patriots ... 2017 and 2018 First Team All-League ... Named team's MVP in 2018 after scoring a career-high 16 goals and dishing out a personal-best 11 assists ... Played club soccer for Players Development Academy from 2015-19.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeffrey and Jennifer Clark ... Has two siblings, Matthew and Zoey ... Father played baseball at Swarthmore College.
 
Shira Cohen
Berkeley High School – Berkeley, Calif.
Forward
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played club soccer for Mustang ECNL under coach Mike Kelley ... Helped the Mustangs reach the semifinals of the ECNL Champions League Playoffs in 2016 and 2018 ... NorCal PDP State Team from 2014-18 ... 2018 Gothia Cup finalist with NorCal PDP in Sweden ... Recognized by TopDrawerSoccer.com as an ECNL Monthly standout in October 2018 ... Invited to U.S. Soccer Training Camp ... 2016 NorCal PDP Japan Tour roster selection ...  Received a varsity letter in track and field as a freshman ... Was a member of Berkeley High School's varsity speech and debate team.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Stuart and Ronnie Cohen ... Has Ivy League lineage as her mother is a Brown graduate and grandfather received his graduate degree from Columbia ... Has one sister, Amara ... Plans to study economics.
 
Rylee Hanna
Colleyville, Texas – Grapevine High School
Defender
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Grapevine to the Texas 5A State championship game in 2016, earning a runner-up finish ... 2017 First Team All-District ... Named Grapevine's defensive player of the year in 2017 ... Played solely for Solar Soccer Club her final two years of high school ... Ranked as the No. 5 defender in Texas and No. 20 recruit regionally by TopDrawerSoccer ... Four-year point guard for the varsity basketball team ... Team captain for the Mustangs' basketball team in 2018 and 2019 ... 2018 First Team All-District in basketball ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... Member of National Honor Society ... President of the Grapevine Interact Club.

PERSONAL: Parents are Marc and Libba Hanna ... Has one sister, Reagan ... Plans to study economics and psychology at Columbia ... Favorite food is hibachi.
 
Liz Matei
Davie, Fla. – American Heritage School
Goalkeeper
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year member of the American Heritage soccer team which won FHSAA Class 3A state titles in 2016 and 2019 under head coach Cindy Marcial ... Recorded 15 shutouts as a senior captain after posting 13 shutouts as a junior ... Named the Miami Herald's 2019 All-Broward Girls Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... 2018 and 2019 Sun Sentinel All-Broward County first team selection ... Allowed just eight goals in 22 games as a senior ... Won the 2018 USYS U18 national championship with Sunrise Sting 2000 club travel team ... AP Scholar with distinction.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Emil and Mihaela Matei ... Born in Queens ... Has one brother, Christopher ... Hopes to attend medical school after graduation ... Enjoys drawing, video editing and reading. 
 
Maddy McCaw
Yardley, Pa. – Princeton Day School
Midfielder/Defender
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Dual sport athlete in soccer and ice hockey ... Helped Princeton Day School to two Prep B State championships in 2016 and 2017 ... Named to 2017 All-Prep first team ... Played club soccer her final three years of high school for Players Development Academy (PDA).
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Brennan and Marcy McCaw ... Was born in the Cayman Islands ... Has two siblings, Katelyn and Jake ... Both parents attended the University of Alberta, where her mother played volleyball and ran track ... Parents both played rugby for the Cayman Islands ... Father was also a member of Canada's national team in luge ... Plans to study biology and become an orthopedic surgeon.
 
Blake Turner
Laguna Beach, Calif. – Laguna Beach High School
Forward
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year soccer letter winner as a forward at Laguna Beach, helping the Breakers to back-to-back Orange Coach League championships in 2016 and 2017 ... Named team's offensive MVP in both 2016 and 2017 as team's leading goal scorer ... Played club soccer for the Southern California Blues U-19 ECNL team ... Also competed in track and field as a freshman, winning the Orange Coast League championship in both the triple jump and 4x400 relay ... Member of National Honor Society.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Felicia Madrigal and Nate Turner ... Mother played soccer at Cypress College and UNLV .... Father was a running back for Compton College and UNLV ... Father also played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints ... Has one sister, Reilyn, who plays for the U.S. Soccer Youth National Team and has committed to play at UCLA in 2020 ... Plans to study engineering.
 
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