Boston College Athletics
Five Additions To Women's Soccer
March 09, 2010 | Women's Basketball
March 9, 2010
Chesnut Hill, MA - Boston College head women's soccer coach Alison Kulik announced today the addition of incoming freshmen - Rachel Davitt, Kate McCarthy, Jessica Mickelson, Mary Gibson Wagner and Patrice Vettori - to the 2010 class.
"As a staff we think our Class of 2010 will be a very strong group from top to bottom,'' said Boston College Head Coach Alison Kulik. "The addition of this group will make us stronger in all thirds of the field.''
Rachel Davitt - Basking Ridge, NJ - Ridge High School - 5-6 - Defender
Played for four seasons for Coach Katie Donahue at Ridge High School ... Finished her career with 63 goals and 47 assists ... 2009 County Champions, 2008 State Finalist ... Named Player of the Year in the Star Ledger and Courier Post ... ESPN RISE All-American second team ... Plays for the PDA Fire ... Region 1 Champion in 2007, Finalist in 2007, 2008 State Cup Champions, 2009 Region I Champions, State Cup Champions and National Finalist .. Ranked 30th in the Top 100 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
Katie McCarthy - Longmeadow, MA - The Loomis Chaffee School - 5-foot-7 - Midfield
Played four years at the Loomis Chaffee School ... Finished her career with 55 goals and 44 assists ... Helped L-C earn its second straight New England Private School Athletic Conference Class A championship ... A three-time NSCAA All-New England selection ... Loomis Chaffee Junior Female Athlete of the Year ... Named an adidas All-American ... Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year ... MVP of the NEPSAC ... Two-time All-New England ... Two-time ESPN All-America third team ... Plays for Connecticut FC, which has captured four consecutive state cups.
Jessica Mickelson - Pleasanton, Calif. - Amador Valley High School - 5-foot-8 - Goalkeeper
Played at Amador Valley High School ... Played for Pleasanton Rage Soccer Club until 2008-09 ... Was a member of Mustang Spirit for the 2009-10 season ... Named to the Regional IV ODP Team in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... Cal-North State ODP Team in 2007 and 2008 ... 2009 TopDrawerSoccer.com Northern California Regional Top 20 Player ... 2008 adidas ESPN Showcase participant.
Mary Gibson Wagner - Wall, NJ - Wall High School - 5-foot-6 - Forward/Midfield
Member of the Under-17 Women's National Team in 2008 ... Member of the Under-16 National Team player pool ... A member of the New Jersey ODP National Champions in 2007 ... Played for the New Jersey ODP team National Finalist in 2008 ... New Jersey ODP Regional Champions in 2006 and 2007 ... National Pool Player with US Soccer since 2005 ... NSCAA/adidas Youth Soccer All-American in 2007 ... adidas Golden Boot at the ODP Nationals in 2007 ... Named Top 100 Players by TopDrawerSoccer for 2010 ... Named All-State and All-Conference at Wall High School ... Plays for Player Development Academy (PDA), which has won two straight Region 1 Cups and were runner ups in the national competition.
Patrice Vettori - Dedham, MA - Dedham High - 5-foot-6 - Midfield
Played at Dedham High School for four seasons ... Finished her career with 68 goals, 54 assists for 122 points ... Four time Bay State League All-Star ... 2008 and 2009 Eastern Mass All-Star and All-State honoree ... 2009 Bay State League MVP ... 2009 All-New England ... 2009 Boston Herald and Boston Globe All-Scholastic ... 2009 ESPN Rise All-America ... Plays for the Stars of Massachusetts Club team ... Member of the Region I ODP program from 2005-2008.
