Follow along on TusculumPioneers.com as the 2013 Tusculum Women's soccer commitments are announced. Information and statistics will be posted as soon as it is official and becomes available: Updated player bios will appear at the bottom of the page.

2013 Tusculum College Women's Soccer Commitments
Player Pos. Hometown/Previous School
Nyssa Garrison F Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame HS
Lindsey Kelly F Knoxville, Tenn./Karns HS
Olivia Kilgore D Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills HS
Kelli McCalla STR Austin, Texas/Lake Travis HS
Hannah Riddle D Greeneville, Tenn./Chuckey-Doak HS
Ally Rines MF Jefferson City, Tenn./Jefferson County HS
Shannele Sunderland STR Georgetown, Texas/Lighthouse Christian School

Nyssa Garrison ● F ● Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame HS
Garrison was a three-year starter for head coach Doug Conway Mount Notre Dame, earning second-team All-Star honors in 2011 and 2012. She tallied a total of 19 goals over the last three seasons, including four goals and three assists this past year. Garrison played club soccer for the Ohio Elite Soccer Academy and head coach George Frankenstein. She plans to major in criminal justice at Tusculum.

"Nyssa will add the element of pace to our attack. She played for a very successful high school and club program that will prepare her well for the competition she will see here in the SAC and the Southeast Region," said Joy. "We were hit hard with graduation this past season in our attack and we are very excited to have a quality attacker like Nyssa to add to our young arsenal of incoming freshmen strikers and midfield players."

Lindsey Kelly ● F ● Knoxville, Tenn./Karns HS
Kelly earned four letters, was a two-year captain and set the school career record for assists at Karns High School. She was a first-team All-Region honoree in 2012, after earning first-team All-District honors in both 2011 and 2012. An all-around athlete, Kelly also lettered in tennis, track and dance team at Karns. She played her club soccer for the F.C. Alliance Soccer Club, and plans to major in education at Tusculum.

"Lindsey came to the Joy of Soccer Camp this past summer and I had the opportunity to see her for a week of training. She is a 5'8" striker who has great presence, and she understands that scoring goals is being able to anticipate where the ball will be, not where it is," said Joy. "She places her self in position to score goals. We are excited to add another quality striker after losing three to graduation after last season."

Olivia Kilgore ● D ● Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills HS
Kilgore was a four-year starter at Oak Hills High School, helping lead the Highlanders to an unbeaten record in 2012 with only seven goals allowed in 18 matches. Kilgore was named second-team All-Ohio, first-team All-Southwest Ohio, first-team Greater Miami Conference, and first-team All-City by the Cincinnati Enquirer. Kilgore also lettered three years in basketball and currently ranks second on the team in scoring and first in assists this season, one year after being named honorable mention All-City. Kilgore plays club soccer for Tri State Futbol Academy, and plans to major in psychology at Tusculum.

"Olivia is the third All-State player I have recruited from Ohio. The other two, Tara Henderson and Rachel Barron, were both All-Region players for us and are members of our Women's soccer Wall of Fame," said Joy. "We have big expectations for Olivia and believe she will make a huge impact in our defense."

Kelli McCalla ● STR ● Austin, Texas/Lake Travis HS
McCalla enters her senior season as a two-year letterwinner for head coach Jeff Gamble at Lake Travis High School. As a junior, she helped the Lady Cavaliers earn an Class 4A area championship last spring. McCalla was invited to represent Team USA for the American International Sport Team U19 squad last year. She played club soccer for North and South Lonestar Soccer Club under coaches Steve Allison and Alex Tapp. McCalla plans to major in pre-physical therapy at Tusculum.

"Kelli is an awesome physical striker that will give us a different look offensively, as she will be able to match up well against some of the teams in our conference that are very strong and physical defensively," commented Joy. "We graduated a lot of goal scoring with Tramicka James and Kim Brown and we are excited to have Kelli to help us. We expect her to help us rebuild our attack this year."

Hannah Riddle ● D ● Greeneville, Tenn./Chuckey-Doak HS
Riddle moved from defense to offense this fall and earned Region 1-A/AA Offensive Player of the Year and All-State honors after scoring a school-record 34 goals for the Lady Knights and head coach Anna Ricker. Riddle also plays basketball and softball at Chuckey-Doak and was an All-Region selection in basketball. She plans to major in education at Tusculum.

"Hannah has been a star at defense and more recently in the attack as she was moved up top as a senior. We expect her to most likely settle into our defense as we graduated an All-Region defender in Kourtney Kavic this season and have three seniors in the lineup next season," said Joy. "Hannah will likely be the fastest player on the team as she runs a 4.79 seconds in the 40-yard dash."

Ally Rines ● MF ● Jefferson City, Tenn./Jefferson County HS
Rines played midfield at Jefferson County High School and was a team captain for the Lady Patriots. She has extensive experience at the local and club level, including two indoor club teams in West Knoxville as well as Team Venom from Knoxville. Rines plans to major in pre-physical therapy at Tusculum.

"I had the opportunity to see Ally as her high school team was competing in District play. She is held in very high regard at Jefferson County and she played club soccer in Knoxville for Maggie Barta, a former player of mine at Tusculum," noted Joy. "Ally will help by providing much-needed depth in our veteran midfield which has two rising senior starters in Monica Perez and Amy Neltner."

Shannele Sunderland ● STR ● Georgetown, Texas/Lighthouse Christian School
Sunderland is a striker for the 95 Lonestar Red team that finished fifth in the Premier League and is currently ranked third in the South Texas rankings. She has scored over 100 goals with 32 assists in the last four years, including four hat tricks. She plans to major in pre-physical therapy at Tusculum.

"Shannele is a quick aggressive dynamic striker. She makes great runs off the ball, opening herself up to receive through balls, and just has a nose for the goal," Joy said. "She transitions quickly into defense, and by pressuring the other team she can gain a lot of opportunities from turnovers. I think she will complement returning striker Taylor Lewis along with our other signees as we look to rebuild our attack this season."