Tusculum College head Women's soccer coach Mike Joy announced Wednesday that five student-athletes have committed to join the Pioneer program in the fall of 2016.

Accepting invitations to compete for the Pioneers are Lexie Gregg of Greeneville High School in Greeneville, Tennessee; Alexus Beaz-Pecoraro of Oceanside High School in Oceanside, California; Lexie Smith of Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia; Maddie Vossen of Kings High School in Kings Mills, Ohio; and Ashley Weidlich of Tuscola High School in Waynesville, North Carolina.

Gregg was a member of the Greeneville state championship girls soccer team this past fall, where she played forward. She was also a member of the Greeneville Galaxy club team that won a 2012 state championship, and also played club soccer for the Knoxville Soccer Academy. Gregg is a member of the National Honor Society and Youth Leadership.

Beaz-Pecoraro is a central defender for Oceanside, which currently has a 9-2-4 record this season after going 6-2-2 in league play during the 2014-15 season. She is also a member of the San Diego Surf EGSL Academy club program.

Smith was a team captain at Collins Hill, where she played center midfield. As a member of the UFA 98 Premier club team, Smith had five assists from her outside back position to help the team to an undefeated season and the division championship. She will graduate with honors this spring and is a member of the Philharmonic Orchestra as a cellist.

Vossen was named second-team All-City and honorable mention All-District during her senior year at Kings. She played club soccer for the Cincinnati United Premier Gold, where she was an outside defender. Vossen has received multiple All-Academic awards during her scholastic career, including the Academic Excellence award from the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association.

Weidlich helped Tuscola win two consecutive conference championships and earned spots on the All-Conference and All-Region team. She set school records for goals (48) and points last spring as a junior, and enters her senior season with 71 career goals. She played center forward for the 97 HFC Red club team, which went to the State Cup quarterfinals last year.

The Pioneers compiled their 18th consecutive non-losing season in 2015 with a record of 9-8-2 overall and 5-4-2 in the South Atlantic Conference. Tusculum has finished in the top three in the conference 11 times in 17 seasons as a member of the league, and has the second-best league winning percentage (.657) among active members. Joy is the winningest coach in school and conference history, with 241 overall wins and 87 conference triumphs in 19 years at Tusculum.