Soccer adds experienced Houston transfer
11/14/2023 1:50:00 PM | Soccer
HUNTSVILLE — Sam Houston head coach Sonia Curvelo is pleased to announce the latest addition to the 2024 women's soccer signing class, and the student-athlete comes with Division I experience.
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Kaylee Dressback, a 5-9 transfer from Houston, will play for the Bearkats next fall. A defensive center midfielder and center back, she has appeared in 24 games with the Cougars the past three seasons.
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"Kaylee is a great signee that is coming in with a lot of experience at the Division l level," Curvelo said. "She will provide the leadership we need as an upperclassman. She covers ground and is a competitor, strong on the ball and distributes consistently. She wants to compete for a championship and play in the NCAA Tournament. She has the mindset I look for in players."
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Dressback is from Hoover, Alabama and played at Vestavia High School where she scored 18 goals and had six assists. She also played club for Alabama FC.
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In high school, Dressback was named to the All-Metro Underclassmen team, All-Metro Play of the Year, Alabama first-team all-state and the Alabama North-South All-Star team. She was a four-time letter winner, 2020-21 ECNL SE Conference Player to Watch and Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year finalist.
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"Kaylee knows how important it is to do the work daily as a student-athlete and she will transition well within our program," Curvelo said. "I look forward to coaching her. She is also a great person and strong academically."
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Kaylee Dressback, a 5-9 transfer from Houston, will play for the Bearkats next fall. A defensive center midfielder and center back, she has appeared in 24 games with the Cougars the past three seasons.
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"Kaylee is a great signee that is coming in with a lot of experience at the Division l level," Curvelo said. "She will provide the leadership we need as an upperclassman. She covers ground and is a competitor, strong on the ball and distributes consistently. She wants to compete for a championship and play in the NCAA Tournament. She has the mindset I look for in players."
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Dressback is from Hoover, Alabama and played at Vestavia High School where she scored 18 goals and had six assists. She also played club for Alabama FC.
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In high school, Dressback was named to the All-Metro Underclassmen team, All-Metro Play of the Year, Alabama first-team all-state and the Alabama North-South All-Star team. She was a four-time letter winner, 2020-21 ECNL SE Conference Player to Watch and Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year finalist.
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"Kaylee knows how important it is to do the work daily as a student-athlete and she will transition well within our program," Curvelo said. "I look forward to coaching her. She is also a great person and strong academically."
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