Fighting Illini soccer and welcomed 11 players for the 2018 season in Katelynn Buescher (Naperville, Illinois), Ashley Cathro (Victoria, British Columbia), Amaya Ellis (Monte Sereno, California), Meredith Jo Johnson-Monfort (Mahomet, Illinois), Ashleigh Lefevre (Brighton, Australia), Erin McKeown (Ann Arbor, Michigan), Kendra Pasquale (Naperville, Illinois), Maeve Riordan (Naperville, Illinois), Makena Silber (Crystal Lake, Illinois), Lauren Stibich (Western Springs, Illinois) and Peyton Willie (Yorkville, Illinois).

In the Signed Series we'll learn a little bit more about each incoming student-athlete. 

Our next signee is Amaya Ellis. An early enrollee to Illinois, Ellis is a midfielder from Monte Sereno, California who brings several years of national team experience to the Orange and Blue.