Las Vegas, New Mexico - Second year head soccer coach
Amanda Evans announced the Cowgirls 2025 recruiting class this afternoon that features 20Â new players. NMHU welcomes three transfers and 16 freshmen to Las Vegas for the upcoming season. This year's class comes from three states and seven different countries.
"We are really excited about our incoming class. Our team is going to be young, but we have positive culture and leadership coming in from our previous season to mentor our younger class," said Coach Evans.
She continued, "We are also really excited to celebrate the diversity of our program as we will be representing nine different countries, a third of our team will be from New Mexico, a third from the states, and a third international. More importantly, we will have a rebirth of Highlands women's soccer. So plan to come to our games with the same excitement and energy we will be giving you! Go Cowgirls!"
Paola Aguilla 5-7 | Freshman | Defender | Bishop Alemany HS | Simi Valley, CA
Played four years of varsity soccer at Bishop Alemany High School…Earned Team MVP honors…Also selected for all-conference and all-league recognition…Team captain of high school and club team…California Olympic Development Program…Also competed in track and field in high school…Bishop Alemany Honor Roll.
Madison Esparza 5-6 | Freshman | Defender | Broomfield HS | Thornton, CO
Graduate of Broomfield High School in metro Denver…Plans on majoring in Business at NMHU.
Salomé Germon 5-1 | Freshman | Defender | Fernand Daguin HS | Saint André de Cubzac, France
2025 graduate of Fernand Daguin in Mérignac, France…Her club was the winner of the French National U19 championship and champion of the New Aquitaine Cup.
Selma Hansson 5-2 | Freshman | Center Midfielder | Vasaskolan School | Gävle, Sweden
Comes to NMHU from Gävle, Sweden…Played soccer for 12 years, starting my career in Gefle IF…For the past two seasons she played for IK Huge Women's team helping her club to the 2024 Division 2 Championship and advancing to Division 1.
Angela Lentz 5-0 | Freshman | Forward | Balboa Academy | Doha, Qatar
Attended high school at Balboa Academy in Panama…Started playing soccer with the Qatar Sports Club, where we achieved first place in two leagues, even defeating PSG…Played for the Qatar National Team in 2023 (where she met David Beckham, in person!)...Currently plays for Santa Fe.
Grace Davilla Mendoua 5-8 | Freshman | Forward | Lycée Général-Leclerc | Yaoundé, Cameroon
Led her team to the club championships for Cameroon in 2024 and region champions in 2022…She was selected for the U17 Cameroon national team preliminary selection in 2022. And she participated in the U20 women's World Cup in Columbia.
Juliette Perche 5-2 | Freshman | Defender | Venise Verte HS | La Rochelle, France
From La Rochelle, France…Started playing soccer at age six with her local club FC2C…During the 2023-24 season she advanced to senior national level playing with SO Châtellerault afforded her the opportunity to travel extensively throughout France.
Ninon Rigal 5-4 | Freshman | Center Midfielder | Camile Sée Secondary | Paris, France
2025 graduate of Lycée Camille Sée in Paris…Spent three years in the GPSO Club under Coaches Juan Convers and Max Prangnell…Participation in the French school championship of Futsal.
JaNae Romero 5-7 | Freshman | Goalkeeper | Albuquerque HS | Albuquerque, NM
2025 graduate of Albuquerque High School where she played four years of varsity for Coach Serina Griego…Earned All-District honors…Spent two years in the New Mexico Olympic Development Program…Played two seasons for the Albuquerque Alliance FC in the WPL.
Santana Solano 5-8 | Freshman | Defender | Rio Rancho HS | Rio Rancho, NM
2025 graduate of Rio Rancho High School where she played three years of soccer for Coach Jenna Sievers. Selected for New Mexico Olympic Development Program in 2020 and 2021…Played for the 2023 USYS State Cup Champions.
Zoë Swinton 5-5 | Freshman | Center Midfielder | Sierra Canyon HS | Van Nuys, CA
Graduate of Sierra Canyon high school…Helped team to League and CIF Championships…Competed for two years in the Far West Regionals and won the National Cup in 2022…Helped her club team to the CalSouth National Cup Champions, two time California Regional League Champions and Premier League champions
Jesika Timson 5-4 | Freshman | Forward | Manor Academy | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK
Comes to NMHU from Manor Academy in the UK…Went to Gothenburg with her U16s club team to compete in the famous international Gothia Cup…Recipient of the Golden Boot award for the 2021-2022 season…Advanced to Tier 5 open age team in England at the age of 15.
Maelle Vandoolaeghe 5-8 | Freshman | Defender | Henri Darras HS | Lesterm, France
Comes to Las Vegas from Lesterm, France…In 2019, she helped her club to a 3rd place finish in the championship and last year they were co-champions of France in futsal.
Antonella Vaquerano 5-2 | Freshman | Center Midfielder | Pioneer HS | San Jose, CA
2025 graduate of Pioneer High School in San Jose, California where she played varsity soccer for four years…Helped her team to CCS Championship…Olympic Development Program team in 2022 and 2023…Competed in the ECNL where her team advanced to the playoffs.
Adelina Villanueva 5-4 | Freshman | Defender | Los Lunas HS | Los Lunas, NM
2025 graduate of Los Lunas High School where she played soccer for Coach Jorge Tarano…Earned All-District and All-State honors…Also competed in track and basketball in high school…Member of the National Honor Society.
Dalma Zsigó 5-5 | Freshman | Center Midfielder | Vasvári Pál HS | Nyíregyháza, Hungary
2025 Graduate of Nyíregyháza Vasvári Pál HS in Hungary…Helped her team to a Top 10 finish in the National Finals…Competed in Track and Handball in addition to soccer in high school…Will Study Business Administration and Finance at NMHU…
Marie-France Foguenne 5-9 | Graduate | Goalkeeper | Theux, Belgium
Comes to NMHU from Belgium…Will be a graduate student in Clinical Psychology…Currently playing for the highest women's league in Luxembourg.
Sydney Humphreys 5-5 | Junior | Defender | Lamar CC | Colorado Springs, CO
2023 graduate of Rampart High School in Colorado Springs where she played varsity soccer for Coach Carisa Whitson…Earned All-Conference honors as a prep…Played two seasons of soccer for Coach Kevin Hurtado at Lamar Community College…Team Captain in 2024…Earned Leadership Award and Defensive MVP.
Tammia Thorpe 5-7 | Sophomore | Forward | Herbert Morrison HS | Montego Bay, Jamaica
2024 graduate of Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay…Played for Dodge City Community College under Coach Javier Holguin last season.
Renee Verheijde 5-5 | Junior | Center Midfielder | West Virginia Tech | Rhenen, Netherlands
Played the last two seasons at West Virginia Tech…Helped the Golden Bears advance to River States Conference playoffs in both seasons…Started playing soccer at age eight when she joined a boys team at her local club…Competed in the second-highest national U20 league in the Netherlands.
The Cowgirls are slated to open the 2025 regular season with a home match against West Texas A&M on September 4th at 4:00 pm.
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