Wolverines Welcome Nine Newcomers for 2025 Season
7/21/2025 2:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's soccer team will welcome nine newcomers for the upcoming 2025 season, head coach Jennifer Klein announced on Monday (July 21).
The incoming class includes three transfers and six freshmen who have been recruited from across the globe. The newcomers -- four defenders, three midfielders and two goalkeepers -- hail from three countries and five states in the U.S.
"We are so excited to welcome our newest team members," Klein said. "The staff has done a tremendous job of recruiting a great class of players who not only fill out positional needs, but who are young women who truly represent our program values of character, connection, communication, and compete.
"Each one has a skill set that will enhance our product on the field, and the experiences that they have all had so far in their careers will benefit our program as we continue to raise our standards and expectations, and work toward winning championships."
Ellie Fife | D | 5-7 | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Community High School) | Vanderbilt
• Appeared in seven games playing 172 minutes last season at Vanderbilt
• Was named an SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll selection
• Named 2023 first team ECNL All-Midwest Conference with her club team, the Michigan Hawks
• A three-time United States camp invitee and a player in the NCNL National Selection Game
Allison Karpovich | GK | 5-6 | Virginia Beach, Va. (First Colonial) | VCU
• Made 36 appearances and totaled 117 saves across two seasons of action at VCU from 2021-24
• A two-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week
• Ranks 10th all-time in VCU record books for most career saves
• Ended her VCU career with a 1.21 goals-against average in nearly 3,000 minutes played
• Logged nine shutouts for the Rams and captained the 2024 squad
Claire Hammill | D | 5-7 | Plymouth, Mich. (Salem) | Rutgers
• Started 20 matches last season for the Scarlett Knights, contributing to eight shutouts
• Anchored a backline that allowed four shots on goal or fewer in 12 different outings
• Registered three shots on the season, including one on goal against Maryland
• Three-time ECNL Midwest All-Conference selection with the Michigan Hawks
• Invited to the United States Youth National Team regional identification camp in 2022
Coda Skyy | M | 5-2 | Frisco, Texas (Memorial High School) | Solar Soccer Club
• Rated as a four-star recruit and a Top Drawer 150 player
• A National Honor Society member at Memorial High School
• Helped her club team, Solar, to six consecutive ECNL Texas state championships from 2020-25
• Crowned ECNL National Champions in 2021 and 2023
Chloe Nugent | D | 5-3 | Carrollton, Texas (Hebron) | Solar Soccer Club
• Named second team all-area and all-district by the Dallas Morning News after scoring five goals and seven assists her senior year, powering Hebron to a 13-5 record
• A District 5-6A Academic All-District honoree
• Helped Solar win five consecutive ECNL Texas state championships from 2021-25
• Played for two ECNL national championship teams in 2021 and 2023
Maya Raghunandanan | M | 5-7 | Newton, Pa. (Pennington School) | Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals
• A New Jersey All-Prep first-team honoree at the Pennington School in 2023-24 and 2024-25
• Named All-MAPL first team her senior season
• Helped the Pennington School to two consecutive New Jersey Prep A State Championships in 2023-24 and 2024-25
• Captained the U20 and U15 Jamaican Youth National Teams in CONCACAF qualifiers and tournaments. Totaled 10 goals and five assists, counting her U17 season with the Jamaican Youth National Team.
• Four-time Region 1 ODP Team selection with Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals
Sienna Smart | GK | 5-8 | Corona, Calif. (Centennial) | Slammers FC
• Three-year team captain at Centennial High School
• A 2021-22 Big VIII second-team all-league selection, earning first-team nods in 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
• A four-time Big VIII Academic All-League recipient
• Recorded the most minutes in school history
• Named ECNL second team All-Southwest Conference for the 2022-23 season with her club team, Slammers FC
Júlia Ingadóttir | D | 5-7 | Garðabær, Iceland (Verzlunarskóli Íslands) | FRAM W Prep
• Played professionally with FRAM W in the Besta deild Women, the highest league of soccer in Iceland
• Appeared in six games this season as a substitute with FRAM W
• Captained the professional club Álftanes, a team playing in the third tier of professional soccer in Iceland, at just 15 years old
• Has played a total of 65 professional games in Iceland across the three divisions in addition to three contests for the U16 national team
Rubie Deaville | M | 5-2 | Everton - Sandbach, England
• Spent time at the Liverpool and Stoke City Academies
• Captained her Cheshire County team from 2018-23, totaling four goals
• Played with Everton FC from 2020-25
• Scored eight goals in 30 appearances when on loan to Crewe Alexandra Women for the 2023-24 season
• Made 13 appearances when on a five-month loan to Sporting Khalsa during the 2024-25 campaign
• Made Everton Women debut in the Women's League Cup against Manchester United in November 2024
