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SHIP U. Women’s Soccer announces 2025 recruiting class

Shippensburg University head women’s soccer coach Rob Fulton has confirmed the addition of 11 student-athletes to the program for the 2025 season. The recruiting class includes nine incoming freshmen and two mid-year transfers.

Seven of the freshmen are from Pennsylvania, one is from Maryland, and one is from New Jersey. The two transfers, Molly McCarrick (defender) and Taylor Steininger (midfielder), joined the team in January and participated in spring training. The team will return 20 players from the 2024 fall roster.

The recruits are listed below:

  • Gracie Boritz (Defense) – Linthicum, Md. / North County
    Five varsity letters, All-State senior, two-time All-Anne Arundel First Team, team MVP as junior and senior.
  • Kayla Dunn (Midfield/Defense) – Mount Ephraim, N.J. / Camden Catholic
    Three varsity letters, 17 goals and 8 assists, All-Olympic Conference Second Team, National Honor Society.
  • Emma Eisenhart (Midfield/Forward) – York, Pa. / Central York
    Four varsity letters, YAIAA First Team, 42 points as a senior, contributed to school’s first state tournament appearance.
  • Marisa Kyner (Defense) – Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg Area
    Four varsity letters, All-Mid-Penn Second Team, 9 goals and 3 assists as a senior.
  • Mae Leedy (Goalkeeper) – New Hope, Pa. / Central Bucks East
    Three varsity letters, 18 shutouts as a senior, team captain, two-time defensive MVP.
  • Paige Marek (Midfield/Forward) – Warminster, Pa. / William Tennent
    Four varsity letters, All-SOL First Team as junior, 10 goals and 12 assists as a senior.
  • Gabby Masters (Midfield) – Harrisburg, Pa. / Harrisburg Christian School
    77 career goals, 23 senior season goals, three-time All-CCAC, 17 varsity letters across multiple sports.
  • Molly McCarrick (Defense, R-Sophomore) – Philadelphia, Pa. / Nazareth Academy (West Virginia Wesleyan)
    Appeared in five games in 2024 for West Virginia Wesleyan.
  • Kaylin Silberstein (Midfield) – Springfield, Pa. / Springfield
    Four varsity letters, two-time All-Central League, led team in assists twice.
  • Taylor Steininger (Midfield, Sophomore) – Dover, Pa. / Dover Area (Virginia Wesleyan)
    Played in two games for Virginia Wesleyan, 65 career goals, 72 assists, three-time YAIAA All Star.
  • Madison Taylor (Defense) – Quakertown, Pa. / Quakertown Community
    Four varsity letters, two-time All-SOL honoree, 5 goals and 8 assists as a senior.

The new recruits are set to join a returning roster and will compete under Coach Fulton in the 2025 season.

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