The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Soccer Announces 2016 Signing Class
2/8/2016 | Soccer
OXFORD, Miss. รยขรขโยฌ" Just over two months after making history within the Ole Miss Soccer program, head coach Matt Mott and his staff kept the momentum rolling with the announcement of the 2016 signing class Monday.
The Rebels added seven star-studded players to its crop for the future of the program, including three forwards, three defenders and a goalkeeper.
Included in the class are Shannon Maitland (5-4, D/MF, Belleville, Illinois), Gabby Little (5-7, F, Collierville, Tennessee), Madison Meador (5-7, D, Ballwin, Missouri), Grace Waugh (5-5, D/MF, Plano, Texas), Claire Williams (5-7, GK, Oak Park, California), Maddi Falter (5-6, F, Murfreesboro, Tennessee) and Alley Houghton (5-3, F, Oxford, Mississippi).
| Name | Height | Position | Hometown | High School |
| Madison Meador | 5-7 | D | Ballwin, Mo. | Marquette HS |
| Shannon Maitland | 5-4 | D/MF | Belleville, Ill. | Althoff Catholic HS |
| Gabby Little | 5-7 | F | Collierville, Tenn. | Houston HS |
| Maddi Falter | 5-6 | F | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Riverdale HS |
| Alley Houghton | 5-3 | F | Oxford, Miss. | Lafayette HS |
| Grace Waugh | 5-5 | D/MF | Plano, Texas | Plano West HS |
| Claire Williams | 5-7 | GK | Oak Park, Calif. | Oaks Christian |
Madison Meador | Defender | 5-7 | Ballwin, Mo. | Marquette HS
HIGH SCHOOL: All-state player out of Marquette High School in Chesterfield, Missouri รขโฌยฆ First Team All-State รขโฌยฆ Three-time all-conference player รขโฌยฆ Twice named to all-metro team รขโฌยฆ Named to all-region team and best defender and team MVP รขโฌยฆ Helped lead the Mustangs to the district championship for the first time ever as a sophomore รขโฌยฆ Team captain รขโฌยฆ Currently ranked No. 70 in the TopDrawerSoccer Top 150 รขโฌยฆ Ranked No. 1 in TopDrawerSoccer Region (Heartland) and No. 12 at her position รขโฌยฆ Named a Renaissance Scholar รขโฌยฆ Earned the Winner's Circle Award, Marvelous Mustang Award, and Silver Scholar Athlete Award รขโฌยฆ Also a recipient of the Future Stars Award through the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame รขโฌยฆ Also played basketball for the Mustangs รขโฌยฆ Coached in high school by Chris Kenny.
CLUB/ODP: 2011-13 u13 SLSG Elite Missouri Stat Cup Champions รขโฌยฆ U.S. Club Soccer id2 Camp in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2012 รขโฌยฆ U.S. u15 Girls' National Team (Chula Vista, California) in February 2013 รขโฌยฆ 2013 u15 USWNT Pool Player รขโฌยฆ Participated in ECNL PDP in Wisconsin Feb. 2-3, 2014 รขโฌยฆ Invited to the 2014 Puma Women's Elite Showcase in Orlando, Florida รขโฌยฆ No. 63 in the 2014 Winter TopDrawerSoccer Girls Top 150 Rankings รขโฌยฆ Winter TopDrawerSoccer Girls Regional Ranking, No. 1 Heartland รขโฌยฆ Winter TopDrawerSoccer Girls Positional Ranking, No. 11 defender รขโฌยฆ 2015 ECNL North America Division National Playoffs, Second Place with Seattle.
Shannon Maitland | Defender/Midfielder | 5-4 | Belleville, Ill. | Althoff Catholic HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years at Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville, Illinois รขโฌยฆ As a junior and sophomore, earned All-Sectional IHSSCA honors, named to the South Seven All-Conference First Team, and News Democrat All-Area First Team รขโฌยฆ Tallied 16 goals and 21 assists through three seasons of high school action รขโฌยฆ Named class Valedictorian รขโฌยฆ Member of the National Honor Society รขโฌยฆ An Illinois State Scholar, and recipient of the Young Women of Achievement Award รขโฌยฆ Coached in high school by Juergen Huettner.
CLUB/ODP: Member of the 2011 Illinois State ODP Team รขโฌยฆ Played club soccer with St. Louis under coach Scott Gallagher รขโฌยฆ Helped her squad to a third place finish at the 2014-15 North American Cup Playoffs.
Gabby Little | Forward | 5-7 | Collierville, Tenn. | Houston HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Houston High School in Germantown, Tennessee รขโฌยฆ Named Gatorade Player of the Year รขโฌยฆ Helped the Mustangs to state championships in 2013 and 2015 รขโฌยฆ Earned four district and regional championships from 2012-15 รขโฌยฆ School ranked No. 1 nationally by MaxPreps in 2015 รขโฌยฆ Tallied 65 goals and 51 career assists for the Mustangs รขโฌยฆ Houston High School Honors Academy 2012-15 and honor roll 2012-16 รขโฌยฆ Coached in high school by David Wolff.
CLUB/ODP: Member of the '98 Lady Lobos Rush Premier รขโฌยฆ Two-year captain and a starter for nine years รขโฌยฆ Played in the Disney Cup Finals in 2014 รขโฌยฆ Southern Region Qualifier in 2015 and Tennessee State Soccer Cup Runners-Up from 2013-15 รขโฌยฆ ODP Region III Pool Player Selection in 2014, and Tennessee ODP Player Selection 2011-14.
Maddi Falter | Forward | 5-6 | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Riverdale HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee รขโฌยฆ Named 2014 All-District First Team, Best Attacker and Team MVP รขโฌยฆ Tallied 48 goals in her high school career and 18 assists รขโฌยฆ Coached in high school by Anna Gerhart.
CLUB/ODP: Member of the Tennessee ODP 2010-14 รขโฌยฆ 2014 Region III Pool and played in the 2014 Thanksgiving Regional Event รขโฌยฆ Also played for the Tennessee Soccer Club, where she totaled nearly 100 goals and 40 assists for the U15-17 teams รขโฌยฆ 2012 RPL Champions and 2012 USYS National Finalist รขโฌยฆ 2013 MRL Premier Division Champions รขโฌยฆ 2014 Region III MVP and Gold Boot Award Winner รขโฌยฆ 2014 USYS National Best.
Alley Houghton | Forward | 5-3 | Oxford, Miss. | Lafayette HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Local product out of Lafayette High School in Oxford รขโฌยฆ Holds the Mississippi state scoring record with over 232 career goals, breaking current Rebel Addie Forbus' former goals record รขโฌยฆ As a junior, named 2015 Gatorade Player of the Year, MaxPreps honoree, All-State First Team by Clarion Ledger, Daily Journal North Half MVP, NSCAA State Player of the Year, NSCAA All-America Team, NSCAA High School All-Region Team, Daily Journal Player of the Year รขโฌยฆ Named offensive MVP 2011-15 รขโฌยฆ Helped the Commodores to the 2014/15 District Championship รขโฌยฆ 2015 Mississippi North Half Champions and 2015 State Champions, going 20-4 รขโฌยฆ Responsible for more than 200 goals and nearly 50 assists in her career รขโฌยฆ Set a new high school record as a freshman with 54 goals and six assists รขโฌยฆ Tallied 39 scores and 17 assists as a sophomore รขโฌยฆ Scored 69 goals as a junior and dished out a state record 15 assists, formerly held by current Rebel Addie Forbus รขโฌยฆ Earned the Scholar Athlete Award each year since 2011 รขโฌยฆ Earned the 2015 Red and Gold Award and member of the National Honor Society รขโฌยฆ Coached in high school by Melinda Scruggs.
CLUB/ODP: Played for TFC United 98 Girls รขโฌยฆ State Champions in 2012, 2013 and 2015 รขโฌยฆ State Finalist in 2011 and 2014 รขโฌยฆ Made top scorer board for regionals in 2013 and 2015 รขโฌยฆ Participated in BUSA ECNL in 2015.
Grace Waugh | Defender/Midfielder | 5-5 | Plano, Texas | Plano West Senior HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter out of Plano West Senior High School in Plano, Texas รขโฌยฆ Four-year varsity player at defender and midfielder รขโฌยฆ Helped the Wolves to the 2013 5A UIL Texas State Championship, going 28-0-2 ranking first in the nation by NSCAA รขโฌยฆ Also finished as state runners up in 2014 รขโฌยฆ PWSHS Varsity Soccer Captain in 2016 รขโฌยฆ Earned 5A UIL Texas High School Soccer First Team All-District Honors in 2014 and 2015 รขโฌยฆ Earned the Plano West Soccer Attitude Award in 2013 รขโฌยฆ TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Title Winning Performances รยขรขโยฌ" Defender 2015 ECNL National Playoffs รขโฌยฆ Named to TopDrawerSoccer's 2016 Texas Region Top 40 list รขโฌยฆ U.S. Club Soccer id2 in 2012 รขโฌยฆ Coached in high school by Tara Balogh.
CLUB/ODP: Played with Dallas Texans 98 from 2008-10 รขโฌยฆ North Texas State Cup u13 Semi-Finalist, u11 Champions รขโฌยฆ LHGCL (USYS) Division I Grand Champions in 2009 รขโฌยฆ LHGCL (USYS) Grand Champions in 2010 รขโฌยฆ San Diego Surf Cup XXIX Champions รขโฌยฆ Member of Dallas Sting ECNL 98 from 2011-16 รขโฌยฆ Helped her team finish sixth at the ECNL 2014-15 U17 National Championship รขโฌยฆ As a member of the U16 a year earlier, helped her team to a fourth-place finish and tallied a goal and four assists รขโฌยฆ Finished fourth with U15 and eighth with U14 รขโฌยฆ Dallas International Girls Cup Champions in 2012 รขโฌยฆ Also a member of the North Texas ODP State Team from 2008-11.
Claire Williams | Goalkeeper | 5-7 | Oak Park, California | Oaks Christian
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California รขโฌยฆ Helped the Lions to a Division II CIF runner-up finish in 2015 รขโฌยฆ Helped the Lions to the Division II CIF Championship in 2014, and part of the 2013 club that finished Division III State runners up รขโฌยฆ Named All-Marmonte League and earned the Lion Award รขโฌยฆ Recorded a 0.79 save percentage as just a sophomore, allowing 0.92 goals per game รขโฌยฆ Tallied a 0.80 save percentage and 0.95 GAA as a junior รขโฌยฆ Has recorded shutouts in half her matches played in her high school career รขโฌยฆ Received the Lion Scholar Award each year รขโฌยฆ Named a Top Ten Scholar, Headmasters List, Junior class representative, Senior Vice President and National Honor Society รขโฌยฆ Coached in high school by Sebastian Alvarado.
CLUB/ODP: Member of the Eagles Soccer Club ECNL, where she held a 1.17 goals allowed average and 0.80 save percentage.
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