Penn State Women’s Soccer 2024 Signing Class Ranks No. 5 Nationally

Penn State women's soccer head coach Erica Dambach announced the signing of nine future Nittany Lions to the program's 2024 roster PSU's 2024 signing class garnered the No. 5 ranking nationally according to TopDrawerSoccer The Blue & White added four defenders, three forwards, a midfielder and a goalkeeper in the 2024 recruiting window Penn State's class finished as the fifth-ranked group in the nation, leading all current Big Ten Conference member institutions and ranking second when including future B1G programs UCLA picked up the No. 1 ranking, followed by Stanford, North Carolina, and Notre Dame to round out the four programs ahead of PSU in the poll Bella Ayscue | D | Apex, N.C. | Crossroads Flex | NC Courage Academy | TDS #98 Lilly Burger | D | New Holland, Pa. | Garden Spot | PA Classics Jolie Farmer | F | Tampa, Fla. | H.B. Plant | Tampa Bay United Addison Hess | F | South Riding, Va. | Freedom | TSJ FC Virginia | TDS #27 Kieryn Jeter | D | Cumming, Ga. | Forsyth Central | Tophat SC | TDS #130 Aubrey Kulpa | F | Cromwell, Ct. | Cromwell | Oakwood SC Natalie Magnotta | D | Berwyn, Pa. | Episcopal Academy | Penn Fusion SA | TDS #161 Katie Scott | M | Fairview, Pa. | Fairview | Internationals SC | TDS #26 Kealey Titmuss | GK | Grand Blanc, Mich. | Grand Blanc | Nationals GA | TDS #20 One of the premier defensive prospects in the 2024 signing class, Ayscue arrives in Happy Valley following a seven-year stint with the North Carolina Courage Academy Ayscue picked up a trio of invitations to the ECNL National Selection Game from 2021 to 2023 One of the highest-ranked attacking prospects in the 2024 class, Hess arrives at Penn State following an impressive career at the high school, club, and U.S. Youth National Team development levels Jeter is currently ranked as the No. 130 prospect in the nation according to TopDrawerSoccer and is the top prospect in the state of Virginia according to PrepSoccer Kulpa will join the Nittany Lions in the fall of 2024 after her graduation from Cromwell High School. She did not participate in high school soccer due to her club commitments Burger arrived in Happy Valley after training under the direction of coaches Will Whitty and Todd Wawrousek in the PA Classics organization from 2015 through the fall of 2023 Farmer will join the Nittany Lions after a four-year career at H.B. Plant High School Magnotta will arrive in University Park following an impressive high school and youth soccer career competing at the highest level in both soccer and basketball Scott signs with Penn State boasting a wide array of success, both in club soccer and with the U.S. Youth National Team system. She did not participate in high school soccer due to her club commitments with Internationals SC but did play basketball at Fairview High School Titmuss joined the Nittany Lions after graduating early from Grand Blanc High School, where she elected not to play high school soccer due to her club commitments with Nationals GA Bella Ayscue is the daughter of Kristen and Ryan Ayscue and was born in the summer of 2006. She has two siblings, an older brother named Jet and an older sister named Kaleigh Lilly Burger is the youngest daughter of Stephanie and Michael Burger. She has one older sister, named Emma, who is two years her senior Jolie Farmer is the daughter of Beth and Rod Farmer. She is the middle of three children, with an older sibling named Reagan and a younger sibling named Asher Addison Hess is the daughter of Christine and Keith Hess. She has two siblings, both brothers, named Luke and Mason. Her uncle, Mike D'Ercole, attended Penn State and graduated in 1987 Kieryn Jeter is the daughter of Stacey and Roderick Jeter. She has four siblings named Kylah, Mattias, Micah and Magnus Aubrey Kulpa is the eldest child of Michael and Laura Kulpa. She has two younger siblings named Brennan and Peyton Natalie Magnotta is the eldest daughter of Amy and Andrew Magnotta. She has one younger sister, named Audrey Katie Scott is the youngest child and only daughter of Karen and Nick Scott. She has three older brothers named Nick, Will and Zach, with the latter two currently enrolled at Penn State Kealey Titmuss is the youngest child and only daughter of Christie and Dan Titmuss. She has one older brother, named Keagan, who is five years her senior Burger attended Garden Spot High School and graduated with distinguished honors last fall Hess attended Freedom High School in Virginia and was her school's Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023 Kulpa did not participate in high school soccer due to her club commitments, spending multiple seasons with Oakwood Soccer Club under the direction of coaches Eric Plimpton, Chris Mogavero, Matt Cameron, Todd Sadler, John Natalie and Penn State women's soccer legend Tiffany Weimer Magnotta plays high school soccer at Episcopal Academy in Newton Square, Pennsylvania, and is one of the most decorated student-athletes in program history. Her most recent season in 2023 saw her pick up an invitation to the high school All-American game while simultaneously landing United Soccer Coaches All-East Region accolades Scott did not participate in high school soccer due to her club commitments with Internationals SC but did play basketball at Fairview High School Titmuss joined the Nittany Lions after graduating early from Grand Blanc High School, where she elected not to play high school soccer due to her club commitments with Nationals GA