Soccer 2019 Signing Day
Gessica Skorka
The Colony //
Plano, Texas
Skorka, a 5'3" defender from Plano, Texas, spent her club career playing for Solar under coaches Derek Missimo, Ben Williams, and Adrian Solca, where she led her team to becoming the 2019 National Champions. Skorka played as a forward for The Colony High School under head coach Tommy Ray, where she earned multiple accolades including All-Academic and First Team All-District. In addition, she won Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman and was the only rookie player on the varsity team. Skorka is also a member of the National Honors Society.
Kate Henderson
Canyon HS //
Anaheim Hills, Calif.
Henderson, a 5'3" center midfielder/forward from Anaheim Hills, Calif., spent her club career playing for the Newport Beach Slammers under head coach Cheyanne Gordon. At Canyon High School under the guidance of Scott Dement, Henderson led her team to become League Champions as well as earning the Most Valuable Offensive Player and the Coaches Award.
Felicia Knox
Notre Dame de Jion HS //
Kansas City, Mo.
Knox, a 5'4" center-midfielder from Kansas City, Mo., spent her club career playing for SBV under head coach Colin Bulluich. At Notre Dame de Jion High School, she powered her team to second place in the state under the guidance of head coach Matt Darby.
Taylor Carter
Glenelg HS //
Olney, Md.
Carter, a 5'6" midfielder/forward from Olney, Md., spent her club career at Baltimore Armour under coaches Danny Skelton and Santino Quaranta. She split her time also playing at Glenelg High School under Coach Andrew Shearer where she was a three-time Student of the Month.
Tanna Sanchez Carreto
Noria High School //
Puebla, Mexico
Sanchez, a Noria FC and U20 Mexico National Team defender comes to the Capstone from Puebla, Mexico. As a member of the Mexican National Team, she helped capture the silver medal in the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay with current Alabama midfielder/defender, Reyna Reyes. She was named 2018 Female Best XI, earned the silver medal at the 2018 CONCAAF Women's U17 Championships, as well as participated in the Mexico's U20 National Team US Tour competing against Notre Dame, Northwestern, and Purdue. In addition, Sanchez spent her club career playing for Tec de Monterray under head coach Diego Osvaldo Lagunes, powering her team to become back-to-back State Champions in the Champions Cup as well as National Champions in the Tex de Monterrey 75th Anniversary Tournament.
Penny Smith
Century Academy //
Westlake Village, Calif.
Smith, a 5'7" forward from Westlake Village, Calif. spent her club career playing for Camarillo Eagles SC under head coach Kristy Walker. She was part of the inaugural DA season and earned the DA Play of the Week for her goal against SC Del Sol in April 2019. In addition, Smith also competed at Century Academy under the guidance of Frank Marino where she powered her team to become Marmonta League Champions and was also named a Scholar Athlete. As a member of the varsity team her freshman year, she assisted in earning the team an undefeated season. Smith was also awarded the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence by Nobel Prize Winner Mario Capecchi.
