Rising USWNT attacking talent featured on NCAA Forwards to Watch List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches has announced the forwards on its NCAA Division I Players to Watch lists for the 2022 intercollegiate season.

The lists are comprised of 41 women and 30 men, led by 8 total returning All-Americans. The returning women’s All-Americans include Messiah Bright (TCU), Michelle Cooper (Duke), Nicole Douglas (Arizona State), Penelope Hocking (pictured above) (Penn State), Megan Nemec (Loyola-Chicago), Brittany Raphino (Brown), and Jaida Thomas (Tennessee).

The lists are being released for the first time this season by the Division I All-America Committees to promote college soccer leading up to the official start date for the regular season later this month. The lists include United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and first or second team All-Region players from 2021, who are scheduled to return for the 2022 season.

See below for a look at the 2022 Forwards to Watch on the women’s side. To view the men’s side, click here.

2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch – Forwards

Name	Class	School	Hometown
Tanya Boychuk	GR5	University of Memphis	Edmonton, Alb.
Messiah Bright	GR5	Texas Christian University	Dallas, Texas
Trinity Byars	So.	University of Texas	Richardson, Texas
Angela Caloia	Sr.	Harvard University	Washington, D.C.
Rebecca Cooke	Jr.	Quinnipiac University	Dublin, Ireland
Michelle Cooper	So.	Duke University	Clarkston, Mich.
Izzy D’Aquila	Jr.	Santa Clara University	Mission Viejo
Rylee Donaldson	Sr.	Bucknell University	Allentown, Pa.
Nicole Douglas	GR5	Arizona State University	London, England
Kayla Fischer	GR5	Ohio State University	Kent, Ohio
Brooklynn Fugel	So.	Georgia State University	Dacula, Ga.
Mackenzie George	GR5	University of Tennessee	Lincoln, Calif.
Molly Grant	Jr.	Lipscomb University	Plainfield, Ill.
Maya Hansen	Sr.	South Dakota State University	Savage, Minn.
Emma Hawkins	Sr.	University of Oklahoma	Forney, Texas
Penelope Hocking	GR5	Penn State University	Anaheim, Calif.
Meg Hughes	Jr.	Providence College	Ajax, Ont.
Kelsie James	Jr.	Valparaiso University	Carmel, Ind.
Jameese Joseph	Jr.	North Carolina State University	Beltsville, Md.
Louise Lillback	Jr.	Florida Gulf Coast University	Stockholm, Sweden
Sydney Martinez	GR5	University of South Florida	Rincon, Ga.
Taylor Moon	Sr.	Baylor University	Highland Village, Texas
Carla Morich	Sr.	Old Dominion University	Hamburg, Ga.
Daniella Murguia	GR5	University of Georgia	Cleburne, Texas
Megan Nemec	Sr.	Loyola University Chicago	Tinley Park, Ill.
Beata Olsson	Jr.	Florida State University	Enkoping, Sweden
Ioanna Papatheodorou	So.	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Nea Erithraia, Greece
Anna Podojil	GR5	University of Arkansas	Cincinnati, Ohio
Brittany Raphino	Sr.	Brown University	Randolph, Mass.
Ally Schlegel	Sr.	Penn State University	Parker, Colo.
Suzuna Shibukawa	Sr.	Saint Mary’s College of California	Hyogo, Japan
Lena Silano	Sr.	Long Beach State University	Agoura Hills, Calif.
Katie Soderstrom	Sr.	Butler University	Carmel, Ind.
Alexa Spaanstra	GR5	University of Virginia	Brighton, Mich.
Jaida Thomas	Jr.	University of Tennessee	Dallas, Texas
Riley Tiernan	So.	Rutgers University	Voorhees, N.J.
Nicolette Trucco	Sr.	Cal Poly	San Ramon, Calif.
Reilyn Turner	Jr.	UCLA	Alisa Viejo, Calif.
Tori Waldeck	Jr.	Pepperdine University	Newhall, Calif.
Allie Winstanley	Sr.	Dartmouth College	Concord, Mass.
Summer Yates	GR5	Washington	Pasco, Wash.