TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's soccer team signed 11 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent (NLI) on Wednesday, Head Coach Greg Paynter announced.
 
"We are extremely excited about this large 2015 class," Paynter said. "After a successful 2014 campaign, and the losses of an impactful senior class, we have a lot of holes to fill. I believe the group of student-athletes we have assembled with be able to continue the growth of success we experienced this past season."
 
The Tiger's 2015 recruiting class features a large concentration of student-athletes from the Mid-Atlantic, with signees extending from Florida to Massachusetts.
 
"This class is versatile and athletic," Paynter continued. "We have a handful of players that can contribute immediately in a variety of positions. They understand the opportunity presented to them and that they must match the work ethic and level of preparedness that our current student-athletes sustain. Our 2015 preseason begins in exactly six months and I know they will be ready to embrace the challenge of competing for Towson Women's Soccer."
 
Forwards Amanda Hill (Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant H.S.), Evelyn Neidert (Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary H.S.) and Sarah Quick (Sarasota, Fla./Cardinal Mooney Catholic H.S.) are Floridians who play their club soccer for West Florida Flames ECNL, Orlando City ECNL and IMG Academy, respectively.
 
Defender-Midfielder Xavia Lemott (Stafford, Va./Mountain View H.S.) is the lone recruit from Virginia. She plays club soccer for FC VA ECNL.
 
The Tigers have signed two local recruits; defender Renee Gast and forward/midfielder McKenzie McCaull. Gast (Arbutus, Md./Catonsville H.S.) plays her club soccer for SAC – Columbia while McCaull (Mt. Airy, Md./Linganore H.S.) is a member of the Maryland Rush Coyotes club team.
 
Defenders Danielle Gardner (Wall, N.J./Wall H.S.) and Samantha Lotti (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township H.S.) play their club soccer for Real Lakeshore and New Jersey Wildcats, respectively.
 
Forward Kateland Fullerton (Newark, Del./Caravel Academy) is the lone recruit out of Delaware and plays her club soccer for Delaware Rush.
 
Defender Alexis Toles (Garden City, N.Y./Friends Academy) joins the Tigers from New York and plays her club soccer for East Meadow ECNL.
 
Towson's final addition is goalkeeper Megan Collins (North Andover, Mass./North Andover H.S.) who plays for the North Shore United club team.
 
"This is a celebration of a lot of long hours spent by our entire staff, evaluating and communicating with these prospective student-athletes," Paynter said. "These relationships are often started years in advance and are developed through campus visits, emails and phone calls. Our class would not look the same without the tireless commitment of our recruiting coordinator Mike Eckberg."