On Saturday, the Houston Dash announced (press release) that they had invited six more recent collegiate players, bringing their total number of current non-roster invitees to 11.
Among the new six are Wisconsin defender Aidan McConnell, who was a United States youth international and played in the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, and Penn State defender Mieke Schiemann, who has German youth international experience and was with Turbine Potsdam II before making the move to NCAA soccer.
Houston’s New Non-Roster Invitees:
- Goalkeepers (0): n/a
- Defenders (2): Aidan McConnell (Wisconsin, 4 seasons), Mieke Schiemann (Penn State, 4 seasons; DFB Datencenter profile)
- Midfielders (3): Kate Colvin (Texas A&M, 5 seasons), Alexis Fowlkes (Houston, 2 seasons; Texas Tech, 2 seasons), Juliet Moore (Houston, 2 seasons; Mississippi State, 2 seasons)
- Forwards (1): Makhiya McDonald (Texas A&M, 4 seasons)
Colvin previously trained with the Dash in 2019, while still in high school (news article), when she was with Dash’s youth club.
Houston’s Earlier Non-Roster Invitees:
- Goalkeepers (1): Liz Beardsley (Maryland, 2 seasons; Georgia, 2 seasons)
- Defenders (0): n/a
- Midfielders (2): Gianna Christiansen (Arizona, 4 seasons), Alexis Theoret (Virginia, 5 seasons)
- Forwards (1): Tori Waldeck (Pepperdine, 5 seasons)
The Dash’s earlier preseason roster was published on Monday, January 27th.
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