Orange Completes Recruiting Class

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse head women's soccer Phil Wheddon has announced five more student-athletes will join the program next fall. The group includes Jacqui Kane (Alamo, Calif.), Annette Cappellino (Penfield, N.Y.), Grace Dickey (Swarthmore, Pa.), Drina Domic (Calgary, Alberta) and Maddie Pack (New Market, Md.).

Kane graduated from the University of Pacific and will complete her fifth year of eligibility at Syracuse. She played in 13 games last season and made 11 starts for the Tigers in goal. Kane finished the season with 46 saves, including a season-high 13 against BYU, and two shutouts. She played for Lamorinda 92 club team, which won the 2010 Juventus and Las Vegas Showcase titles. Kane was a four-time NSCAA All-Academic honoree at Pacific.

Cappellino played at UMBC last season. She earned first-team All-Monroe County Public School Athletic Conference and All-Greater Rochester Honorable Mention honors as a senior at Penfield High School. She served as a team captain as a senior when she was named team MVP. Cappellino, a goalkeeper, was a two-time NYS West ODP Region 1 tournament team selection as well as being selected to the ODP Region 1 ID Pool and NYS West ODP State Outdoor Pool. She played for Empire United Soccer Academy, which won the NYS West State championship four times.

Dickey finished her career at Strath Haven High School with 10 goals and 28 assists. She was a three-time All-Central League Honorable Mention selection. Dickey helped Strath Haven to three District I and Central League titles. She helped Spirit and then Penn fusion ECNL to three Pennsylvania state championships and the Region One title in 2011.

Domic served as team captain last season at Bishop Carroll High School where she led her team to the Calgary City Championship. The midfielder also helped her team to a second-place finish in 2013 and 2014. Domic also played for the Provincial club team, which won the bronze medal at the U16 Nationals. Domic has also played with the Croatian Women's U17 Team at two UEFA sanctioned tournaments.

Pack earned All-America honors in 2014 and played in the high school All-American game at center back. She earned first-team all-conference and All-State honors as a senior when she posted nine assists. Pack led Our Lady of Good Counsel to three Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles. She finished her high school career with nine goals and 31 assists. Pack is a member of the Bethesda ECNL program.

"I am thrilled that these quality players will be joining our program," Wheddon said. "Jacqui and Annette will make our goalkeeping situation even more competitive. Both are quality goalkeepers and will compete with Courtney (Brosnan) and Sierra (Shafer) for time. Drina, Maddie and Grace bring quality and experience that will be invaluable to us. Drina and Maddie will be fantastic options for us at the back and Grace will strengthen our midfield corps. We are excited to have these players on the field in the fall and expanding our SU Women's Soccer family."

The group joins Eva Gourdeau and Hannah Specht in Syracuse's 2015 recruiting class.

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