PROVO, Utah – Seven new athletes have signed with BYU women’s soccer and will join the Cougars for the 2025 season.
The states of Utah and California are represented in the 2025 class of signees. Afton Perry (Saratoga Springs), Kate Denney (Alpine), Mia Lopez (Logan), Sarah Mathis (American Fork) and Sophie Sivulich (South Weber) are from Utah. Cassidy Drago (Winchester) and Mia Gottsche (Eastvale) are from California.
Afton Perry
5'6" | Midfielder | Saratoga Springs, Utah | Westlake HS | La Roca ECNL
- ECNL All-Conference Team 24’, 23’, 22’
- ECNL Northwest Conference Champion 2024
- ECNL National Selection Game 2022
- USYS National Champion 2021
- USYS Regional Champion 2021
Cassidy Drago
5'8" | Forward/Midfielder | Winchester, California | Temecula Valley HS | San Diego Surf
San Diego Surf ECNL:
- 1st team ECNL all conference Southwestern league 23-24
- San Diego Surf WPSL team 2023-present
- Invited to San Diego Wave’s ID center in 2022 & 2023
- Invited to US Soccer ID center Feb 2023 and Feb 2024
- ECNL south western league 2nd team all conference 21-22
- Approved and played for US Soccer Boys DA team 2020
- ODP, PDP, ID2 top 30 player
High School: Temecula Valley High School:
- CA division 1 State Champ 21-22
- Cif division 1 champion 21-22
- Southwestern All league offensive MVP 22-23 (2nd Youngest player in school history to be awarded this)
- Youngest player at Temecula Valley High School in the history of the program to score the most goals in league.
- Team captain 23-24
- Team offensive mvp 22-23
- League champion 21-22, 22-23, 23-24
- 2nd team all conference 21-22
- All academic student, graduated with an overall 4.0 unweighted gpa
Kate Denney
5'8" | Midfielder | Alpine, Utah | Lone Peak HS | Utah Avalanche
- Utah Avalanche ECNL Team Captain 4x
- Lone Peak Varsity Team Captain 2x
- 6A Lone Peak Varsity Starter 3x
- 2023 & 2024 Lone Peak 6A Utah State Championship Team
- 2022 Deseret News First Team All-State
- 2023 Deseret News 6A Player of the Year
- 2024 Deseret News HS Soccer Best 11
- 2024 Academic All-State
- 2024 High School All-American Game Selection
Mia Gosttsche
5'8" | Forward/Midfielder | Eastvale, California | Eleanor Roosevelt HS | Legends FC
- First team All CIF in high school
- D1 CIF championship
- ECNL national finalist
Mia Lopez
5'4" | Midfielder | Logan, Utah | Logan HS | La Roca FC ECNL
- 2020 regional champion
- Logan High 2023 Player of the Year
- 2021 national champion
- First Team ECNL all conference 4x
Sarah Mathis
5'6" | Goalkeeper | American Fork, Utah | American Fork HS | Utah Celtic
- 2x all state
- 2x capitan
- 2023 American Fork State Champion finalist
- 3 year varsity starter
- 3x All region
Sophie Sivulich
5'3" | Forward/Midfielder | South Weber, Utah | Northridge HS | Wasatch SC
- 2x National Champ
- Best 11