MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University women's soccer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown announced the addition of seven student-athletes for the 2020 season.
 
Chloe Adler (Harrisburg, Pa.), Jadyn Chee (Tulsa, Okla.), Maya Ladhani (Guelph, Ontario), Faith Mealy (Wheeling, W.Va.), Katie Nester (Charleston, W.Va.), Leonie Portelance (Brossard, Quebec) and Abby Rodriguez (Austin, Texas) signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday.
 
"We're really excited about this class and what they are going to bring to our program," Izzo-Brown said. "Collectively, they have had tremendous success on the playing field and in the classroom and are committing to continue our tradition of excellence."
 
Chloe Adler, 5-5, Midfielder, Harrisburg, Pa.
Rated as a three-star by TopDrawerSoccer.com … Girls IMG Academy Top 150 (No. 135 overall, No. 38 forward) … TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 3-ranked forward regionally … played for Penn Fusion Soccer Academy … Best XI Honorable Mention at the development academy playoffs in 2019 … landed on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Girls Development Academy Standout list three times in 2016 and 2017 and one in 2019 … selected to attend the US Soccer Youth National Team Identification Center in Wilmington, Delaware … tallied a Mid-Penn Commonwealth conference-high 19 goals and 12 assists and led Central Dauphin High School to the Mid-Penn Conference championship in her freshman season … daughter of Kevin and Shanna Adler … has one brother … birthday is Feb. 5.
 

Jadyn Chee, 5-3, Forward, Tulsa, Okla.
Captain of the Oklahoma Energy FC … TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 1-ranked player in the South region … selected to TopDrawerSoccer.com's Girls Development Academy Standout team on Sept. 28, 2019, after scoring two goals in the Energy's win over the Houston Dash … guided the team to its first-ever berth in the Elite Club National League (ECNL) Champions League playoffs while finishing the season with 19 goals and 13 assists … TopDrawerSoccer.com's Girls Development Academy U16/17 Winter Showcase Best XI team in 2018 … 2018 Oklahoma Scholastic School Activities Association 5A-6A State Finalist in the 100-meter dash at Jenks High School … daughter of David and Donalisa Helsley and Daniel and Kari Chee … one of five children … birthday is Feb. 14.
 
Maya Ladhani, 5-4, Midfielder, Guelph, Ontario
Four-year member of the Canadian National Team (U15-U17) … helped the Canadian Women's National Team to a silver medal at the 2016 CONCACAF U-15 Championship, starting six games and tallying two goals and three assists … guided Team Canada to a bronze medal at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship … competed at the U17 Four Nations Tournament with the Canadian National Team in 2017 … two-year member of Team Ontario in 2016 (U14) and 2017 (U15) … attends Bill Crothers Secondary School … daughter of Faruq and Lyndsay Ladhani … has one brother … birthday is Sept. 6.
 

Faith Mealy, 5-6, Forward, Wheeling, W.Va.
2019 WVHSSCA All-State First Team selection at Wheeling Park … 2019 WVSSAC AAA Girls Region 1 selection … selected to the 2019 Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (OVAC) All-Star Game … scored five goals and recorded one assist to help the Patriots earn a win in the West Virginia Class AAA Region One, Section One title game in 2019 … led Beadling Soccer Club to the 2019 U18 PA West State Cup Championship … daughter of Scott and Melissa Mealy … her father played basketball at West Liberty University … has one brother … birthday is October 28.
 

Katie Nester, 5-6, Goalkeeper, Charleston, W.Va.
Four-year starter and two-year captain at Charleston Catholic … led the Irish to a 22-1 record and the WVSSAC A-AA State Championship in 2019 … earned 17 clean sheets in 21 games and led the state with a .35 goals against average as a senior … 2019 All-Kanawha Valley Team … 2019 WVSSAC AA/A Region 3 Second Team … helped Charleston Catholic win four consecutive sectional and regional titles (2016-2019) … three-time WVSSAC A-AA state runner-up … captained the 2018 girls basketball team … AP scholar in the classroom and serves as senior class president … daughter of James and Diane Nester … has one sister … birthday is March 16.
   

Leonie Portelance, 5-6, Forward, Brossard, Quebec
Five-year member of the Canadian National Team (U15-U17) … helped Canada to a fourth-place finish at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay … led Team Quebec to its first gold medal at the 2017 Canada Games … plays for coach David Cerasuolo at the Monteuil Semi-Professional Team … helped Monteuil to a championship at the 2019 U-18 AAA Quebec Cup … also helped Monteuil capture its first-ever the Premiere Ligue de soccer du Quebec …
played for Brossard at the 2015 U-14 AAA Canadian Championship … daughter of Jules Portelance and Kathia Brien … has one sister … birthday is Nov. 7.
 

Abby Rodriguez, 5-2, Midfielder, Austin, Texas
Four-star recruit according to TopDrawerSoccer.com … Girls IMG Academy Top 150 (No. 87 overall, No. 37 midfielder) … TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 14-ranked midfielder regionally … plays for Lonestar Development Academy … selected to TopDrawerSoccer.com's Girls Development Academy Standout team on Sept. 7, 2019, after scoring a pair of goals in a win over Sporting Omaha … also earned the award on Nov. 17, 2018, after tallying two goals in the Lonestar's win over the Dallas Texans … attends Del Valle High … daughter of Fred Rodriguez and Cecilia Ruiz … has four sisters and four brothers … birthday is Aug, 30.