Izzo-Brown Adds Six on National Signing Day
November 13, 2025 09:44 AM | Women's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University women's soccer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown has announced the addition of six student-athletes for the 2026 season.
Joining the Mountaineers are Maria Delyannis (Virginia Beach, Va.), Parker Dieck (Chesterfield, Mo.), Madison Foulke (Broomfield, Colo.), Hannah Heimuli (Highland, Utah), Mia Lough (Charleston, W.Va.) and Ezra Wright (Littleton, Colo.).
"The staff and I are so excited to bring this new class to Morgantown," Izzo-Brown said. "They are all very talented and hard-working, and we can't wait to see what they can do when they get to campus. It really was an all-hands-on-deck effort from the staff to build this class, and we are looking forward to working with them."
Maria Delyannis / Forward / Virginia Beach, Va.
Delyannis is a native of Virginia Beach, Va., where she attends Norfolk Academy and plays for coach Rich Peecie. With her high school team, she was named first team all-state and All-TCIS First Team all four years of her high school career, while she was named the TCIS Player of the Year in 2025. Delyannis also helped lead Norfolk Academy to a TCIS Championship in 2023-25. A First Team All-Tidewater honoree in 2024 and 2025, Delyannis also received United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic First Team distinction. She scored 100 goals in her high school career, ranking second on Norfolk Academy's all-time scorer list. In the club ranks, she plays for Beach FC for coach Erica Hanson. She was named to the All-Mid-Atlantic Second Team from 2023-25. Delyannis also played basketball in high school and was named the team MVP in 2023 and 2024, as well as All-TCIS Second Team from 2023-25. The daughter of Kelly Dellyannis and the late Harry Dellyannis, Maria plans to enroll in general studies at WVU.
Parker Dieck / Defender / Chesterfield, Mo.
Dieck is a native of Chesterfield, Mo., where she attends Marquette High School and plays for coach Jenna King. With her high school team, Dieck earned first team all-conference honors in 2023. In the club ranks, she plays for Lou Fusz GA U19 under coaches Matt Mueller and Connar Armstrong. During her time with Lou Fusz, Dieck was a Girls Academy National Champion in 2024, a four-time Girls Academy Frontier Conference Champion, a Missouri State Cup Champion in 2022 and a four-time GA Finals participant. She also has been selected for the GA Frontier ID Camp three times and participated in a camp at the USYNT ID Center. The daughter of Brad and Shannon, Dieck plans to major in business at WVU.
Madison Foulke / Goalkeeper / Broomfield, Colo.
Foulke is a native of Broomfield, Colo., where she attends Broomfield High School, playing for coaches Jim Davidson and Zach Hindman. A three-year varsity player for Broomfield, she was named to the all-state second team in 2024. Foulke helped Broomfield to a CHSAA state semifinals berth and was an all-state honoree in 2025. In the club ranks, she plays for coaches Lyle Lebree and Brett O-Conner at Real Colorado 08 National in the ECNL. Foulke and her U17 team were national champions in 2025, while she was a national quarterfinalist with her U16, U15 and U14 teams. Academically, Foulke was honored on the academic all-state team and was a two-time academic all-conference team honoree. She is a member of the Student-Athlete Leadership Team (SALT) and earned a spot on the honor roll during her high school career. The daughter of Steve and Jill, Foulke plans to major in nursing at WVU.
Hannah Heimuli / Midfielder / Highland, Utah
Heimuli is a native of Highland, Utah, where she attends Lone Peak High School and plays for coach Shantell Jolley. During her time with Lone Peak, Heimuli helped her team win two state championships in 2023 and 2024 and was a member of the No. 1 nationally ranked high school soccer team in 2024. She has already been recognized as an academic all-state honoree as a part of the 2025-26 season. In the club ranks, she plays for Utah Celtic under coach Caitlin Young. During Heimuli's time with Utah Celtic, she was named to the ECNL Northwest All-Conference First Team in 2022, selected for the GA West Talent ID roster and GA National Talent ID roster in 2024 and was invited to the U.S. Soccer Talent ID Center in 2022 and 2023. The daughter of Hema and Mari, Heimuli plans to major in exercise physiology at WVU.
Mia Lough / Midfielder / Charleston, W.Va.
A Charleston, W.Va., native, Lough plays for coach Ali Sadeghian at George Washington High School. At GW High, she was a three-time first team all-state honoree and helped her team to a pair of West Virginia state championships in 2022 and 2023, as well as a runner-up finish in 2024. Lough was named the 2024 A-AA state player of the year, the WV Sports Writers Player of the Year in 2024 and was a Gatorade Player of the Year nominee in 2023 and 2024. Lough has scored 102 goals so far in her high school career and was a 2023 and 2024 all-state tournament player. At the club level, she plays for coach Keith Little at Beadling SC and competed at the 2023 Girls Academy Finals with the squad. Lough is a two-time Girls Academy Regional Talent ID and National Talent ID honoree and was twice invited to the U.S. Talent ID Center. The daughter of David and Kimberly, Lough plans to major in exercise physiology at WVU.
Ezra Wright / Forward / Littleton, Colo.
Wright is a native of Littleton, Colo., where she attends Heritage High School and plays for coach Kia Gudewicz. During her time with Heritage, Wright was a first team all-conference selection in 2024 and 2025, a second team all-conference honoree in 2023 and was named both offensive MVP and overall MVP in 2025. In the club ranks, she plays for the 08/07 Colorado Rush in the ECNL under coach Luke Meadows. During Wright's time with the Colorado Rush, she earned offensive MVP honors every year from 2022-2025, MVP awards in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and was named to ECNL All-Conference First Team in 2025. She also participated in two U.S. Talent ID Center training camps and competed in the National Select Game. The daughter of Jason and Jennifer, Wright plans to major in neuroscience at WVU.
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Joining the Mountaineers are Maria Delyannis (Virginia Beach, Va.), Parker Dieck (Chesterfield, Mo.), Madison Foulke (Broomfield, Colo.), Hannah Heimuli (Highland, Utah), Mia Lough (Charleston, W.Va.) and Ezra Wright (Littleton, Colo.).
"The staff and I are so excited to bring this new class to Morgantown," Izzo-Brown said. "They are all very talented and hard-working, and we can't wait to see what they can do when they get to campus. It really was an all-hands-on-deck effort from the staff to build this class, and we are looking forward to working with them."
Maria Delyannis / Forward / Virginia Beach, Va.
Delyannis is a native of Virginia Beach, Va., where she attends Norfolk Academy and plays for coach Rich Peecie. With her high school team, she was named first team all-state and All-TCIS First Team all four years of her high school career, while she was named the TCIS Player of the Year in 2025. Delyannis also helped lead Norfolk Academy to a TCIS Championship in 2023-25. A First Team All-Tidewater honoree in 2024 and 2025, Delyannis also received United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic First Team distinction. She scored 100 goals in her high school career, ranking second on Norfolk Academy's all-time scorer list. In the club ranks, she plays for Beach FC for coach Erica Hanson. She was named to the All-Mid-Atlantic Second Team from 2023-25. Delyannis also played basketball in high school and was named the team MVP in 2023 and 2024, as well as All-TCIS Second Team from 2023-25. The daughter of Kelly Dellyannis and the late Harry Dellyannis, Maria plans to enroll in general studies at WVU.
Parker Dieck / Defender / Chesterfield, Mo.
Dieck is a native of Chesterfield, Mo., where she attends Marquette High School and plays for coach Jenna King. With her high school team, Dieck earned first team all-conference honors in 2023. In the club ranks, she plays for Lou Fusz GA U19 under coaches Matt Mueller and Connar Armstrong. During her time with Lou Fusz, Dieck was a Girls Academy National Champion in 2024, a four-time Girls Academy Frontier Conference Champion, a Missouri State Cup Champion in 2022 and a four-time GA Finals participant. She also has been selected for the GA Frontier ID Camp three times and participated in a camp at the USYNT ID Center. The daughter of Brad and Shannon, Dieck plans to major in business at WVU.
Madison Foulke / Goalkeeper / Broomfield, Colo.
Foulke is a native of Broomfield, Colo., where she attends Broomfield High School, playing for coaches Jim Davidson and Zach Hindman. A three-year varsity player for Broomfield, she was named to the all-state second team in 2024. Foulke helped Broomfield to a CHSAA state semifinals berth and was an all-state honoree in 2025. In the club ranks, she plays for coaches Lyle Lebree and Brett O-Conner at Real Colorado 08 National in the ECNL. Foulke and her U17 team were national champions in 2025, while she was a national quarterfinalist with her U16, U15 and U14 teams. Academically, Foulke was honored on the academic all-state team and was a two-time academic all-conference team honoree. She is a member of the Student-Athlete Leadership Team (SALT) and earned a spot on the honor roll during her high school career. The daughter of Steve and Jill, Foulke plans to major in nursing at WVU.
Hannah Heimuli / Midfielder / Highland, Utah
Heimuli is a native of Highland, Utah, where she attends Lone Peak High School and plays for coach Shantell Jolley. During her time with Lone Peak, Heimuli helped her team win two state championships in 2023 and 2024 and was a member of the No. 1 nationally ranked high school soccer team in 2024. She has already been recognized as an academic all-state honoree as a part of the 2025-26 season. In the club ranks, she plays for Utah Celtic under coach Caitlin Young. During Heimuli's time with Utah Celtic, she was named to the ECNL Northwest All-Conference First Team in 2022, selected for the GA West Talent ID roster and GA National Talent ID roster in 2024 and was invited to the U.S. Soccer Talent ID Center in 2022 and 2023. The daughter of Hema and Mari, Heimuli plans to major in exercise physiology at WVU.
Mia Lough / Midfielder / Charleston, W.Va.
A Charleston, W.Va., native, Lough plays for coach Ali Sadeghian at George Washington High School. At GW High, she was a three-time first team all-state honoree and helped her team to a pair of West Virginia state championships in 2022 and 2023, as well as a runner-up finish in 2024. Lough was named the 2024 A-AA state player of the year, the WV Sports Writers Player of the Year in 2024 and was a Gatorade Player of the Year nominee in 2023 and 2024. Lough has scored 102 goals so far in her high school career and was a 2023 and 2024 all-state tournament player. At the club level, she plays for coach Keith Little at Beadling SC and competed at the 2023 Girls Academy Finals with the squad. Lough is a two-time Girls Academy Regional Talent ID and National Talent ID honoree and was twice invited to the U.S. Talent ID Center. The daughter of David and Kimberly, Lough plans to major in exercise physiology at WVU.
Ezra Wright / Forward / Littleton, Colo.
Wright is a native of Littleton, Colo., where she attends Heritage High School and plays for coach Kia Gudewicz. During her time with Heritage, Wright was a first team all-conference selection in 2024 and 2025, a second team all-conference honoree in 2023 and was named both offensive MVP and overall MVP in 2025. In the club ranks, she plays for the 08/07 Colorado Rush in the ECNL under coach Luke Meadows. During Wright's time with the Colorado Rush, she earned offensive MVP honors every year from 2022-2025, MVP awards in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and was named to ECNL All-Conference First Team in 2025. She also participated in two U.S. Talent ID Center training camps and competed in the National Select Game. The daughter of Jason and Jennifer, Wright plans to major in neuroscience at WVU.
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