



Big news coming out of the Quakes Girls Academy this week.



Girls Academy Director Andres Deza has announced that five U.S. Soccer National Camp attendees have committed to play in the Quakes Academy system.



Midfielder Sophie Jones, midfielder Jadyn Shinn, defender Maya Evens, midfielder Kayleen Gowers, and forward Andrea Kitahata will all feature for their respective Quakes Academy teams in the fall of 2017.

Jones, who recently participated in the U-17 Women's National Team Camp this past year, will graduate high school in 2019 and has already committed to Duke University.



Shinn, who also participated in the U-17 Women's National Team Camp in 2017, has already committed to play for the University of Notre Dame.



Evens and Gowers, both members of the U-16 Girl's National Team Camp, will graduate from high school in 2020 and have yet to commit to a university.



Kitahata, a forward in the U-15 Girls National Team Camp, will graduate high school in 2021.



About U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy

The U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy kicks off its first season in the fall of 2017 following the success of the Boys Development Academy. The first season of the Quakes Girls’ Development Academy will have teams at the U-19 (1999, 2000 birth years), U-17 (2001 and 2002 birth years), U-15 (2003 birth year) and U-14 (2004 birth year) levels. The tryouts for the development academy teams will be announced in the near future. For questions or more information, please email girlsda@sjearthquakes.com.