BOLIVAR, Mo. -- Head Coach Benjamin Wade has announced the addition of two internationals to the 2008 Lady Bearcat soccer roster.

Kelly Isaac

The first addition is midfielder Kelly Isaac. Isaac comes to us from Rhondda Cynon Taff in South Wales and is the daughter of Jeffrey and Norma Isaac. Kelly has represented the South Wales centre of excellence, an elite soccer organization, at the under 12 and under 14 level. She has also represented her country at the under 19 level and recently received a call up to the Wales National Team. She currently plays for the premiere team of Cardiff City, with whom she has won the Women’s Welsh Cup three consecutive times and travelled twice to Croatia to play in the UEFA Cup Qualifiers

Coach Wade's thoughts on Kelly: “One thing we were missing last year was strength and quickness in the midfield: a player that could take people on and score to relieve pressure from our forwards. Kelly is that player, a center mid with pace, passion and aggression. She is going to fill that gap perfectly, and I see her making a major impact this fall.”

Rhiane Mitchell

The second addition is forward Rhiane Mitchell coming to us from England. Mitchell has played since the age of seven when she was captain of her primary school team. In high school, along with being captain of the soccer team, she also played basketball and was a member of the Track and Field team where she competed in the 200m and the high jump. Over the years she has played for three different club teams, starting with Tameside girls, then moving to Stockport County and finally Curzon Ashton where she has played the last 3 years. In her first year with Ashton Curzon she was young player of the year and joint top scorer.

When asked about Rhiane Coach Wade stated: “Rhiane comes to us as a truly tested striker. She is like all of our forwards combined from last year, times two. She has speed and power, and will come on next year and win games for us like Dominie did last year: in fact I believe that she may well be one of the biggest impact players to ever wear an SBU uniform!”

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