Women’s football | 16.08.2024 16:09:00

August 15, 2024 – Emporia State Soccer will enter the 2024 season with nine midfielders, including three returning players who played over 500 minutes in 2023.

Haley Sparks (Sr./Valley Center, KS) is in her fourth year with the program and is one of two seniors for the Hornets this season. Sparks has played 63 games with 27 starts over the past three seasons, bringing the most experience of the group. She has contributed eight goals and four assists during her time at Emporia State. She has also scored a game-winning goal in each of the past two seasons.

Michaela Goen (Jr./Hurst, TX) is a sophomore at Emporia State after joining her sister Mackenzi on the Hornets last season. Goen played in three games to start the 2023 season before suffering an injury that sidelined her.

Paige Putter (So./Maize, KS) is in her second season with the Hornets and contributed a goal and two assists in her freshman year. Putter played 563 minutes in 20 games last season. She scored her first career goal just before halftime against Washburn in the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament and she also assisted on the game-winning goal against Bemidji State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Ali Coash (So./Valley Center, KS) is a sophomore and, like Putter, has done a lot during her freshman season. Coash played in 23 of 24 games and totaled 650 minutes, starting four times. She scored her first career goal against Nebraska-Kearney in a 5-0 win. Her career-high in minutes came against Minnesota State, when she played 69 minutes against the Mavericks.

Megan Jeremiah (So./Collinsville, IL) is in her first season at Emporia State after spending her freshman year at Murray State. Jeremias played in nine games and totaled 103 minutes for the Racers in 2023.

Mia Sandvig (So./Olathe, KS) is in her second year in the program and played in two games for the Hornets her freshman year. Sandvig came to Emporia State from St. Thomas Aquinas HS, where she won three Class 5A state championships.

Madeline Bracy (Fr./Wichita, KS) begins her first season at Emporia State after her high school career at Goddard Eisenhower HS. Bracy was named First Team All-League in each of her final two years with the Tigers and was named All-Metro by the Wichita Eagles as a senior.

Hailey Gancarz (Fr./St. Peters, MO) is a first-year Hornets player and comes from Duchesne Academy, where she earned both All-Conference and All-Region honors, including a First Team All-Region selection her senior season.

Taylor McFalls (Fr./Bennington, NE) is also a freshman at Emporia State after her high school career at Bennington HS. McFalls was named both All-Conference and All-State her senior season. She also set school records with seven goals in a game and most assists in a single season.


This is the second of four position group previews.