ThunderWolves sign NWAACC standouts

PUEBLO, Colo - The ThunderWolves women's soccer team announced that Taylor Sinclair and Candice Duffy, both currently attending Walla Walla Community College (WA), have signed letters of intent to attend CSU-Pueblo for the 2008-09 academic year. Both players were two-time NWAACC All-Conference selections and competed in two consecutive NWAACC championship matches.

Taylor Sinclair, who will be a business major, anchored the Walla Walla backline after earning all-state and all-area honors at Richland (WA) High School. "We expect Taylor to step in and help our defense continue to improve. She brings a tremendous soccer personality to the field and is a great fit with our players off the field as well," comments Dave Morris, coach of the defending RMAC finalist ThunderWolves. "Technically, Taylor is skillful and has good speed - we're excited about having her coming into our program."

Candice Duffy, who plans to major in nursing, was the NWAACC's leading scorer this past fall, with 29 goals and 8 assists. The East region MVP finishes her career at WWCC with 49 goals and 21 assists over two seasons, after earning Conference Player of the Year honors at Idaho Falls HS. With the ThunderWolves graduating their all time leading scorer, Robin Hayes, it seems to be a perfect fit for the Idaho native to step in and be part of the CSU-Pueblo attack. "I was really impressed by Candice because she can score goals, but she also does a nice job setting up other people. She's another woman who is a great fit for our program as well as a brilliant attacking player. "

"We feel like both these student-athletes will be able to contribute right away," adds Coach Morris. "This is another step forward for our program in terms of competing in the RMAC, and in adding great student-athletes to our program."