STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Head Women's Soccer Coach Chris Adams has announced the addition of six new student-athletes to round out his 2021-22 recruiting class. These Eagles join the seven previously announced in January to give Georgia Southern 13 newcomers for the upcoming 2021 campaign.
The six new student-athletes are: 5-8 senior midfielder Olivia Durham (Marietta, Ga. / Southern Miss); 5-3 junior defender Isabel Kopp (Haarlem, The Netherlands / Tyler JC); 5-6 redshirt freshman forward Elis Nemtsov (Bradford, Ontario / Memphis); 5-9 freshman forward Meghan O'Brien (Cincinnati, Ohio / Indian Hill HS); 5-3 sophomore forward Faith Phillips (McDonough, Ga. / UAB); and 5-7 freshman forward Kindree Sullivan (Jacksonville Beach, Fla. / Fletcher HS).
"We targeted some specific needs after evaluating the team this spring, and we were able to use the NCAA transfer portal to our advantage by adding four transfers," Coach Adams said. "We also added two freshmen which means thirteen new players arriving on campus this fall. These additions will mean competition at every position, as well as game changers coming off the bench. This group is poised to be in the conversation this fall when the Sun Belt Conference Championship is decided. Hail Southern! #GATA"
Read capsules of the six signings below!revisit the seven freshman signings from January.
Olivia Durham
5-8 • MF
Marietta, Ga.
Southern Mississippi
Played for three seasons at Southern Miss ... Played in 44 matches over her three seasons, making 23 starts ... Earned C-USA All-Freshman Team honors in 2018 by scoring four goals, including the match-winner in the Eagles' 1-0 win over Charlotte on Oct. 5 ... 2x C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal and Honor Roll recipient ... Graduated from Marietta HS and played club for Cherokee Impact ... Majoring in marketing.
Isabel Kopp
5-3 • D
Haarlem, The Netherlands
Tyler JC
Played for back-to-back NJCAA Division I National Champion Tyler JC in 2019 and 2020-21 ... Kopp played in all 18 matches for Tyler JC in 2020-21, scoring one goal and notching two assists while helping Tyler to a perfect 18-0 mark and its fifth national title ... Played all 23 matches as a freshman for the Apaches in 2019, scoring two goals and delivering eight assists as Tyler JC went 24-1 and earned the national title ... Graduated from Het Schoter in the Netherlands and played club for DSS Haarlem ... Majoring in exercise science.
Elis Nemtsov
5-6 • F
Bradford, Ontario
Memphis
Attended the University of Memphis but did not see action ... Graduated from Bradford District HS in Bradford, Ontario ... Played club for Vaughan SC ... Was capped by the Israeli women's national team in U17 and U19 competitions and also received a call-up for the full women's national team camp in September of 2020 ... Majoring in business.
Meghan O'Brien
5-9 • F
Cincinnati, Ohio
Indian Hill HS
Graduated from Indian Hill HS, where she earned 2019 & 2020 All-Southwest Ohio honors ... Helped lead Indian Hill HS to two state championships, in 2017 and 2018 ... Two-time first-team All-City honors by Cincinnati.com ... Team captain in 2020, when she scored 14 goals and notched three assists ... Scored 33 career goals, which ranks in the Top 12 all-time at Indian Hill HS ... Also competed in track and field, where she was a member of the 4x400 State Championship squad in 2019 ... Played club for Cincinnati United Premier ... Majoring in biology.
Faith Phillips
5-3 • F
McDonough, Ga.
UAB
Played in three matches for UAB as a freshman in 2020-21 ... Graduated from Union Grove HS, where she was the Region Player of the Year in 2018 and a three-time All-Region first team honoree ... Did not play as a senior because of injury and COVID-19 ... Scored a single-season record 40 goals in 2019, earning UGHS Soccer Player of the Year honors ... Finished her career with 96 goals in three seasons ... Also played basketball ... Played club for Alabama FC ... Twin sister, Grace, plays soccer collegiately at Georgia College ... Majoring in exercise science.
Kindree Sullivan
5-7 • F
Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
Fletcher HS
Played soccer, basketball and football at Fletcher HS in Jacksonville Beach ... Three-time All-Conference honoree and the Fletcher HS Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2021 ... Collected 26 points for Fletcher HS as a senior, while also averaging 17 ppg as a basketball player ... Became the first female to play varsity football as she kicked for the Senators ... Played club for JFC 02/03 ... Majoring in communications.
