SIOUX FALLS – Continuing to build University of Sioux Falls Soccer program, head coach Brittany Goosen announced the addition of seven student-athletes on Wednesday. February 1 marked the first day soccer and football student-athletes could formally sign a letter of intent to continue their athletic and academic careers.
 
"This is an exciting recruiting class for USF Soccer," Goosen said. "Each one of the incoming players is going to drive our program forward both on and off the field. This year we were able to really focus in on the specific needs that our team has and each one of these girls will play a specific role for us next year."
 
Goosen welcomes Kori Fink (Harrisburg, S.D.), Kassidy Graber (Lindstrom, Minn.), Morgan Lovato (Las Vegas, Nev.), Lindsey Power (Lindstrom, Minn.), Claire Radatz (Forest Lake, Minn.), Olivia Valdez (Broomfield, Colo.), and DeLynne Zevenberge (Sioux Falls, S.D.) to the USF Soccer program as the base of her 2017 recruiting class.
 
"They all bring something unique to our program," Goosen said of her seven signees, "and will help us continue to define who we are as a program. They are all very athletic and skilled soccer players that will be able to compete in our very athletic league, yet still fit into our style of play here at USF. We expect each of them to come in a push our current players and create a competitive environment that will help us make some major improvements as a program this coming season."
 
Kori Fink, a 5-foot-4 defender, joins the Cougars after playing two years at Nebraska Wesleyan. As a defender for the Prairie Wolves, Fink saw action in 36 games with 21 starts on the NWU back line. The Harrisburg, S.D. native scored twice as a freshman and added four assists as a sophomore for eight career points. A 2015 graduate of Harrisburg High School, Fink was a varsity letterwinner for five years and she helped the Tigers to the 2012 South Dakota state championship. Fina played for the Dakota Alliance soccer club and was a member of the National Honor Society in high school. Kori is the daughter of Rick and Belinda Fink.
 
Kassidy Graber, a 5-foot-9 midfielder out of Lindstrom, Minn., joins the Cougars. In her senior season at Chisago Lakes High School, Graber scored five goals and tallied three assists. In her junior season, she scored twice and assisted on six other goals. An efficient passer in the midfield, Graber led her team in connected passes in her last two years for the Wildcats.  Graber is a member of the honor roll at Chisago Lakes HS and she participated in numerous community service activities. A planned biology/business major at USF, Kassidy is the daughter of Tracy and Randy Power and is joined as a 2017 USF Soccer signee by her sister Lindsey.
 
Morgan Lovato, a 5-foot-10 defender from Las Vegas, Nev., will bolster the Cougar back line that has cut its goals allowed total in half during Goosen's two years at the helm. Lovato played multiple positions for the Heat FC in the Elite Clubs National League as well as showcasing her athleticism on the track for Foothill High School, where she qualified for the track regional championships. Lovato is a member of the FHS honor roll and National Honors Art Society, and she plans to study pre-chiropractic science with a major in biology at USF. She volunteers with the children's ministry at her church and assists in various Las Vegas 5k races. Morgan is the daughter of David and Christina Lovato.
 
Lindsey Power, a 5-foot-5 defender from Lindstrom, Minn., is set to join the Cougars after a standout career at Chisago Lakes High School. Power was named the Mississippi 8 MVP twice while playing both center/attacking mid and center back for the Wildcats. She is a two-time all-conference recipient and three-time academic all-conference honoree. As a junior she scored two goals and added four assists while playing as a center/attacking midfielder, then as a senior her production didn't' falter despite a move to her center back role, where she scored three times and assisted on three more tallies. Power is a member of the national honor society and active member in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and she plans on majoring in biology/pre-med at USF. Lindsey is the daughter of Randy and Tracy Power, and she is joined in the 2017 USF Soccer recruiting class by her sister Kassidy.
 
Claire Radatz, a 4-foot-11 forward from Forest Lake, Minn., enters her career at USF after an impressive run at North Lakes Academy. Radatz earned six varsity letters, playing for the top Huskies squad since seventh grade. She was named to the Twin Cities Athletic Conference all-league team in each of the past four seasons and she received second team All-State recognition as a senior. Combining for 39 goals in her final two seasons, Radatz ranked top-15 in the state of Minnesota as a junior with 19 goals and she tallied 20 scores as a senior, placing her in the top-10 of the state. She was team MVP in 2016 and conference player of the year runner-up the same season. Radatz played for the Sporting Kansas City St. Croix Academy club. Claire is the daughter of Joe and Cindy Radatz.
 
Olivia Valdez, a 5-foot-7 forward from Broomfield, Colo., will join the USF Soccer program after completing her senior season at Broomfield High School this spring. In her time with the Eagles, Valdez helped her squad to a runner-up finish in the 5A Colorado State tournament. She also earned a runner-up finish in the Future Business Leaders of America state competition, and she frequently volunteers both with special needs students and school programs to help incoming freshmen adapt to high school. Olivia played for the club team FC Boulder and she is the daughter of Mari Valdez and Jason Valdez.
 
DeLynne Zevenbergen, a 5-foot-5 goalkeeper out of Sioux Falls, is coming off an All-State selection in her senior season at Sioux Falls Christian High School. Most recently, Zevenbergen posted 137 saves as a senior and comparable numbers as a junior with 119 stops. She is a four-year letterwinner for the Crusaders and she has two all-state appointments, earning second-team honors as a junior and a first-team appointment as a senior. Zevenbergen, who played for the Dakota Alliance Soccer Club, was named to the National Christian School Athletic Association super region team as a goalkeeper. She plans on majoring in nursing at USF and she has been a member of the National Honor Society and an academic all-state honoree. DeLynne is the daughter of Chad and Jan Zevenbergen.