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Eastern Illinois women's soccer coach Jake Plant has added to the Panthers roster for the 2020 season with the announcement of three new players.   EIU has now added 13 new players that will be on the pitch next season.

Previous 10 Players Announcement

Michaela Danyo 
- Sophomore transfer from Edmonds, Wash. & Grambling State University 
- 2019 graduate of Edmonds Woodway HS 
- Forward 
- Will study KSS/Exercise Science, focusing on Pre-Physical Therapy 
- Played for Bill LeCompte at EWHS and Washington Rush 
- 2018 Co-Captain, 2018 All-Wesco High School 1st Team, several team-of-the-week selections from 2015-2017 
- 105 goals and 63 assists at the high school level over her four-year varsity career 
- District Champions, 3rd Place in Washington state tournament 
- Lead scorer for Washington Rush, Won US Youth Soccer Washington State Championship, NPL National Championship Winner 
- Scored 2 goals with 1 assist in freshman year at Grambling State University in 2019
 
 
 
 
Peyton Gill
- Freshman from Mattoon, Ill. attending Mattoon HS 
- Forward/Midfielder 
- Will study Kinesiology/Exercise Science 
- Played for Ryan Ghere at Mattoon HS and Todd Schumaker at Midstate Soccer Club 
- Holds school record for career assists at Mattoon HS with 30 over 3 seasons (FR – JR year) 
- Received All-Sectional Honorable Mention from the IHSSCA 
- Member of the National Honor Society and recipient of the Academic Scholar Athlete award at Mattoon HS 
- Also played 4 years of basketball at MHS 
- Says about EIU, "I chose EIU for the Kinesiology program and for the opportunity to play for the program I grew up watching, EIU Soccer." 
 
 
 
 
Amanda DaSilva 
- Junior transfer from Cape Coral, Florida and the University of Evansville 
- 2018 graduate from North Ft. Myers HS 
- Attacking Midfielder/Forward 
- Will study Physics 
-  Played high school for Nick Erickson at North Ft. Myers, for Raphael Gelin at CCSA 00 Cyclones, Cecilie Henricksen at WFF 2000 ECNL, and Danny Fahey at GPS Florida West 00 Girls 
-  With NFMHS, team were district champions and appeared in regional finals  
-  4-year member on varsity scoring 8 goals and 14 assists her senior season 
-  Selected to Florida state ODP team and was an ODP Region 3 pool selection 
-  Multiple trips to club state cup playoff rounds and 3rd place at the Disney Showcase 
-  On teams that participated in the National Premier League (NPL) and Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) 
-  National Honor Society member that also competed on the Math and Art teams 
-  Participated in cross country, track, and swimming for NFMHS, also competing in softball and gymnastics at the club level 
-  For the University of Evansville, Amanda competed for 2 seasons, playing in 36 matches, 10 as a starter, scoring 1 goal and contributing 2 assists from the midfield 
-  Says about EIU, "I chose EIU because of how welcomed I felt with the team and campus. I also felt that the academics would challenge me and allow me to be successful after graduating. EIU also gives me the opportunity to play among/for a talented team and coaches."