Ole Miss soccer head coach Todd Shulenberger has announced the addition of nine players through the transfer portal and one class of 2026 signee to the team for the upcoming season.
Among the newcomers is Paxton Bock, who transfers from SMU after playing in 32 matches over two seasons. Bock recorded four assists and was second on her team in passing during 2025.
Ava Ghoreishi joins from Washington State, where she played under Shulenberger. In her freshman year, Ghoreishi appeared in 18 matches, scored her first collegiate goal against Georgia, and provided an assist against LMU.
Teaghan Irvin is a new signee from Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Washington. She led her high school team to a state championship appearance by scoring five goals in the district title match and played club soccer for Columbia Premier SC.
Anna Claire Jacobi arrives after two seasons at Appalachian State. She started 11 out of 13 games as goalkeeper last season, posting three shutouts and making a career-high seven saves twice. Her total of 51 saves ranked seventh in the Sun Belt Conference.
Maizy Kluksdal comes from Washington State where she participated in all 19 matches last season, starting in 12 and playing significant minutes as a defensive midfielder.
Keira Mitchell also transfers from Washington State. In her redshirt campaign with the Cougars, she earned WCC All-Freshman honors with four goals and one assist while logging more minutes than any other freshman on the roster.
Isabella Pontieri joins Ole Miss after three seasons at North Florida. Pontieri played in 57 matches for North Florida, scoring 14 goals and providing 12 assists. She led her previous team in both categories last season and received First Team All-ASUN honors as well as two ASUN Academic Honor Roll recognitions.
Audrey Shackelford arrives following one season at Washington State under Coach Shulenberger; previously she played at Arkansas as a freshman. Last year she earned WCC All-Conference Second Team honors by starting all games, contributing two goals and four assists.
Sydney Snowden becomes the second player transferring from Appalachian State alongside Jacobi. Snowden made ten starts across thirteen appearances last season and contributed to four shutouts while helping hold opponents to one or fewer goals eleven times over her career total of twenty-six games.
Alena Watts transfers after three seasons at Washington State with Coach Shulenberger. Watts started every game last season for the Cougars with over sixteen hundred minutes played—second most on her team—and was recognized as a WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention.
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