INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis Department of Athletics and the women's soccer program announced the additions of eight student-athletes for the 2024 fall campaign. The eight additions, combined with the previously announced graduate transfers Emily Keck (Charlotte) and Maia Ransom (Eastern Kentucky), bring head coach Chris Johnson's recruiting class to 10 newcomers for the 2024 season.
 
All eight of the most recent additions will have four seasons of eligibility, beginning this fall.
 
Below are the eight newcomers, listed alphabetically.
 
Mia Bilinski – 5-foot-5 / MF/D
Lockport, Ill. / Providence Catholic
-Led Providence Catholic in goals and assists each of her final three seasons
-Helped her club team to the Illinois State Cup and Presidents Cup finals
-Also helped her club team to a USYS Midwest Conference championship
-Named among the area's top players by The Chicago Tribune

Ella Green – 5-foot-5 / MF
St. Louis, Mo. / Lindbergh
-Attended Mizzou and St. Louis Community College last year, but did not compete in soccer
-Earned All-District and Second Team All-Conference honors as a senior in 2023 at Lindbergh High School
-Earned the team's Sportsmanship Award as a junior in 2022
-Team won Midwest Conference and State Cup and was semifinalist in USYS Nationals
-Also earned the Renaissance Award in 2023

Bethany Hartigan – 5-foot-10 / MF
Bromley, England / Ravenswood
-Played for Tottenham Hotspur Women's U21s in the WSLA, making 22 appearances in the 2023-24 season, helping them to the FA Cup Plate Final in 2023
-Named the Players Player of the Season in 2022
-Helped her team to the Regional School Kent Championships in 2019 and 2020
-Also played with Dulwich Hamlet FC
 
Maggie Mattek – 5-foot-9 / F
Muskego, Wisc. / Muskego
-Helped Muskego to three consecutive Wisconsin State Championships
-Led Muskego in assists each season of her career
-Scored goals in the state semifinals in 2022, 2023 and 2024
-Had an assist in the state championship game her senior year
-Three-time honorable mention all-conference selection
-Earned honorable mention Academic All-State and Classic 8 Scholar-Athlete honors her senior year
-Four-year scholar athlete and nominated for the 2024 Women of Will Award
 
Ava Mau – 5-foot-6 / MF
Kaukauna, Wisc. / Kaukauna
-Earned honorable mention Fox Valley Association (FVA) All-Conference honors as a senior
-Also served as kicker on the football team, becoming the first girl in school history to score points in a football game
-Played club soccer with Electric City U19 Classic
 
Ella McDonnell – 5-foot-4 / MF
Morris, Ill. / Morris Community
-Two-time All-Conference and All-Regional performer in soccer
-Set the school record (boys and girls) for most goals in a single season (33)
-Named All-Sectional as a junior after totaling 22 goals and 19 assists
-Also a two-time All-Conference, All-Sectional and All-State honoree in wrestling
-Was a two-time fourth-place finisher at the state championships in wrestling
 
Keilah Muldrow – 5-foot-3 / D
Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Darby
-Three-year letterwinner in soccer at Hilliard Darby High School
-Played for Ohio South 2018 ODP
-Earned a spot in the ODP Regional pool in Boca Raton, Fla.
 
Bernadette Wismann – 5-foot-4 / MF
Dillsboro, Ind. / South Dearborn
-Four-year All-Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference (EIAC) and Team MVP in soccer
-Named to The Cincinnati Enquirer All-Star Soccer Team all four seasons
-Was a four-year All-County selection and three-time County Offensive Player of the Year
-Finished her career as South Dearborn's single-season (32) and career (85) goals leader, as well as single-season (17) and career (54) record holder in assists as well