STANFORD, Calif. – Replenishing the roster after guiding the Cardinal to a third consecutive College Cup appearance, and its second College Cup final in the last three seasons, The Knowles Family Director of Women's Soccer Paul Ratcliffe announced the signing of seven standout student-athletes for the 2026 season.
The impressive class includes Kennedy Kelly, Ella Kral, Peyton Marinos, Alessandra Munneke, Sadie Leal-Schuman, Aniya Williams and London Young.
“I am very excited to announce the addition of an outstanding group of scholar-athletes for the 2026 season,” Ratcliffe said. “They are all highly motivated and have the ability to make an immediate impact on our team. We filled all our positional needs and believe this class will help us compete at the highest level. We can’t wait for them to join us on The Farm.”
Williams and Young, along with UCLA transfer Bella Winn, have already arrived on The Farm, enrolling early for the winter quarter while training with the team.
Winn played two seasons at UCLA, appearing in 23 games and starting 18, and was named 2025 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches All-Region third team selection. UCLA’s leading scorer last season with eight goals and 18 points, Winn scored five game-winning goals to rank second in the Big Ten.
Kennedy Kelly | Defender | Dallas, Ga. | Tophat
- GA National Champion (2023)
- GA Best XI - Champions Cup (2024)
- Two-time GA National Talent ID Selection (2022-23)
- Four-time GA Southeast Talent ID Selection (2022-25)
- Six-time GA Southeast Conference Champion (2020-25)
- Three-time USYNT Talent ID participant (2020-21)
- Two-time All-Region First Team (2022-23)
Ella Kral | Forward | Berkeley, Calif. | Lamorinda SC
- U16 USYNT UEFA Tournament Champion
- U15-U18 USYNT Camps
- GA Watchlist Standout
- Four-time GA Northwest Conference Champion (2020-23)
- WPSL Conference Champion (2021)
- Selected for Capelli Girls All-Star U17 Team
- Represented USYNT vs. Germany and Netherlands
Peyton Marinos | Forward | Irvine, Calif. | Slammers FC HB Koge
- ECNL Southwest Player of the Year (2024)
- Two-Time ECNL All-American (2023-2024)
- Two-Time ECNL Southwest Conference First Team (2023-2024)
- U17 and U16 USYNT Training Camps (2023-2025)
- USYNT UEFA Friendship Tournament Champion (2024)
- ECNL Conference Cup Best XI (2023)
- ECNL National Selection Games Participant - Phoenix and North Carolina (2023-2024)
Alessandra Munneke | Forward | Los Gatos, Calif. | De Anza Force
- Helped guide her club team to the ECNL semifinals (2023-24)
- ECNL NorCal Conference Champion (2023-24)
- Led team to CCS Division 1 Quarterfinals (2024-25)
- SCVAL All-League Most Valuable Offensive Player (2024-25)
- SCVAL All-League First Team (2024-25)
Sadie Leal-Schuman | Defender | Orinda, Calif. | MVLA
- U15 USYNT Training Camp (2022)
- ECNL National Selection Game Phoenix (2023)
- ECNL Northern California All-Conference First Team (2025)
- Led high school team to CIF North Coast Section Championship, its first in five seasons, as a sophomore (2024)
- Two-time high school team MVP
- All League First Team as a sophomore
- League Offensive MVP as a junior
- Team Captain (2024-25)
- Champion runner-up with NorCal PDP in Super Group at Gothia Cup (2024)
- Competed against Brighton & Hove Albion, Aston Villa, Everton, and Manchester United academy teams on PDP UK tour while serving as team captain (2025)
- California Storm WPSL and USL teams; WPSL NorCal Conference Champion; WPSL West Region Champion; WPSL National Champion runner-up (2025)
Aniya Williams | Defender | Riverside, Calif. | Pateadores FC
- ECNL Southwest All Conference First Team (2024-2025)
- U20 Mexico YNT Call Ups (Feb. 2025 & Nov. 2024)
- U17 Mexico YNT Concacaf finalist (2024)
- U19 Capelli Sport+ Denmark Tour (2024)
- Concacaf U17 Women’s World Cup (2024)
- A regular in Mexico U17 Youth National Team Training Camps (2023-2024)
- Sueno Alianza National Showcase Final Selection Team (Nov. 2022)
London Young | Defender | McKinney, Texas | FC Dallas
- Three-time ECNL National Champion (U15, U16, U17)
- Four-time ECNL Texas Conference Champion
- Regular with the USYNT at U16, U17 and U18/19 levels
- Top-ranked defender in the class of 2026 according to TopDrawerSoccer
- TopDrawerSoccer No. 8 overall player in the class of 2026
- Texas UIL 5A Conference Champion
- Texas Frisco I.S.D. Conference Offensive MVP
- Texas 5A All-Region First Team
- Texas 5A All-State