MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia College males’s soccer coach Dan Stratford has introduced the addition of eight student-athletes for the 2025 season set to affix the workforce this spring.
The group consists of seven transfers – defender Oscar Emilio Trujillo Lizárraga (San Diego, Calif./UC Riverside), ahead Pablo Pozos (Madrid, Spain/Wingate), defender Nicolas Scargle (Clearwater, Fla./South Florida), defender Bryce Swinehart (Charlotte, N.C./Liberty), midfielder Tiago Barriguinha (Lisbon, Portugal/Franklin Pierce), midfielder Antonio Lima (Lisbon, Portugal/Franklin Pierce), and ahead Braedon Smith (New York, N.Y./Syracuse) – and one freshman, midfielder Tyler Londono (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Toronto FC).
“We could not be extra happy so as to add so many high-level additions this spring,” Stratford mentioned. “It has taken an unbelievable effort from the workers for the reason that conclusion of our season to vet each the participant and the individual, to make sure that the standard and the tradition are maintained amongst this system. The early indications this spring are that we have made some actually constructive additions. With ten graduating seniors and the risky nature of the switch portal, it was necessary to replenish the squad and get to work with these 22 gamers, in what would be the best spring season this system has skilled. Our entrance into the Spring Cup comes at a good time for this system to check ourselves towards one of the best of the remaining within the nation and see what this workforce is fabricated from. I could not be extra excited coming into the brand new 12 months!”
Trujillo Lizárraga involves Morgantown from UC Riverside the place he performed one 12 months for the Highlanders, incomes a spot on the Large West All-Freshman Group. He began all 16 video games for UCR, tallying three assists. He was additionally a part of six shutouts on the again line and performed all 90 minutes in 10 contests.
Pozos joins the Mountaineers after enjoying two years for Wingate College the place he performed in 29 profession video games, all begins. As a freshman, he scored six targets and had 5 assists earlier than following that up with a nine-goal sophomore marketing campaign, essentially the most on the Bulldogs. Pozos was a two-time All-SAC choice and was named D2CCA All-Area in 2023.
Scargle transfers to WVU after enjoying at USF, showing in 40 video games with 34 begins over three seasons. He performed in over 3,000 minutes and tallied two assists in his profession with the Bulls and helped lead USF to the NCAA Event in 2022.
Swinehart joins the Mountaineers after enjoying three seasons at Liberty the place he made 49 begins. He scored eight targets and had three assists with the Flames whereas contributing to 12 shutouts over the past three years. He was named All-OVC First Group in 2023 and ASUN All-Freshman workforce in 2022 along with being a two-time School Sports activities Communicators Tutorial All-District choice.
Barriguinha involves Morgantown after enjoying two years at Franklin Pierce, scoring 5 targets and tallying eight assists in 40 matches. He helped lead the Ravens to a Division II Nationwide Championship in 2023. As a sophomore, he was named to the D2CCA All-America third workforce, All-Northeast 10 first workforce, and United Soccer Coaches All-East Area first workforce.
Lima additionally joins the Mountaineers from Franklin Pierce the place he performed in 42 video games with 22 begins over the past two seasons, scoring 17 targets and amassing 9 assists. He scored a purpose within the Nationwide Championship recreation because the Ravens received the Division II title in 2023. Lima led FPU with seven targets in 2024 as he was named United Soccer Coaches All-East Area first workforce.
Smith involves West Virginia after enjoying his freshman marketing campaign at Syracuse. He appeared in 17 matches, making six begins, totaling 4 factors with two assists and a purpose. Previous to his time with the Orange, Smith performed for New England Revolution Academy of MLS Subsequent.
Londono joins the Mountaineers from Toronto, Canada, enrolling early at West Virginia as a freshman. He attended Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary Faculty and performed for the Toronto FC Academy as a midfielder.
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