Women's Soccer January 29, 2024

Silva Inks 7 Mid-Year Transfers to 2024 Squad

The Cal State Bakersfield women's soccer program welcomes seven mid-year transfers to the 2024 roster, head coach Bernardo Silva announced.

Transfers Emily Estrada, Sara Ybarra, Iliana Casiano, Nikola Louchard, Cynthia Ramirez, Paige Rodriguez, and Kamy Anaya all began classes and practices with the Roadrunners last week.

The seven transfers include one goalie, one defender, one forward, two midfielders, and two athletes who are midfielders/forwards. The women come to Bakersfield from five different states.

“As a staff we made the decision in this off-season to add players with great character, college experience, and coming from environments where winning is ingrained in the culture. We are beyond excited to have been able to add these great 7 mid-year transfers who we believe check all these boxes and, together with the 14 returning players from last Fall, will help us begin the process of building the NEW Bakersfield.”

Head Coach Bernardo Silva

CSUB Women's Soccer Transfers

Name	Hometown	Pos.	Previous School	Club
Emily Estrada	Stockton, Calif.	Def	University of Oregon	Mustang Soccer Club (ECNL)
Sara Ybarra	San Gabriel, Calif.	MF	Long Beach State University	Beach FC (ECNL)
Iliana Casiano	San Ramon, Calif.	Fwd	Alabama State University	San Ramon FC
Nikola Louchard	Redmond, Wash.	MF	UNC Charlotte	Eastside FC (ECNL) & Crossfire Premier (ECNL)
Cynthia Ramirez	Arroyo Grande, Calif.	MF/Fwd	Allan Hancock City College	Central Coast United
Paige Rodriguez	Cypress, Calif.	MF/Fwd	Long Beach City College	Slammers FC (ECNL)
Kamy Anaya	Long Beach, Calif.	GK	Mercy University	Beach FC (ECNL)

Hometown: Stockton, Calif.
Position: Defender
Previous School: University of Oregon
Club: Mustang Soccer Club (ECNL)
Quote from Coach: “Emily is a top young woman who I recruited during my time as the Associate Head Coach at Sacramento State University. I have always loved her abilities as a wing-back to get up and down the sideline, the quality attacking actions she provides as a flank player, and her gritty attitude and approach to defending.”
Hometown: San Gabriel, Calif.
Position: Midfielder
Previous School: Long Beach State University
Club: Beach FC (ECNL)
Quote from Coach: “Sara is a proven top Big West midfielder that will add quality and depth in the attacking center-midfielder role for us, which was a priority for us to fulfill in this off-season. Over the years I have always enjoyed watching and playing against her as she is a quality playmaker who can unlock defenses and generate goal scoring chances.”
Hometown: San Ramon, Calif.
Position: Forward
Previous School: Alabama State University
Club: San Ramon FC
Quote from Coach: “Iliana comes from a school where she was named second team all-conference as a freshman and has proven that she can score goals at this level. She is powerful, athletic, goal dangerous, and a gritty defender when it comes to pressing actions. I love forwards that are good on both sides of the ball as that is essential to elevate our program to higher standards in the Big West conference.”
Hometown: Redmond, Wash.
Position: Midfielder
Previous School: UNC Charlotte
Club: Eastside FC (ECNL) & Crossfire Premier (ECNL)
Quote from Coach: “Nika was a player on my recruiting radar since she was playing club soccer in Washington. She is a talented attacking midfielder, crafty on the ball, with great vision, and technical abilities to consistently setup her teammates in the final third. Throughout the recruitment process, we connected about what we are building here at Cal State Bakersfield and she shared a mutual interest in wanting to be a major contributor to that process.”
Hometown: Arroyo Grande, Calif.
Position: Midfielder/Forward
Previous School: Allan Hancock City College
Club: Central Coast United
Quote from Coach: "Cynthia Ramirez was one of the most dangerous attacking players in the region at the Junior College level during her time at Allan Hancock College. Scoring goals at any level is difficult and a player that can score 56 goals and assist her teammates 28 times in 2 years is remarkable. She is an awesome young woman who I had the pleasure of coaching in the past during my times in San Luis Obispo and to be coaching her now here in Bakersfield is special.”
Hometown: Cypress, Calif.
Position: Midfielder/Forward
Previous School: Long Beach City College
Club: Slammers FC (ECNL)
Quote from Coach: “Paige is another top attacking threat that we were able to add to our team in this off-season. She was named South Coast Conference Player of the Year with Long Beach City College this past season and I believe that her skill set will translate well into the Big West conference. She is good soccer player with an excellent left foot, great engine and mobility, which will allow her to be impactful in a couple of different positions for us.”
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Position: Goalkeeper
Previous School: Mercy University
Club: Beach FC (ECNL)
Quote from Coach: “Kamy will be adding quality and depth to the goalkeeper position that was a priority for us to fulfill in this off-season. She was named a conference goalkeeper of the year and a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region with her previous school and is a proven winner at the collegiate level. Her strong leadership, athleticism, shot stopping, and ability to deal with crosses were all skill sets we noted and believe she will be able to contribute to our program immediately.”

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