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Follow KSU Soccer –\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n KENNESAW, Ga. \u2013 Kennesaw State soccer coach Chris Cahill<\/a> completes his 2026 freshmen class, inking three more student-athletes in Natalie Bruno, Melissa Mert and Maci Stancil. There will be 11 newcomers joining the Black and Gold this upcoming season.
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\n“I’m happy to announce the additions of Natalie, Melissa, and Maci,” Cahill said. “Natalie and Melissa will add more international level experience and bring a dynamic to our attack that I expect to create and score goals. Maci is also another addition from Georgia that is staying home and will represent our back line well. All three are talented, driven individuals that will fit well into the rest of the 2026 roster and continue to raise the standard.”
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\nNatalie Bruno | 5’4 | Midfielder\/Forward | Lake Worth, Fla. | Somerset Canyons | Team Boca
\nMember of the Dominican Republic Senior National Team \u2026 Capped for the first time in the CONCACAF Qualifiers against Suriname (Dec. 2, 2025) \u2026 Former member of the Dominican Republic U23 team \u2026 Participated in the 2024 U17 World Cup and U20 CONCACAF Championship \u2026 Currently has 25 goal contributions (five goals, 20 assists) in her senior year campaign \u2026 2025 FHSAA Class 3A state champion \u2026 2025 regional champion \u2026 2025 district champion \u2026 13 goals contributions as a junior (three goals, 10 assists) \u2026 2024 First-Team All-County with 12 goals and 11 assists \u2026 Played last summer for Fort Lauderdale United FC of the USL Super League \u2026 Two-time ECNLR national champion \u2026 Placed third at the ECNL Nationals with Team Boca \u2026 Three-time state champion with FC Prime \u2026 Played at Boynton Knights FC and South Florida FA.
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\nMelissa Mert | 5’5 | Forward | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Halifax West HS | Halifax Tides FC
\nRepresented Team Nova Scotia at the 2025 Canada Games where her team finished third \u2026 Captained for Halifax West High School \u2026 Two-time Provincial champion \u2026 Earned 2025 First Touch Football Halifax MVP \u2026 Named team’s MVP in 2025 \u2026 Named team’s Rookie of the Year in 2024 \u2026 Won the Johnham Memorial Cup with Halifax Tides FC \u2026 Two-time Toyota National Championship participant (2022, 24) \u2026 Selected to the Whitecaps Program and attended the Vancouver Whitecaps Combine \u2026 Team’s top goalscorer on U17AAA Halifax Dunbrack as a 14-year-old \u2026 Uncle played for the Calgary Mustangs of the USL and Montreal Impact (now CF Montreal) of the MLS.
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\nMaci Stancil | 5’10 | Defender | Burford, Ga. | Buford HS | Atlanta Fire United 08
\nFour-year varsity player at Burford High School \u2026 Captain her junior and senior seasons \u2026 Two-time state finalist (2024-25) \u2026 2023 state championship qualifier \u2026 2025 team’s Wolf Award recipient \u2026 2024 team’s Tenacious Award recipient \u2026 2024 ECNL Nationals participant with Atlanta Fire United 08 \u2026 Member of school’s Pack Life Leadership \u2026 FCA4 Year Letter in Academics.
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