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Leader adds transfer pair for 2019
3/5/2019 9:54:00 AM | Women's Soccer
GCU supplements roster with 2 juniors
Grand Canyon head coach Derek Leader added a pair of transfers for the 2019 roster, the GCU women's soccer program announced Tuesday.
The Lopes strengthened the attacking portion of their roster with a midfielder Haley Bostard and forward Kiara Parker.
"We're expecting big things from both of these young ladies," Leader said. "Both of them can come into our team and provide experience and expertise in their respective positions. Overall, our team is very young and adding a pair of older players that will immediately compete for starting positions is definitely a bonus for 2019."
Haley Bostard (M / Discovery Bay, Calif. / Liberty HS / West Coast Wild / Azusa Pacific)
A junior hailing from Discovery Bay, Calif., Bostard spent two seasons playing at Azusa Pacific. She started 14 of 16 games as a freshman and tallied a pair of assists. As a sophomore, Bostard was a starter in all 18 games and tallied the most minutes of any field player on the team. She was named a PacWest All-Conference defender and tallied one goal and two assists.
At Liberty High School, Bostard was a four-year starter for the Lions and a four-time Bay Valley Athletic League champion. She helped her team to a 20-1-1 record during her senior year to rank first in the state of California and seventh in the nation. She was a two-time captain and First Team All-League selection.
Kiara Parker (F / Chandler, Ariz. / Perry HS / SC Del Sol / San Jose State)
A native of Chandler, Ariz., Parker played two seasons at San Jose State before transferring to play for GCU. She was a starter in the final 15 games of the season during her sophomore campaign, including every conference game. Parker tallied nine shots on goal in 15 attempts and had an assist in a game-winning goal over Air Force. She saw the field for 1,130 minutes on the season.
At Perry High School, Parker was a four-year starter for the Pumas. She tallied 20 goals and 19 assists in her senior season to help her team to a 2016-17 state semifinal berth and a 58th-place ranking in the nation. Parker was named an All-6AÂ Conference and All-6AÂ Premier Section selection her senior year and tallied a pair of hat tricks and six multi-goal games.Â
The Lopes strengthened the attacking portion of their roster with a midfielder Haley Bostard and forward Kiara Parker.
"We're expecting big things from both of these young ladies," Leader said. "Both of them can come into our team and provide experience and expertise in their respective positions. Overall, our team is very young and adding a pair of older players that will immediately compete for starting positions is definitely a bonus for 2019."
Haley Bostard (M / Discovery Bay, Calif. / Liberty HS / West Coast Wild / Azusa Pacific)
A junior hailing from Discovery Bay, Calif., Bostard spent two seasons playing at Azusa Pacific. She started 14 of 16 games as a freshman and tallied a pair of assists. As a sophomore, Bostard was a starter in all 18 games and tallied the most minutes of any field player on the team. She was named a PacWest All-Conference defender and tallied one goal and two assists.
At Liberty High School, Bostard was a four-year starter for the Lions and a four-time Bay Valley Athletic League champion. She helped her team to a 20-1-1 record during her senior year to rank first in the state of California and seventh in the nation. She was a two-time captain and First Team All-League selection.
Kiara Parker (F / Chandler, Ariz. / Perry HS / SC Del Sol / San Jose State)
A native of Chandler, Ariz., Parker played two seasons at San Jose State before transferring to play for GCU. She was a starter in the final 15 games of the season during her sophomore campaign, including every conference game. Parker tallied nine shots on goal in 15 attempts and had an assist in a game-winning goal over Air Force. She saw the field for 1,130 minutes on the season.
At Perry High School, Parker was a four-year starter for the Pumas. She tallied 20 goals and 19 assists in her senior season to help her team to a 2016-17 state semifinal berth and a 58th-place ranking in the nation. Parker was named an All-6AÂ Conference and All-6AÂ Premier Section selection her senior year and tallied a pair of hat tricks and six multi-goal games.Â
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