Women’s Soccer Signs Four on National Signing Day
CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson Women's Soccer today announced the signing of four athletes for the fall of 2027. The class consists of one forward and three defenders.
The class includes nationally ranked prospects according to TopDrawer Soccer: forward Mikayla Cunningham (#20 nationally), defender Sophie Ahrens (#43 nationally), defender Alexa Strickler (#55 nationally), and defender/midfielder Gabby Winn (#147 nationally).
From Head Coach Eddie Radwanski:
“We are excited to announce the signings of another outstanding recruiting class! This talented group of players will be great additions to our team. Gabby, Mikayla, Alexa & Sophie are not only outstanding soccer players but outstanding students & people! They all have strong backgrounds and bring with them ECNL & USYNT Team experience. Excited to welcome them to the Clemson Family!”
Gabby Winn • Defender/Midfield • Ridgewood, N.J. • Ridgewood High School/World Class FC
- 2024 All-State Honoree
- 2024 All-League First Team
- 2024 All-Bergen County Honorable Mention
- 2025 All-State Honoree
- 2025 All-League First Team
- 2025 All-Bergen County First Team
- Invited to the 2026 All-American game.
- Top Drawer Soccer 3 Star prospect
- Top Drawer Soccer ranked #147 nationally
- Top Drawer Soccer Regional #6 for New York
- Top Drawer Soccer Positional #37 Defender nationally
- ECNL Girls New England All-Conference Teams - 2026 U17 Second Team & 2025 U16 First Team.
Gabby intends to major in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice. She was named to the Ridgewood High School Honor Roll and High Honor Roll in 2024-25 and 2025-26. She is the daughter of Silvana Penava and EJ Winn. Her mother, Silvana, played soccer and lacrosse and competed in track and field at Harvard University. Gabby has two older brothers, Aidan and Declan, and an older sister, Isabella, who plays soccer at Stanford.
Mikayla Cunningham • Forward • San Antonio, Texas • Alamo Heights High School/FC Westlake ECNL
- 2024 Texas High School Newcomer of the Year
- 2025 Texas High School All-State
- 2024-25 and 2025-26 All-District team
- Prep Soccer #8 2027 National Prospect
- Top Drawer Soccer #20 2027 National Prospect
- 2024 WPSL All-Conference Best 11
- 2024 ODP National Team
- 2024 USYNT u16 training camp
- ECNL All-Conference & ECNL Conference Cup 2024
- 2026 USYNT u18 training camp
- 2025 NWSL Combine Participant
Mikayla plans to study business and has been a member of the National Spanish Honor Society and National Honor Society since 2024. She also received Academic All-District honors in 2024-25 and 2025-26. Mikayla is the daughter of Jocelyn and Jeff Cunningham, who played soccer at the University of South Florida and went on to play 14 years in MLS. She also has a brother, Eli.
Alexa Strickler • Defender • Boca Raton, Fla. • Florida Virtual School/Athletic Club Florida ECNL
- 3X High School Soccer State Semi-Finalists (2023-2025)
- Named Rookie of the Year in 2023
- 2X Sun Sentinel All-County First Team (Palm Beach 5A-1A)
- USYNT U19/U18 – October 2026 Domestic Training Camp in West Palm Beach, FL
- USYNT U19/U18 – November 2025 Domestic Training Camp in West Palm Beach, FL
- USYNT U19/18 – September 2025 Training Camp & Matches in Portugal (games vs. Portugal and Ireland)
- USYNT U17 - 4 Nations Tournament July 2025 (games vs. Mexico, Canada, and Costa Rica)
- Tournament Champions 2025 USYNT U14-U15 ID Center Invitation (Bradenton, FL)
- No. 55 National Prospect (Top Drawer Soccer)
- ECNL Southeast Conference Champions (2025 & 2026)
- 3X ECNL Southeast All-Conference Second Team
- 2021 USYS National Champion
Alexa also races in track & field, where she finished 7th in the State of Florida in the 4x400 (2023), was the 2023 District Champion in the 800m and 4x800 Relay, and the 2024 District Champion in the 4x800 and 4x400 Relays.
Alexa plans to study Health Science and is a member of the National French Honor Society. She has also been named to her school's Honor Roll four times. She is the daughter of Carol Strickler and William Thomas and has two siblings: a sister, Aaliyah and a brother, Darien. Her father, William, played football at Penn State.
Sophie Ahrens • Defender • St. Louis, Mo. • Lindbergh High School/Sait Louis Scott Gallagher
- 2024 All-District Team
- 2024 All-Conference Team
- 2026 All-District Team
- U17 USYNT
- No. 43 Ranked Nationally (Top Drawer Soccer)
- No. 9 Ranked defender nationally (Top Drawer Soccer)
- No. 3 Ranked in Missouri (Top Drawer Soccer)
- ECNL All-Conference First Team 2024 and 2025.
In the classroom, Sophie intends to major in Kinesiology and is a member of the National Honor Society. She is the daughter of Jeff and Anna Ahrens and has three siblings: Ashley, Matt, and Alex.
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