Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Women’s Soccer Inks Opie, Best to 2025 Signing Class
12/18/2024 2:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's soccer program and head coach Aston Rhoden has announced the additions of incoming senior transfer Hannah Opie and freshman Olivia Best to the 2025 signing class.
Opie is a defender from Murfreesboro, Tenn. She will enter her senior season after playing three season with the Chattanooga Mocs from 2022-2024. Opie appeared in 18 matches in 2024, making 15 starts on the backline. She played a career-high 1,198 total minutes for the season, logging the full 90 minutes in five games.
Quote from Coach Rhoden
"Hannah is an experienced and tenacious defender. She has a good engine, can play inside or outside and is very good in 1v1 situations."
Best is an incoming freshman forward, hailing from Apex, N.C. Prior to joining the Blue Raiders for the upcoming fall season, she will graduate from Crossroads Flex High School in the spring of 2025. On the club level, she has played for the NC Courage Academy since the 2019. Prior to that stint, Best spent six seasons with the Mustang Soccer Club in Danville, Calif. from 2012-2018. Best also featured for the Northern Ireland U17 team during the Euro Qualifiers in Malta, which included two starts two wins.
Quote from Coach Rhoden
"Olivia is very versatile attacker who can play centrally or wide. She has incredible pace, awareness, and is a strong 1v1 attacker. She will be a fun and exciting player to watch."
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Opie is a defender from Murfreesboro, Tenn. She will enter her senior season after playing three season with the Chattanooga Mocs from 2022-2024. Opie appeared in 18 matches in 2024, making 15 starts on the backline. She played a career-high 1,198 total minutes for the season, logging the full 90 minutes in five games.
Quote from Coach Rhoden
"Hannah is an experienced and tenacious defender. She has a good engine, can play inside or outside and is very good in 1v1 situations."
Best is an incoming freshman forward, hailing from Apex, N.C. Prior to joining the Blue Raiders for the upcoming fall season, she will graduate from Crossroads Flex High School in the spring of 2025. On the club level, she has played for the NC Courage Academy since the 2019. Prior to that stint, Best spent six seasons with the Mustang Soccer Club in Danville, Calif. from 2012-2018. Best also featured for the Northern Ireland U17 team during the Euro Qualifiers in Malta, which included two starts two wins.
Quote from Coach Rhoden
"Olivia is very versatile attacker who can play centrally or wide. She has incredible pace, awareness, and is a strong 1v1 attacker. She will be a fun and exciting player to watch."
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Women's Soccer on social media on Facebook, (BlueRaiderSoccer) X (MT_Soccer) and Instagram (mt_wsoccer).
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