FUTURE IRISH
☘️ Leah Klenke (Houston, Texas) - Played with AHFC ECNL ☘️
☘️ Laney Matriano (Willoughby, Ohio) - Played with the Cleveland Ambassadors ☘️
☘️ Berkley Mensik (Algonquin, Illinois) - played with ECLIPSE ☘️
☘️ Kiki Turner (Scottsdale, Arizona) - Played with Phoenix Rising ECNL ☘️
LEAH KLENKE
outside back out of Houston, texas
- Texas State champion with St. Agnes Academy
- Three-time All-State honoree
- Top Drawer Soccer All-Region Team
- Top Drawer Fab 50 Team Rank No. 9 in nation
- Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston Private School Player of the Year
- Tallied 70 goals and 49 assists in three years of high school soccer.
- Individual State track champion in 800M, 1600M and 3200M
- Currently in the USWNT U-18, U-20 Player Pool
- USYNT U14-17 Player pool selection
- Played club with AHFC ECNL U18-U19
- Two-time ECNL First Team All-Conference
- WPSL All-Conference Team
- WPSL Team Conference Champions
"LEAH IS AN EXTREMELY FAST AND ATHLETIC PLAYER THAT CAN PLAY MULTIPLE POSITIONS. SHE IS A VERY GOOD 1V1 DEFENDER AND ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO ATTACK FROM WIDE AREAS. SHE HAS A RELENTLESS ENGINE AND CAN RUN FOR DAYS. I CAN’T WAIT TO COACH HER AND I BELIEVE SHE WILL BE A GREAT FIT FOR OUR PROGRAM.” - COACH NORMAN
“EVER SINCE I WAS A YOUNG GIRL, NOTRE DAME FELT LIKE HOME. THE COMBINATION OF AN EXCELLENT ACADEMIC UNIVERSITY WITH ONE OF THE BEST SOCCER PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY WAS AN OPPORTUNITY I COULD NOT PASS UP. THE COACHES ARE AMAZING AND OFFER SO MUCH SUPPORT FOR THE TEAM.” - KLENKE
LANEY MATRIANO
center mid out of willoughby, ohio
- Attends Willoughby South High
- Two-time All-Conference honoree
- 2018 First Team All-Greater Cleveland
- 2018 ODP National Training Camp
- 2018 ODP Interregional
- US Soccer U14 National camp in 2018
- US Youth Soccer National Championships Best XI Team in 2018
- Played for the Cleveland Ambassadors
- 2021 WPSL Ohio Valley Conference Champion
- 2021 Ohio Valley All-Conference Team
- Two-time State Cup champions
- 2018 Midwest Regional champions
- 2018 National runners-up
“I BELIEVE LANEY IS ONE OF THE BEST CONNECTING PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY. SHE IS A VERY TECHNICAL MIDFIELDER THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE CALM AND COMPOSED NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION. SHE MAKES THE GAME LOOK VERY EASY. SHE ALSO HAS A FANTASTIC DEFENSIVE PRESENCE. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE LANEY AND BELIEVE SHE WILL INSTANTLY MAKE OUR TEAM BETTER.” - COACH NORMAN
“WHEN I WALKED AROUND CAMPUS FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT JUST FELT LIKE HOME. THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY FOR A TOP SOCCER PROGRAM AND GET A TOP EDUCATION WON ME OVER.” - MATRIANO
BERKLEY MENSIK
outside wing out of algonquin, illinois
- Attends Dundee Crown High
- Junior year - played club for ECLIPSE
- Won the Midwest ECNL conference & the 2021 ECNL National title
- Plans on playing varsity for Dundee in the spring
- Her father, Tony Mensik, played baseball at Indiana University
“BERKLEY IS ONE OF THE MOST ATHLETIC AND HARDEST WORKING PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY. SHE IS RELENTLESS ON THE FIELD AND COVERS A TON OF AREA. SHE SEEMS TO NEVER STOP RUNNING. SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO RUN AT PEOPLE 1V1 AND MAKE RUNS OFF THE BALL. SHE IS AN EXTREMELY FUN AND EXCITING PLAYER TO WATCH.” - COACH NORMAN
“MEETING ALL THE AMAZING INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE UP NOTRE DAME AND WALKING ONTO THE TURF AT ALUMNI STADIUM, I HAD AN OVERWHELMING FEELING OF HOME. THAT FEELING OF WARMTH, PRIDE, COMFORT, AND BELONGING MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO WANT ANYTHING MORE THAN TO BE A FIGHTING IRISH!” - MENSIK
KIKI TURNER
defensive mid out of scottsdale, arizona
- Attends Desert Mountain High
- 2020 5A Northeast All-Region First Team
- 2020 5A All-District Second Team
- 2019 5A Northeast All-Region Second Team
- Played on Phoenix Rising ECNL
- 2020 ECNL Second Team All-Conference
- Won the 2019 North American Cup championship
- Her dad, Ryan Turner, played soccer at Notre Dame
“KIKI IS A VERY TECHNICAL MIDFIELDER. SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND RARELY TURNS THE BALL OVER. SHE CAN PLAY ANYWHERE IN THE MIDFIELD AS SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO BE A GREAT CONNECTOR BUT ALSO CAN DRIVE FORWARD AND COMBINE AND MAKE FINAL PASSES. SHE IS A FIERCE COMPETITOR AND WILL CERTAINLY MAKE OUR TEAM BETTER.” - COACH NORMAN
“NOTRE DAME IS AN UNBELIEVABLE INSTITUTION, AND HAS BEEN A DREAM FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.” -TURNER
