EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville women's soccer coach Chris Pfau continued to build his 2023 recruiting class on Thursday, as he announced the signing of Indiana all-state defender Brinli Helms (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) and former 2020 club national champion A'Liyah Warrick (Mableton, Ga./Campbell).

"I am excited that both A'Liyah and Brinli have signed to be Purple Aces," said Pfau.  "They both have high ceilings and will make our program better as soon as they arrive on campus in the fall.  Not only are they great soccer players, but they are even better people.  They both will not only represent our soccer program well, but also UE as well."

Helms earned third-team all-state honors this past season at North Central High School in Indianapolis.  She was the V8 Defender of the Year, and excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-State honors.  Even though she was a defender, Helms broke her high school's record for fastest goal, as she scored from over 60 yards out less than six seconds from kick-off.

"Brinli is a center back that is athletic, smart and can create our attack," said Pfau.  "She is a very intelligent player that reads the game very well.  Brinli also has the ability to attack with the ball from the back and create for herself.  She is very tough, and will be a great 1-v-1 defender for our program."

Warrick stars for the Concorde Fire ECNL side out of Atlanta.  She helped her club team win the 2020 national championship, and in high school, has earned her team's Offensive Player of the Year award.  With soccer being a spring sport in Georgia, her senior season has just begun, and she already has eight goals in four matches this season.

"A'Liyah is athletic, fast, and can attack defenders every time she touches the ball," said Pfau.  "She is dynamic and loves the ball at her feet.  A'Liyah plays wide now, but I believe that she can play anywhere in the attacking positions.  Her ability, both with and without the ball, to put pressure on the back line will help create a lot of opportunities for the rest of the team and herself at the college level."

Helms and Warrick join a recruiting class which includes Indiana all-state selections Ella Hamner (Evansville, Ind./Memorial), Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind./Reitz) and Emily Karr (Mooresville, Ind./Center Grove), high-powered Utah attacking player Brooklyn Robinson (West Haven, Utah/Fremont), two-time U.S. National Team Camp goalkeeper invitee Elke Travis (Henderson, Nev./Faith Lutheran) and Georgia ECNL standout Ashlyn Koutsos (Cumming, Ga./West Forsyth).