Xavier University Athletics
Women's Soccer Signs Seven on Signing Day
11.13.25 | Women's Soccer
Newest Musketeers set to join program ahead of 2026 season
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer head coach Dean Ward announced a seven-person signing class for Fall 2025 signing day. The Musketeers add Kieran Bradley, Leila Densen, Taytem Grant,  Paige Kudla, Cassidy Parmelee, Frances Reuland and Maria Tapia to the roster ahead of 2026 season.
Kieran Bradley is a forward from Wilmington, N.C., where she attends Eugene Ashley High School. She also has experience playing club soccer with the Wilmington Hammerheads Youth FC.
Bradley is four-year varsity starter for coach Erik Graf at Eugene Ashley and totaled 74 goals and 29 assists for her career so far. She's coming off a junior season in 2025 where she earned 4A All-State and 4A All-Region honors and was named First team All-Mid Eastern Conference after moving up to third on the school's all-time scoring leaders list. Bradley has also played with the U17 Philippine Women's National Team, including taking part in the MIMA Cup in February 2024, and taking part in the Asia Cup in May 2024.
Bradley plans on majoring in Business Finance at Xavier. She has two siblings, Marea and Leah. Marea is a member of the soccer program at Belmont Abbey.
Leila Densen is a midfielder/forward from Ann Arbor, Mich., where she attends Pioneer High School and has experience playing club soccer with the Michigan Hawks.
In her ECNL career, Denson earned ECNL Midwest All-Conference First Team honors for the 2024-25 season after helping her team to the ECNL Midwest Conference Championship. She was also part of the ECNL National Championship winning squad in 2023 and helped her team to the Elite 9 in 2023 and 2025. She was also selected to the USYNT ID Camp.
Densen plans on majoring in engineering, with a sports marketing minor at Xavier. She is the daughter of Lynna Chung and Bradley Densen, and has one sister, Ivy.
Taytem Grant is a center back from Farmington, Utah, where she attends Farmington High School. She has club experience playing with La Roca FC.
Grant has been a member of the varsity team at Farmington for four seasons, playing under head coach Sarah Beecher. During her prep career, she has appeared in 53 games, playing forward, midfield and on defense. She finished her career scoring 26 goals and dishing out nine assists.
Grant plans on majoring in Communications at Xavier. She is the daughter of Jil Grant and Roger Tracy Grant.
Paige Kudla is a defender/midfielder from Strongsville, Ohio, where she attends Strongsville High School. She also has experience playing club soccer with Internationals SC.
Kudla was a four-year member of head coach Chloe Fadenholz' team at Strongsville, where she has helped the team to a state runner's up finish in 2022, a state final four in 2023 and a regional finalist finish in 2024, winning the district championship in all three complete seasons in her career. During her prep career, she has earned All-Conference First Team, Conference Honorable Mention and First Team All-Region honors.
Kudla plans on majoring in Biology at Xavier. She is the daughter of Brian and Lisa Kudla, and has three siblings, Abigail, Grant and Zachary. Her father ran cross country at Baldwin Wallace, and her sister is on the soccer team at Memphis.
Cassidy Parmelee is a winger/forward from Kalamazoo, Mich., where she attends Mattawan High School. She also has experience playing club soccer for Midwest United FC.
Parmelee played for head coach Ann Ponicki at Mattawan, spending three years on varsity and earning captain. She's coming off a 2025 season where she finished with 20 goals and 12 assists and helped her team to 14 wins and a district championship. During her career, she's earned a spot on the All-State Second Team, as well as all-conference, all-district and all-region honors. She also spent a season as a member of the varsity basketball team, playing point guard.
Parmelee plans to major in Finance at Xavier. She is the daughter of Danielle Parmelee and Bruce Parmelee, and has two siblings, Zachary and Madison.
Frances Reuland is a forward/midfielder from Portland, Oregon, where she attends Lincoln High School. She also has club experience playing for Portland Thorns Academy.
Reuland has been a member of Kendall Johnson's varsity program at Lincoln for four years, collecting 70 career goals. During her career, she's earned Portland Interscholastic League Player of the Year, First Team All-League, First Team All-State and 2024 Youth All-American honors. With her club squad, she's earned ECNL Northwest First Team All-Conference four years in a row. Reuland was a ECNL Phoenix National Selection Game Player and ECNL St. Louis National Selection Game Player and earned an USYNT ID Camp Invite as well.
Reuland plans to major in Sports Management at Xavier. She is the daughter of Colleen Reuland and Mark Reuland, and has two siblings, Henry and Maggie. Her mother played college basketball at Clarkson University.
Maria Tapia is a forward from Huntersville, N.C. where she attends the School of the Holy Family. She has experience playing club soccer for Carolina Ascent FC and Charlotte Independence SC.
Tapia was named to the ECNL Girls Mid-Atlantic All-Conference U-17 First Team in August 2025 and was on the Conference's U-16 First Team in 2024. At Concacaf Under-20 Women's qualifiers in February 2025, she was part of the Puerto Rico squad. She was named to the ECNL All-Conference First Team in 2024 as part of Charlotte Independence ECNL squad. She was also selected for the ODP South Region Team and ODP National Team in 2024.
Tapia plans on majoring in Exercise Science at Xavier. She is the daughter of Manuel Tapia and Alyssa Tapia.
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Kieran Bradley is a forward from Wilmington, N.C., where she attends Eugene Ashley High School. She also has experience playing club soccer with the Wilmington Hammerheads Youth FC.
Bradley is four-year varsity starter for coach Erik Graf at Eugene Ashley and totaled 74 goals and 29 assists for her career so far. She's coming off a junior season in 2025 where she earned 4A All-State and 4A All-Region honors and was named First team All-Mid Eastern Conference after moving up to third on the school's all-time scoring leaders list. Bradley has also played with the U17 Philippine Women's National Team, including taking part in the MIMA Cup in February 2024, and taking part in the Asia Cup in May 2024.
Bradley plans on majoring in Business Finance at Xavier. She has two siblings, Marea and Leah. Marea is a member of the soccer program at Belmont Abbey.
Leila Densen is a midfielder/forward from Ann Arbor, Mich., where she attends Pioneer High School and has experience playing club soccer with the Michigan Hawks.
In her ECNL career, Denson earned ECNL Midwest All-Conference First Team honors for the 2024-25 season after helping her team to the ECNL Midwest Conference Championship. She was also part of the ECNL National Championship winning squad in 2023 and helped her team to the Elite 9 in 2023 and 2025. She was also selected to the USYNT ID Camp.
Densen plans on majoring in engineering, with a sports marketing minor at Xavier. She is the daughter of Lynna Chung and Bradley Densen, and has one sister, Ivy.
Taytem Grant is a center back from Farmington, Utah, where she attends Farmington High School. She has club experience playing with La Roca FC.
Grant has been a member of the varsity team at Farmington for four seasons, playing under head coach Sarah Beecher. During her prep career, she has appeared in 53 games, playing forward, midfield and on defense. She finished her career scoring 26 goals and dishing out nine assists.
Grant plans on majoring in Communications at Xavier. She is the daughter of Jil Grant and Roger Tracy Grant.
Paige Kudla is a defender/midfielder from Strongsville, Ohio, where she attends Strongsville High School. She also has experience playing club soccer with Internationals SC.
Kudla was a four-year member of head coach Chloe Fadenholz' team at Strongsville, where she has helped the team to a state runner's up finish in 2022, a state final four in 2023 and a regional finalist finish in 2024, winning the district championship in all three complete seasons in her career. During her prep career, she has earned All-Conference First Team, Conference Honorable Mention and First Team All-Region honors.
Kudla plans on majoring in Biology at Xavier. She is the daughter of Brian and Lisa Kudla, and has three siblings, Abigail, Grant and Zachary. Her father ran cross country at Baldwin Wallace, and her sister is on the soccer team at Memphis.
Cassidy Parmelee is a winger/forward from Kalamazoo, Mich., where she attends Mattawan High School. She also has experience playing club soccer for Midwest United FC.
Parmelee played for head coach Ann Ponicki at Mattawan, spending three years on varsity and earning captain. She's coming off a 2025 season where she finished with 20 goals and 12 assists and helped her team to 14 wins and a district championship. During her career, she's earned a spot on the All-State Second Team, as well as all-conference, all-district and all-region honors. She also spent a season as a member of the varsity basketball team, playing point guard.
Parmelee plans to major in Finance at Xavier. She is the daughter of Danielle Parmelee and Bruce Parmelee, and has two siblings, Zachary and Madison.
Frances Reuland is a forward/midfielder from Portland, Oregon, where she attends Lincoln High School. She also has club experience playing for Portland Thorns Academy.
Reuland has been a member of Kendall Johnson's varsity program at Lincoln for four years, collecting 70 career goals. During her career, she's earned Portland Interscholastic League Player of the Year, First Team All-League, First Team All-State and 2024 Youth All-American honors. With her club squad, she's earned ECNL Northwest First Team All-Conference four years in a row. Reuland was a ECNL Phoenix National Selection Game Player and ECNL St. Louis National Selection Game Player and earned an USYNT ID Camp Invite as well.
Reuland plans to major in Sports Management at Xavier. She is the daughter of Colleen Reuland and Mark Reuland, and has two siblings, Henry and Maggie. Her mother played college basketball at Clarkson University.
Maria Tapia is a forward from Huntersville, N.C. where she attends the School of the Holy Family. She has experience playing club soccer for Carolina Ascent FC and Charlotte Independence SC.
Tapia was named to the ECNL Girls Mid-Atlantic All-Conference U-17 First Team in August 2025 and was on the Conference's U-16 First Team in 2024. At Concacaf Under-20 Women's qualifiers in February 2025, she was part of the Puerto Rico squad. She was named to the ECNL All-Conference First Team in 2024 as part of Charlotte Independence ECNL squad. She was also selected for the ODP South Region Team and ODP National Team in 2024.
Tapia plans on majoring in Exercise Science at Xavier. She is the daughter of Manuel Tapia and Alyssa Tapia.
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