Western Kentucky soccer coach Jason Neidell has announced the signing of Isidora Pekez, a native of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, who will join the Lady Toppers as part of the seven-member incoming freshman class.

“We are incredibly excited to add a signee of Isidora’s stature on the tail end of this recruiting cycle,” Neidell said in a statement. “Isidora is a complete midfield player who understands the game at a high level, has a tremendous comfort level on the ball and who can strike on frame from distance.

“She brings a wealth of high-level experience to our team. Most importantly, I was struck immediately by her personality. She is a sharply focused individual with a quiet confidence and a fiercely competitive mentality. She will do great things in a WKU uniform.”

Pekez brings a wealth of provincial experience, having competed with Team Alberta beginning at the U14 level in 2014.

With Alberta’s U15 side in 2015, Pekez made the trip to Dallas to compete in the Dallas International Tournament, picking up a silver medal at the event, and also helped her U14 and U16 squads to bronze medal finishes at the Alberta Summer Youth Provincials.

More recently, Pekez earned a fourth-place finish with Team Alberta at the U18 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg in 2017 and has competed in FC Edmonton’s REX program.

The midfielder is currently a member of Northwest United’s women’s major league team and has competed with her high school, Archbishop O’Leary, at both the academy and senior team levels.

Pekez, who has been a member of the Canadian national team’s pool of players for the last two years, will join Deven Jackson (New Zealand) and Aleksandra Kozovic (Serbia) as current Lady Toppers who have earned that distinction internationally.

The signing of Pekez adds another piece to WKU’s strong incoming freshman class: the Canadian national will join Chelsea Moore, Olivia Stanley, Lyric Schmidt, Kerragan Mulzer, Bailee Witt and 2017 Miss Kentucky Soccer Ambere Barnett as new Lady Toppers in the fall.