Western Kentucky women’s soccer coach Jason Neidell has announced the signing of Sam Stutsman, a transfer forward from Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to the WKU roster.

Stutsman, a native of O’Fallon, Ill., redshirted her first season with the Panthers in Milwaukee, Wis., and will join the Lady Toppers on the field this spring.

Prior to her time at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Stutsman was a four-year starter at O’Fallon Township High School and was a key piece of the squad’s offense, finishing as the team’s leading scorer in each of her four campaigns. She earned IHSSCA all-sectional honors, second team all-area honors from the Belleville News-Democrat and was also an all-state selection.

Named to Prep Soccer Report’s “Top 40 Forwards to Watch in Illinois,” Stutsman spent five years with the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club and was a teammate of 2018 C-USA First Team and All-Freshman selection Ambere Barnett with the ECNL side. In 2014, Stutsman helped her club claim the NPL national championship in the Elite Division. 

Stutsman is set to join 10 new freshmen at WKU this fall. The Lady Toppers posted a 5-8-4 overall record during the 2018 campaign and finished the season strong, earning either a win or draw in five of their final six matches.