Soccer adds Hyde

On March 28th, Genesee Community College held Accepted Student Day and Piper Hyde committed to the Genesee Women's Soccer team for the 2025 season. Piper is a 5'8" midfielder who started 5 years for the Oakfield-Alabama-Elba Varsity girls' soccer team. Hyde has recorded 29 career goals and 14 career assists for her high school team. She has been awarded Genesee Allstar for Soccer, Basketball, and Softball and was also All-Tournament Team for Soccer and Basketball, as well as a captain for all three teams. Piper is a High Honor Roll student and 3rd in her class with a 96.27% GPA. She also is in National Honor Society, Links Crew (which is a Mentorship program), and Varsity Club for her high school.

Piper will become one of many Genesee Cougars who have been from the Oakfield-Alabama-Elba team. When the team went to Nationals in 2014, Maddie Potter (now Fowler), who is an Oakfield-Alabama alum, started in goal for the Cougars and won Regionals that year as well. Jaclyn Guzdek (now Rodriguez), another OA Alum, was the starting keeper in 2018 when the Cougars went to Nationals and won Regionals again. Two Elba Alums, Kelly Mickey and Lily Thompson, played for the Cougars when they won regionals and went to the National Tournament in 2021 and 2022. This past season Macy Altamirano, who was a freshman this year for Genesee, is also an OA Alum. "Piper will be one of many of the talented players from the OAE program who have played for us. We're excited for her grit, strength, and drive, as well as skill, to be a part of this upcoming season's team", stated Head Coach Jeff Reyngoudt.

Jeff and Macy have been meeting with a lot of recruits and have some more commitments coming up. The Cougars ended their 2024 season with an 8-3-2 record. If you are interested in trying out for next year's 2025 Genesee Cougars, please email Jeff Reyngoudt at jcreyngoudt@genesee.edu.